Patent ID: 7806145

Claim:
A housing for a flow conditioner, comprising: a body having a first pipe connection, a second pipe connection, a flow passage between the first and second pipe connections, a carrier receiving cavity within the flow passage, and an opening corresponding to the carrier receiving cavity, the carrier receiving cavity having a larger diameter than the flow passage; a plate carrier having a sealing portion and a flow conditioner portion, the sealing portion having a sealing surface for sealing the opening corresponding to the carrier receiving cavity, the flow conditioner portion depending from the sealing portion, wherein: the flow conditioner portion is sized to be inserted through the opening and into the carrier receiving cavity; and the flow conditioner portion comprises a plurality of flow conditioning apertures positioned within the flow conditioner portion such that, when the plate carrier is installed, the flow conditioning apertures are positioned in the flow passage; and a connector for securing the plate carrier within the body such that the sealing surface seals against the body.