PROCESS VARIABLE MEASUREMENT USING UNIVERSAL FLOW TECHNOLOGY CONNECTION PLATFORM

摘要

An apparatus (102) for measuring flow of a process fluid includes an elongate spool (110) providing a spool conduit therethrough adapted to be coupled in line with process piping (104) to receive the flow of process fluid. A meter body (112) is carried by the elongate spool and receives the spool conduit therethrough. The meter body (112) includes a flow measurement component opening (144) which extends from the spool conduit to outside of the meter body (112). A flow component (170) is configured for placement in the flow measurement component opening (144) of the meter body (1 12). A carrier (150) is configured to removably mount to the meter body (112) and couple the flow measurement component (170) to the spool conduit through the flow measurement component opening (144). A flow measurement transmitter (116) couples to the flow measurement component (170) to measure the flow of process fluid based upon an interaction between the process fluid and the flow measurement component (170).