阅读说明：本技术 用于光学流动测量的可通流的管道嵌入件 (Flow-through pipe insert for optical flow measurement ) 是由 B·维尔克 A·克莱恩瓦切特 M·谢珀 N·达马什克 于 2019-09-11 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及一种用于光学流动测量的可通流的管道嵌入件(100),所述管道嵌入件具有流体管道(10),该流体管道具有可通流的流动内室(11),其中,在流体管道(10)中插入有至少一个对于光学测量系统透明的窗元件(12)。根据本发明,流体管道(10)至少在窗元件(12)的区域中被抗压的壳体(13)包围,通过该壳体将窗元件(12)接纳在壳体内室(14)中,其中,壳体内室(14)与流动内室(11)至少间接地流体相互作用地连接和/或流体连接。(The invention relates to a flow-through pipe insert (100) for optical flow measurement, comprising a fluid pipe (10) having a flow interior (11) through which a flow can flow, wherein at least one window element (12) that is transparent to an optical measurement system is inserted into the fluid pipe (10). According to the invention, the fluid line (10) is surrounded at least in the region of the window element (12) by a pressure-resistant housing (13), by means of which the window element (12) is received in a housing interior (14), wherein the housing interior (14) is at least indirectly fluidically connected and/or fluidically connected to the flow interior (11).)

1. A pipe insert (100) for optical flow measurement, having a fluid pipe (10) with a through-flowable flow interior (11), wherein at least one window element (12) transparent to an optical measurement system is introduced into the fluid pipe (10),

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

the fluid line (10) is surrounded at least in the region of the window element (12) by a pressure-resistant housing (13), by means of which the window element (12) is received in a housing interior (14), wherein the housing interior (14) is at least indirectly fluidically interactively connected and/or fluidically connected to the flow interior (11).

2. The pipe insert (100) according to claim 1, wherein the window element (12) is formed by means of a cylindrical pipe section (15) made of a transparent material.

3. The pipe insert (100) according to claim 2, wherein the cylindrical pipe section (15) is formed from a glass body or from a glass-ceramic body.

4. The pipe insert (100) as claimed in claim 2 or 3, characterized in that a cylindrical pipe section (15) is inserted into the region of the axial interruption of the fluid pipe (10) and forms a cylindrical interior chamber (16) which is connected to the flow interior chamber (11) of the fluid pipe (10) without interruption with the same diameter.

5. The pipe insert (100) according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein a cylindrical pipe section (15) is connected to the fluid pipe (10) at least one end side by means of a connecting element (17), wherein the connecting element (17) is permeable to fluid.

6. The pipe insert (100) according to claim 5, wherein the connecting element (17) is made of a fluid-permeable porous material and/or of a fluid-permeable sintered material.

7. The pipe insert (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that an elastic membrane is formed between the flow chamber (11) and the housing chamber (14), so that the pressure balance between the flow chamber (11) and the housing chamber (14) is adjusted by the deformation of the membrane.

8. The pipe insert (100) according to claim 7, characterized in that the elastic membrane is formed by means of the connecting element (17) and/or is designed as a component of the connecting element (17).

9. The pipe insert (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the housing (13) has at least one window element (18) made of a transparent material.

10. The pipe insert (100) according to claim 9, wherein the window element (18) is formed by a planar flat body and is embedded in the housing (13).

11. The pipe insert (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the housing (13) is made of a metallic material, wherein the fluid pipe (10) is guided into the housing inner chamber (14) on mutually facing end faces of the housing (13).

12. The pipe insert (100) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the housing interior (14) is filled with the same fluid as the fluid passing through the flow interior (11).

Technical Field

The invention relates to a pipe insert for optical flow measuring technology, such as flow measuring technology, having a fluid pipe with a through-flowable flow interior, wherein at least one window element transparent to an optical measuring system is introduced into the fluid pipe.

Background

Document CA 2439242 a1 discloses a pipe insert for optical flow measurement technology, which has a fluid pipe with a flow interior through which a flow can flow, wherein at least one window element transparent to the optical measurement system is introduced into the fluid pipe. The window element forms a window which is transparent to the light source used and is inserted in the fluid line in a locally restricted manner. The window is designed with a curvature such that the fluid line is inserted into the wall of the tube body without interruption and without the formation of flow disrupters. A corresponding observation for optical flow measurement techniques can be achieved through the window and a laser is used as the light source, so that the window element has a material that is transparent for the laser wavelength. The fluid line of the line insert can be transmitted by the laser beam by inserting its own window element on diametrically opposite sides.

