Patent ID: 11959786
Assignee: NEPTUNE TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. A method for performing a field installation of a measuring element for a water meter assembly, the method comprising:
stopping a fluid supply to the water meter assembly;
disconnecting an installed water meter from a main case while the main case is connected to system piping;
removing the installed water meter from the main case;
obtaining a measuring element for a pipe size corresponding to the system piping, wherein the measuring element includes:
a cover including an underside cavity and a bleed hole located at a high point of the underside cavity,
a measuring channel coupled to the cover adjacent the underside cavity, wherein the underside cavity is configured to release entrapped air from the measuring channel through the bleed hole,
an electronics module including a pair of ultrasonic transducers configured to transmit an ultrasonic signal into the measuring channel, and
an acoustic reflector configured to reflect the ultrasonic signal between the pair of ultrasonic transducers;
inserting the measuring channel of the measuring element into a cavity of the main case;
fastening the measuring element to the main case;
starting the fluid supply through the water meter assembly, and
venting air from the measuring channel through the bleed hole, after starting the fluid supply through the measuring channel.