Elliptical flow conditioning pipe elbow

摘要

A pipe elbow for conditioning the flow of fluid through the elbow so that separate flow conditioners or a flow straightener need not be inserted between the elbow and a flow measurement device, comprising, a fluid carrying conduit elbow having first and second ends of circular cross section for connection to straight piping and having a bend intermediate the ends, wherein a lateral cross section of the conduit at the bend is elliptical in shape.

主权项

1. A flow conditioning pipe elbow comprising:
a section of fluid carrying conduit having first and second ends of circular cross section and a bend intermediate the ends, wherein a lateral cross section of the conduit at the bend is elliptical in shape, each of the circular cross sections and the elliptical shaped cross section having an area, where the area of the elliptical cross section of the conduit is equal to the area of the circular cross sections forming the first and second ends of the conduit.