System for and method of measuring flow of bulk solid material

    公开(公告)号:US09766107B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-19

    申请号:US13994420

    申请日:2011-12-15

    摘要: A conveyor mechanism conveys a powder along a path. A first camera device arranged above the conveyor mechanism detects movement of a recognizable feature on an upper surface of the powder over a period of time. A velocity of the powder can be determined based on the movement of the recognizable feature over the period of time. A device can be used to generate the recognizable feature. A first light-emitting device can illuminate the upper surface to aid detection of the recognizable feature. A second light-emitting device can project a contour line on the upper surface, and a second camera device can be used to detect a position of the contour line. A cross sectional area of the powder can be correlated based on the position of the contour line.

    System and method for measuring product flow to an agricultural implement

    公开(公告)号:US09739654B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-22

    申请号:US14296093

    申请日:2014-06-04

    摘要: An agricultural implement system is provided including a fluid conduit configured to provide product to a ground engaging tool. The ground engaging tool is configured to deposit the product into soil. The agricultural implement system also includes an air source fluidly coupled to the fluid conduit, and configured to provide an air flow through the fluid conduit in a downstream direction toward the ground engaging tool. The agricultural implement system further includes a product delivery system fluidly coupled to the fluid conduit, and configured to transfer the product into the air flow. In addition, the agricultural implement system includes a product flow measurement system configured to determine a mass flow rate of the product based on a pressure drop between an upstream portion of the fluid conduit and a downstream portion of the fluid conduit, a flow rate of the air flow, and a velocity of the air flow.

    Multi-measurement vortex flowmeter

    公开(公告)号:US09696742B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-07-04

    申请号:US13735721

    申请日:2013-01-07

    摘要: Two-wire transmitters are described in which the required voltage that a control room must supply to the transmitter is lower at high current than at low current, thus freeing up more voltage for other uses, and in which a constant set of operating voltages may be maintained. A corrected pressure in a vortex flow meter may be determined that reflects the mass flow rate. Thus, the mass flow rate may be determined based on the corrected pressure reading and a measured volumetric flow rate. Density may be determined from pressure and temperature using a table containing error values based on a standard density determination and a relatively simple approximation. During operation of a flow meter, the stored error values may be linearly interpolated and the approximation may be computed to determine the density from the stored error value.

    FLOW RATE MEASURING DEVICE
    6.
    发明申请
    FLOW RATE MEASURING DEVICE 审中-公开
    流量测量装置

    公开(公告)号:US20170003691A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-05

    申请号:US15193970

    申请日:2016-06-27

    发明人: Hiroshi Takakura

    IPC分类号: G05D7/06 G01F1/86

    CPC分类号: G01F1/86 G01F1/88 G01F15/06

    摘要: To achieve both response speed and accuracy required for a flow rate measuring device without sacrificing the simplicity and inexpensiveness of a PWM type D/A converter, the flow rate measuring device includes an analog conversion part adapted to convert a digital signal indicating a measured flow rate value to an analog signal. In addition, the analog conversion part includes: a PWM signal generating circuit that can output three or more specified voltages is configured to, on the basis of the measured flow rate value indicated by the digital signal, select two adjacent voltages, as well as on the basis of the measured flow rate value indicated by the digital signal, set a duty ratio to generate a PWM signal of which a high level and a low level are the two selected voltages, respectively; and a conversion circuit that smooths the PWM signal to convert to the analog signal.

    摘要翻译: 为了在不牺牲PWM型D / A转换器的简单性和廉价性的情况下实现流量测量装置所需的响应速度和精度,流量测量装置包括模拟转换部分,其适于将表示测量流量的数字信号 值到模拟信号。 此外,模拟转换部分包括:可以输出三个或更多个指定电压的PWM信号产生电路被配置为:基于由数字信号指示的测量流量值,选择两个相邻电压,以及 由数字信号指示的测量流量值的基础,分别设置占空比以产生其中高电平和低电平是两个选定电压的PWM信号; 以及使PWM信号平滑以转换成模拟信号的转换电路。

    PRESSURE-BASED GAS FLOW CONTROLLER WITH DYNAMIC SELF-CALIBRATION
    8.
    发明申请
    PRESSURE-BASED GAS FLOW CONTROLLER WITH DYNAMIC SELF-CALIBRATION 有权
    基于压力的气体流量控制器,具有动态自校准功能

    公开(公告)号:US20160252912A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-01

    申请号:US14345275

    申请日:2014-03-14

    IPC分类号: G05D7/06

    摘要: A method of measuring a molecular rate of gas flow from an upstream source of gas at a pressure higher than a pressure of a destination includes flowing the gas through an upstream valve into a cavity of known volume, then through a restrictor element before proceeding to the destination, controlling the upstream valve to vary a flow rate of the gas through the upstream valve in a determined manner such that its average pressure in the cavity correlates with an average level of gas flow and such that variations in pressure in the cavity induced by varying the flow rate of gas through the upstream valve in the determined manner induce instantaneous pressure variations smaller than 30% of the average pressure in that cavity; and using the variations in the pressure in the cavity associated with varying the flow rate of gas through the upstream valve in the determined manner to determine the molecular rate of gas flow to the destination in real time.

    摘要翻译: 在高于目的地的压力的压力下测量来自上游气体源的气体流的分子速率的方法包括将气体通过上游阀流入已知体积的空腔中,然后通过限流元件进行到 目的地,控制上游阀以确定的方式改变通过上游阀的气体的流速,使得其在空腔中的平均压力与平均气体流量相关,并且使得通过变化引起的空腔中的压力变化 以确定的方式通过上游阀的气体的流量引起小于该空腔中的平均压力的30%的瞬时压力变化; 并且以确定的方式使用与通过上游阀改变气体流速相关联的空腔中的压力的​​变化,以确定实时地到达目的地的气体的分子速率。

    Applications of sonar-based VF/GVF metering to industrial processing
    10.
    发明授权
    Applications of sonar-based VF/GVF metering to industrial processing 有权
    基于声纳的VF / GVF测量在工业加工中的应用

    公开(公告)号:US09291490B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-22

    申请号:US12991636

    申请日:2009-05-11

    摘要: A processor module features a module that respond to input signalling containing information about a volumetric flow of a fluid having minerals and varying amounts of entrained gas flowing in a pipe and being processed in a processing stage of a mineral extraction processing system for extracting a mineral from ore, and provides output signalling containing information about operations of the processing stage of the mineral extraction processing system that is not substantially affected by the varying amounts of entrained gas in the fluid flowing in the pipe. The output signalling controls the operations of the processing stage. The input signalling is based upon a speed of sound measurement, including a SONAR-based entrained gas measurement to determine the amount of entrained air in conjunction with a density measurement of the fluid flowing in the pipe.

    摘要翻译: 处理器模块具有对输入信号作出响应的模块,该模块包含关于具有矿物质的流体的体积流量的信息,以及在管道中流动的不同量的夹带气体,并且在矿物提取处理系统的处理阶段中进行处理以从 并且提供含有关于矿物提取处理系统的处理阶段的操作的信息的输出信号,其基本上不受在管道中流动的流体中的夹带气体的变化量的影响。 输出信号控制处理阶段的操作。 输入信号基于声音测量的速度,包括基于SONAR的夹带气体测量,以结合在管道中流动的流体的密度测量来确定夹带空气的量。