Patent ID: 11874152
Assignee: SENSIA LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  F | IPC F  G

Claim 0:
1. A system for monitoring flow, comprising:
a wedge meter having a tubing with an internal flow passage, a wedge extending into the internal flow passage from an inner wall of the tubing, a first port upstream of the wedge, and a second port downstream of the wedge;
a flow straightener section having a first end and a second end coupled along the tubing at a location upstream of the wedge, wherein the flow straightener section comprises a plurality of flow straightening vanes extending from the first end of the flow straightener section to the second end of the flow straightener section and oriented to straighten a flow of a fluid and to generate a constant flow profile for the fluid as the fluid flows through the plurality of flow straightening vanes; and
a gas bypass having a conduit having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the conduit extends from and overlaps with an upper portion of the first end of the flow straightener section at a location adjacent to the plurality of flow straightening vanes; and
wherein the second end of the conduit extends into communication with the internal flow passage downstream of the wedge.