Patent ID: 9618372
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: G01F

Claim:
1. A transit-time flow metering probe insertable into a fluid flowing along a flow direction, the probe comprising: a tubular portion having two ends and an axis alignable parallel to the flow direction, the tubular portion comprising an acoustic reflector portion on an inside surface thereof; a pair of transducer mounting tab portions spaced apart along a line parallel to the axis of the tubular portion, the tab portions skewed with respect to the axis by respective angles selected so that a respective wettable surface of each of the tab portions and the acoustic reflector portion define an acoustic path; and a pair of transducers respectively attached to non-wettable surfaces of associated mounting tab portions, the transducers operable to transmit and receive acoustic signals propagating through the tab portions and along the acoustic path.