Auto-positioning ultrasonic transducer system
First Claim
1. An ultrasonic transducer apparatus for determining the optimal transducer position for flow measurement along a conduit outer surface, comprising:
- a transmitting transducer for transmitting an ultrasonic signal, said transducer affixed to a conduit outer surface;
a guide rail attached to a receiving transducer for guiding movement of a receiving transducer along the conduit outer surface, wherein the receiving transducer receives an ultrasonic signal from the transmitting transducer and sends a signal to a data acquisition system; and
a motor for moving the receiving transducer along the guide rail, wherein the motor is controlled by a controller.
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Abstract
An ultrasonic transducer apparatus and process for determining the optimal transducer position for flow measurement along a conduit outer surface. The apparatus includes a transmitting transducer for transmitting an ultrasonic signal, said transducer affixed to a conduit outer surface; a guide rail attached to a receiving transducer for guiding movement of a receiving transducer along the conduit outer surface, wherein the receiving transducer receives an ultrasonic signal from the transmitting transducer and sends a signal to a data acquisition system; and a motor for moving the receiving transducer along the guide rail, wherein the motor is controlled by a controller. The method includes affixing a transmitting transducer to an outer surface of a conduit; moving a receiving transducer on the conduit outer surface, wherein the receiving transducer is moved along a guide rail by a motor; transmitting an ultrasonic signal from the transmitting transducer that is received by the receiving transducer; communicating the signal received by the receiving transducer to a data acquisition and control system; and repeating the moving, transmitting, and communicating along a length of the conduit.
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1. An ultrasonic transducer apparatus for determining the optimal transducer position for flow measurement along a conduit outer surface, comprising:
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a transmitting transducer for transmitting an ultrasonic signal, said transducer affixed to a conduit outer surface; a guide rail attached to a receiving transducer for guiding movement of a receiving transducer along the conduit outer surface, wherein the receiving transducer receives an ultrasonic signal from the transmitting transducer and sends a signal to a data acquisition system; and a motor for moving the receiving transducer along the guide rail, wherein the motor is controlled by a controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for determining the optimum flow measurement receiving transducer position along a conduit outer surface, comprising:
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a) affixing a transmitting transducer to a conduit outer surface; b) moving a receiving transducer on the conduit outer surface, wherein the receiving transducer is moved along a guide rail by a motor; c) transmitting an ultrasonic signal from the transmitting transducer that is received by the receiving transducer; d) communicating the signal received by the receiving transducer to a data acquisition and control system; and e) repeating steps b) through d) along a length of the conduit outer surface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification