Measuring turbine

• US 4,694,681 A
• Filed: 06/24/1985
• Issued: 09/22/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/1981
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hydrotechnik GmbH
• Original Assignee: Hydrotechnik GmbH
• Inventors: Hoffmann, Helmuth
• Primary Examiner(s): Goldstein, Herbert
• Application Number:
  US06/748,033
• Time in Patent Office: 820 Days
• Field of Search: 73/861.83, 73/861.77, 73/861.78, 73/861.79, 73/861.81, 73/3
• US Class Current: 73/1.28
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 1/115 with magnetic or electromagnetic coupling to the indicating device

Abstract

A measuring turbine with a turbine rotor arranged in a flow channel of the measuring housing comprises a turbine rotor and an inductive pulse pickup, wherein between the wall of the housing of the flow channel and the circumference of the turbine rotor an annular gap with an irregular configuration is present. The housing wall opposite the turbine rotor of the flow channel has at least one bore hole with a variable effective depth. The inductive measuring sensor is arranged in the bore, whereby the depth of insertion may be adjusted.

Claims

1. A turbine for measuring the flow within a flow channel housing:

a flow channel housing;

a turbine rotor arranged in the flow channel with its axis in the direction of flow and defining an annular gap between the outer circumference of the tubular rotor and the inner housing surface;

an inductive pulse detector mounted in said flow channel housing adjacent to said outer circumference of said turbine rotor;

means for providing an irregular configuration to said annular gap to produce a controlled braking of a velocity component in the circumferential direction of said turbine rotor generated by a flow through said turbine rotor, comprising a bore formed in the flow channel housing enlarging said annular gap by the area of said bore; and

means for adjusting said controlled braking comprising means for varying the depth of said bore.

2. The turbine of claim 1, wherein said means for providing an irregular configuration further comprises an irregularly shaped housing wall in an area adjacent to the outer circumference of said turbine rotor.

3. The turbine of claim 1, wherein said means for providing an irregular configuration further comprises said turbine rotor mounted eccentrically in said flow channel.

4. The turbine of claim 1, 2 or 3 further comprising a plurality of flow guides extending in the direction of the turbine axis adjacent said turbine rotor.

5. The turbine of claim 4 wherein said flow guides comprise members selected from the group consisting of baffle plates, longitudinal beads and axial grooves.

6. The turbine of claim 1, wherein said means for providing an irregular configuration further comprises an adjustable bore filler member arranged in a bore hole in said housing.

7. The turbine of claim 1, wherein said means for providing an irregular configuration further comprises an adjustable bore filler member arranged in a housing bore hole wherein said inductive pulse detector is adjustably arranged in said bore hole.

8. A process for adjusting the rotation of a turbine rotor in a measuring turbine wherein said turbine rotor is arranged in a flow channel with its axis in the direction of flow, comprising:

providing an irregular configuration of an annular gap defined by the circumference of the turbine rotor and a flow channel wall to produce braking forces on a circumferential flow component around said turbine rotor;

varying the irregular configuration of said flow channel wall to adjust said braking to an optimum desired level.