Measuring system with a flow conditioner arranged at an inlet of a measuring tube
First Claim
1. A measuring system for registering at least one measured variable of a medium flowing in a process line, said measuring system comprising:
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a measuring transducer including a measuring tube and a sensor arrangement with at least one sensor element reacting to the variable to be registered, said measuring tube serving for conveying the medium to be measured and said measuring tube showing a flow cross section smaller than a supply segment of the process line connected to said inlet of the measuring system, and said measuring transducer including at least one bluff body arranged in said measuring tube, and providing, by means of the at least one sensor element, at least one measurement signal influenced by the measured variable;
measuring electronics communicating with said measuring transducer and producing, at least at times, taking into consideration the at least one measurement signal, at least one measured value instantaneously representing the measured variable; and
a flow conditioner arranged at an inlet of said measuring tube, wherein;
said flow conditioner mediating between said measuring tube and the supply segment of the process line and showing a lumen, which tapers toward said measuring tube and through which medium flows during operation;
said flow conditioner including an inlet end facing the supply segment of the process line and showing a flow cross section, which is greater than the flow cross section of said measuring tube;
said flow conditioner including an outlet end facing toward said measuring tube and showing a flow cross section, which is smaller than the flow cross section of the inlet end of the flow conditioner;
said flow conditioner including, arranged upstream of its outlet end, at lest one inner edge protruding into said lumen of said flow conditioner against which medium, conveyed in said flow conditioner, flows during operation, andsaid flow conditioner including, arranged upstream of its outlet end, at least one impingement surface, which protrudes into the lumen of the flow conditioner and against which medium, conveyed in the flow conditioner, flows during operation; and
said at least one sensor element is arranged downstream from said at least one bluff body.
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Abstract
The measuring system is inserted into the course of a process line and serves for registering at least one measured variable of a medium flowing in the process line. The measuring system includes for such purpose a measuring transducer having a measuring tube serving for conveying medium being measured and a sensor arrangement, which has at least one sensor element reacting primarily to the measured variable to be registered, and which delivers by means of at least one sensor element at least one measurement signal influenced by the measured variable. Further, the measuring system includes a measuring electronics communicating with the measuring transducer and using the at least one measurement signal for producing, at least at times, at least one measured value instantaneously representing the measured variable. The measuring tube has, in the case of the measuring system of the invention, a smaller flow cross section than a supply segment of the process line connected to the inlet end of the measuring system. To this end, the measuring system further includes a flow conditioner arranged at the inlet end of the measuring tube and mediating between the measuring tube and the supply segment of the process line. The flow conditioner has a lumen tapering in the direction of the measuring tube. During operation, medium flows through the lumen of the flow conditioner. The flow conditioner includes at least one impingement surface arranged upstream of its outlet end and protruding into the lumen of the flow conditioner. During operation, medium conveyed in the flow conditioner flows against the impingement surface.
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29 Claims
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1. A measuring system for registering at least one measured variable of a medium flowing in a process line, said measuring system comprising:
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an inlet; a measuring transducer including a measuring tube and a sensor arrangement with at least one sensor element reacting to the variable to be registered, said measuring tube serving for conveying the medium to be measured and said measuring tube showing a flow cross section smaller than a supply segment of the process line connected to said inlet of the measuring system, and said measuring transducer including at least one bluff body arranged in said measuring tube, and providing, by means of the at least one sensor element, at least one measurement signal influenced by the measured variable; measuring electronics communicating with said measuring transducer and producing, at least at times, taking into consideration the at least one measurement signal, at least one measured value instantaneously representing the measured variable; and a flow conditioner arranged at an inlet of said measuring tube, wherein; said flow conditioner mediating between said measuring tube and the supply segment of the process line and showing a lumen, which tapers toward said measuring tube and through which medium flows during operation; said flow conditioner including an inlet end facing the supply segment of the process line and showing a flow cross section, which is greater than the flow cross section of said measuring tube; said flow conditioner including an outlet end facing toward said measuring tube and showing a flow cross section, which is smaller than the flow cross section of the inlet end of the flow conditioner; said flow conditioner including, arranged upstream of its outlet end, at lest one inner edge protruding into said lumen of said flow conditioner against which medium, conveyed in said flow conditioner, flows during operation, and said flow conditioner including, arranged upstream of its outlet end, at least one impingement surface, which protrudes into the lumen of the flow conditioner and against which medium, conveyed in the flow conditioner, flows during operation; and said at least one sensor element is arranged downstream from said at least one bluff body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A measuring system for registering at least one measured variable of a medium flowing in a process line, comprising:
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an inlet; a measuring transducer including a measuring tube and a sensor arrangement with at least one sensor element reacting to the variable to be registered, said measuring tube serving for conveying the medium to be measured and said measuring tube having a smaller flow cross section than a supply segment of the process line connected to said inlet of the measuring system, and said measuring transducer providing, by means of the at least one sensor element, at least one measurement signal influenced by the measured variable; measuring electronics communicating with said measuring transducer and producing, at least at times, taking into consideration the at least one measurement signal, at least one measured value instantaneously representing the measured variable; and a flow conditioner arranged at an inlet of said measuring tube, said flow conditioner mediating between said measuring tube and the supply segment of the process line and showing a lumen, which tapers toward said measuring tube and through which medium flows during operation, said flow conditioner including an inlet end facing the supply segment of the process line and having a flow cross section, which is greater than the flow cross section of said measuring tube, said flow conditioner including an outlet end facing toward said measuring tube and having a flow cross section, which is smaller than the flow cross section of the inlet end of the flow conditioner, and said flow conditioner including, arranged upstream of its outlet end, at least one impingement surface, which protrudes into the lumen of the flow conditioner and against which medium, conveyed in the flow conditioner, flows during operation, wherein; said measuring transducer is selected from a transducer group consisting of;
a vortex flow transducer, a magneto-inductive flow transducer, a Coriolis mass flow transducer, a density transducer, a viscosity transducer, and an, ultrasonic flow transducer. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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