Pipeline with integrated flow meter
View Patent ↗The invention related to a flow meter for measuring the flow rate of a fluid flowing in a pipe according to the magnetic-inductive method. To this end, the flow meter comprises the pipe itself as well as an electrode arrangement integrated in the pipe and a magnetic system also integrated in the pipe for generating the measuring/magnetic field.
1. A flow meter for measuring the flow of a fluid, the flow meter comprising:
a pipeline formed of a plastic fiber composite material and produced by a winding technique;
an electrode arrangement integrated in the pipeline;
a magnetic system integrated in the pipeline for generating the measuring magnetic field; and
an electronic signal converter and/or signal transmission assembly integrated in the pipeline.
2. The flow meter as claims in claim 1 , wherein the electrode arrangement comprises conductive regions of the pipeline bounding surface on a substance side.
3. The flow meter as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the magnetic system is wound into a pipe wall during the production of the pipeline.
4. The flow meter as claimed in claim 3 , wherein an electrode arrangement is wound into the pipe wall during the production of the pipeline.
5. The flow meter as claims in claim 1 , the magnetic system being wound into layers of fiber composite material subsequently applied to an existing pipeline.