Patent ID: 8136980
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: F15D,G01F

Abstract:
1. A flow conditioner for a fluid traveling through a conduit, said conduit having a longitudinal axis and substantially circular cross-section, said flow conditioner comprising a static mixing element having a flat generally rectangular central portion having first and second sets of ears affixed to opposite sides of said central portion, said sets of ears including first and second ears bent respectively in upward and downward directions relative to the plane of said central portion, each set of ears located diagonally opposite one another across said central portion being bent in the same direction relative to the plane of said central portion, a third set of ears extending from said central portion and terminating at a substantially rectangular member whose plane of orientation is substantially perpendicular to said central portion and a plate fixed to said substantially rectangular member and oriented substantially perpendicularly to said longitudinal axis, said plate substantially covering the cross-section of said conduit and having a plurality of openings to facilitate the passage of said fluid within said conduit.