Patent ID: 6474175
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: G01F

Abstract:
A mass flowmeter operating by the Coriolis principle and incorporating a straight Coriolis measuring tube having a mid-section and end sections with end faces and through which flows a fluid or medium, at least one oscillator associated with and exciting the Coriolis measuring tube, at least one detector associated with the Coriolis measuring tube for capturing the Coriolis force values or the Coriolis-force-induced oscillations, and an outer enclosure provided with flanges wherein the mass flowmeter can be installed in a pipe system with the aid of said flanges, the Coriolis measuring tube consisting of a ceramic material, and at least on one end section, the Coriolis measuring tube being provided with a metal ring fly attached to the Coriolis measuring tube and being connected to the outer enclosure by way of said metal ring welded to the outer enclosure.