摘要 |
A low-flow metering device 10 for measuring the flow of an amount of liquid exceeding 0.05 ml., in which a first chamber 12 has an inlet 14, and an outlet 16 in fluid communication with a second chamber 17, the first chamber 12 containing an element 22 creating a laminar flow 24. The outlet 16 of the first chamber is provided with a drop generator 19 leading to the second chamber 17 and is sized to release a series of droplets 18, each of the droplets forming and breaking away under its own weight from liquid in the drop generator orifice. An overflow conduit 21 extends between an upper area of the first chamber 12 and a lower area of the second chamber 17 for equalizing gas pressure between the two chambers 12, 17. An electronic system 28 is positioned in the second chamber 17 below the drop generator 19 for counting the passage of each droplet 18 exiting therefrom, and an information processing unit 32 is connected to the electronic system 28 for receiving and recording information.
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