Patent ID: 9297679
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: F15D,G01F

Claim Text:
1. A flowmeter, comprising: an elongate body having an inner surface, a first end and a second end; a flow path extending between the first and second ends along a longitudinal axis; an ultrasonic transducer disposed in a measurement section of the flow path and configured to emit ultrasonic waves into a material flowing through the flow path; and first and second protrusions formed in a conditioning section of the flow path upstream from the measurement section, the first and second protrusions each extending radially inward from the inner surface of the elongate body and being configured to reduce swirling flow through the measurement section, each protrusion comprising a first ramp and a second ramp extending radially inward from the inner surface to a central peak extending longitudinally along the flow path.