Patent ID: 11947370
Assignee: BEST TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  F  Y | IPC F  G

Claim 0:
1. A fluid flow device, comprising:
a flow constraining means configured to facilitate constrained movement of a fluid;
a flow control means configured to adjust dimensions of an aperture in the flow constraining means through which a fluid flows in a fluid flow direction from an upstream portion of the flow constraining means that is, relative to the fluid flow direction upstream of the flow control means, to a downstream portion of the flow constraining means that is, relative to the fluid flow direction downstream of the flow control means, wherein the flow control means adjusts the dimensions of the aperture to a state that is determined to provide an amount of the fluid sufficient to satisfy a demand for the fluid at the downstream portion of the flow constraining means;
a first pressure sensor configured to measure a first pressure at a first location in the upstream portion of the flow constraining means; and
a second pressure sensor configured to measure a second pressure at a second location in the downstream portion of the flow constraining means, wherein the second location is determined to be within a stagnation zone that arises in a wake of the flow control means.