Patent ID: 7559244
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: F16L,G01D,G01K,G01L

Abstract:
1. An arrangement for measuring of a physical or chemical condition such as pressure, temperature or corrosion in a pipe, tank or tubular container provided with a flange connection between sections of the pipe, tank or tubular container, the arrangement comprising: a ring gasket for providing a seal between the pipe, tank or tubular container sections; a sensor or probe element provided in conjunction with the ring gasket, wherein the probe or sensor element is provided in conjunction with an inner face of the gasket ring facing an inside of the pipe, tank or tubular sections; and a plurality of electrical connectors for transforming signals from the probe or sensor element, the electrical connectors being provided in a bore that extends from the sensor or probe element and through the ring gasket and to the outside of the ring gasket, wherein the probe or sensor element is adapted to measure pressure, and the probe or sensor element is a capacitive or piezo-resistive element provided in a recess formed in the gasket, and the recess is filled with a fluid, and the recess is sealably covered by a membrane.