Patent ID: 9651410
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: G01F

Claim:
1. A differential pressure fluid flow meter element for insertion between the connecting flanges of conduit sections of a fluid carrying conduit, comprising: a flat orifice plate configured to mount between the connecting flanges of the conduit sections having a fluid contacting region for positioning in a flow of fluid through the conduit, and a handle extending outward from an outer portion of the fluid contacting region; at least one transmitter interface port formed on the handle of the flat orifice plate and configured to be fluidically coupled to a process variable transmitter when the process variable transmitter is mounted on the handle; at least one impulse line channel formed in the flat orifice plate and extending from one of the at least one pressure port through the handle to a corresponding one of the at least one transmitter interface port; a plurality of apertures formed in the handle and disposed and arranged relative to the at least one transmitter interface port to mount the process variable transmitter substantially perpendicular to a plane of the handle.