Flow rate measurement method and apparatus

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PATENT NO 10352741
APP PUB NO 20150112614A1
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14514304

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Method and apparatus capable of accurately measuring a flow rate using Gaussian quadrature even under a small number of measurement points are provided. An average for the y-coordinate of values of normal-directional component with respect to the cross-section represented by vz0(x, y) among an estimated flow velocities in a flow passage cross-section is used as Vz0(x), and a weighting function of Gaussian quadrature is set to Vz0(x)L(x), where L(x)=ymax(x)−ymin(x). Further, an average for y of values of normal-directional component with respect to the cross-section of an actual flow velocity represented by vz(x, y) is used as Vz(x), and an integrand is set to Vz(x)/Vz0(x). These values are used to determine an approximate value of a flow rate according to Gaussian quadrature. In addition, a method of virtually offsetting zero-point of the flow velocity distribution to apparently avoid a problem such as reverse flow is provided.

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JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY7-44-1 JINDAIJI HIGASHI-MACHI CHOFU-SHI TOKYO 1828522 ?1828522

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Hori, Shusuke Tsukuba, JP 9 53
Kannan, Hiroki Tsukuba, JP 2 4
Nanri, Hideaki Tsukuba, JP 2 4
Uchiumi, Masaharu Tsukuba, JP 2 4
Yoshida, Yoshiki Tsukuba, JP 29 463

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