Accession Number:

ADD014914

Title:

Flowmeter for Unsteady Fluid Flow.

Descriptive Note:

Patent application, filed 19 Dec 90,

Corporate Author:

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Lefebvre, Paul

Report Date:

1990-12-19

Pagination or Media Count:

15.0

Abstract:

An electromagnetic flowmeter and a method for measurement of the rate of flow of a fluid under unsteady conditions is described. It provides a means for adapting steady-state flowmeter technology and a new algorithm to measure transient rate of flow of a fluid such as water.

Descriptors:

• ALGORITHMS
• ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPERTIES
• FLOWMETERS
• FLUID FLOW
• MEASUREMENT
• RATES
• STEADY STATE
• TRANSIENTS
• UNSTEADY FLOW
• WATER

Subject Categories:

• Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods
• Fluid Mechanics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE