Methods for determining transducer delay time and transducer separation in ultrasonic flow meters
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1. A method comprising:
- measuring a delay time for a first transducer pair;
measuring a total measured time for ultrasonic signals transmitted between a second transducer pair in an ultrasonic meter in which both the first and second transducer pairs are installed; and
calculating a parameter associated with the second transducer pair using the delay time of the first transducer pair and the total measured time for said second transducer pair.
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Abstract
Methods and related systems for determining transducer delay time and transducer separation in ultrasonic flow meters. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are a method comprising measuring a delay time for a first transducer pair, measuring a total measured time for ultrasonic signals transmitted between a second transducer pair in an ultrasonic meter in which both the first and second transducer pairs are installed, calculating a parameter associated with the second transducer pair using the delay time of the first transducer pair and the total measured time for said second transducer pair.
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1. A method comprising:
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measuring a delay time for a first transducer pair; measuring a total measured time for ultrasonic signals transmitted between a second transducer pair in an ultrasonic meter in which both the first and second transducer pairs are installed; and calculating a parameter associated with the second transducer pair using the delay time of the first transducer pair and the total measured time for said second transducer pair. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising
measuring a delay time difference between a first pair of transducers and a second pair of transducers; -
measuring a first total measured time for ultrasonic signals transmitted between the first transducer pair in an ultrasonic meter in which both the first and second transducer pairs are installed; measuring a second total measured time for ultrasonic signals transmitted between the second transducer pair in the ultrasonic meter; and calculating a delay time for the first transducer pair using the delay time difference and the total measured times. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. An ultrasonic meter comprising:
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a spool piece which fluidly couples within a conduit carrying fluid flow; control electronics associated with the spool piece; a first chord through the spool piece, the first chord accepts a first pair of transducers, and the control electronics couple to the first pair of transducers; and a second chord through the spool piece, the second chord accepts a second pair of transducers, and the control electronics couple to the second pair of transducers; wherein the control electronics accept a value proportional to a delay time for the first pair of transducers, and wherein the control electronics calculate a parameter associated with the second pair of transducers using at least the value proportional to the delay time for the first pair of transducers. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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