A further embodiment of a pipe insert for optical flow measurement is known from DE 102009005800 a1, in which a measuring tube is arranged on a fluid line in a vertically projecting manner, and a snap-in window is provided in the transition region between the fluid line and the measuring tube. The snap-in window is inserted in the perforated region, resulting in a cylindrical, substantially shaped interruption to the inner contour of the fluid line in the region of the window element. In addition, for high fluid pressures in the fluid line, conventional window elements must be designed to be very complex, since the window element must also be subjected to the full fluid pressure and therefore the window element must be accommodated in the fluid line with corresponding effort. During the long service life of the pipe insert, a risk of leakage thus arises, which must always be avoided.

Disclosure of Invention

The object of the present invention is to improve a pipe insert for optical flow measurement technology, having a fluid pipe in which a window element is introduced, wherein the pipe insert should be designed in a simple manner, wherein the pipe insert should be designed such that a high pressure of the fluid can be conducted through the fluid pipe.

The object is achieved on the basis of a pipe insert according to the preamble of claim 1 with the characterizing portion. Further developments of the invention are given in the dependent claims.

The invention comprises the following technical theories: the fluid line is surrounded at least in the region of the window element by a pressure-resistant housing, through which the window element is received in a housing interior, wherein the housing interior is at least indirectly fluidically interactively connected and/or fluidically connected to the flow interior.

By means of the at least indirect fluid connection of the housing interior space to the flow interior space, the same fluid pressure is present in both the housing interior space and the flow interior space. The fluid therefore no longer exerts a force on the window element, and the window element can be designed in a structurally simple manner, in particular without being subjected to large fluid pressures. In particular, the window element can be designed such that no significant deviations from the cylindrical outer surface occur in the fluid line, in order to cause as little disturbance as possible in the fluid flow.

There are various possibilities for the embodiment of the window element, for example, the window element can be designed as a locally restricted insert in the wall of the fluid conduit and the receptacle of the window element in the fluid conduit does not have to withstand large pressures. An advantageous embodiment of the window element can be realized by means of a cylindrical pipe section made of a transparent substance. The cylindrical pipe section can in particular have, for example, the same outer and inner diameter as the fluid pipe itself, the pipe section forming only one section in the longitudinal extension of the fluid pipe. The cylindrical pipe section can be designed as a full circle/full turn

Is transparent, wherein no special strength requirements have to be placed on the cylindrical pipe section. The material used for making the cylindrical pipe section may be chosen, for example, from glass bodies or glass ceramics.

According to one advantageous embodiment, the cylindrical pipe section is inserted into the region of the axial interruption of the fluid pipe and forms a cylindrical interior space which is connected to the flow interior space of the fluid pipe without interruption and with the same diameter. In particular, two fluid conduits are connected to both end sides of the cylindrical conduit section, wherein the cylindrical conduit section and the two fluid conduits have the same inner contour, in particular an inner diameter.

It is particularly advantageous if the cylindrical pipe section is connected on at least one end side to the fluid pipe or the fluid pipes by means of a connecting element, wherein the connecting element is fluid-permeable. For example, the connecting element can be made of a porous material and/or a sintered material for this purpose, through which the fluid can penetrate. In the sense of the present invention, an at least indirect fluid connection between the flow chamber and the housing chamber is thereby obtained, wherein, for example, a plurality of micro-holes or the like are also possible, which do not influence the flow in the fluid line and in the cylindrical line section. At least indirect fluid connections are described herein in various forms of fluid connections that enable pressure equalization between the flow chamber and the housing chamber. This also includes, for example, membrane connections, etc.

In particular, it can be provided that an elastic membrane is formed between the flow chamber and the housing chamber, so that the pressure balance between the flow chamber and the housing chamber is set by deformation of the membrane. The housing interior therefore does not necessarily have to be in fluid communication with the flow interior, so that these interior chambers are connected to one another in a fluid-tight manner by means of the membrane. Advantageously, the elastic membrane is formed by means of the connecting element and/or is formed as a component of the connecting element. The membrane may for example be made of or at least comprise a plastic, in particular a rubber material, a raw rubber material or another elastomer. The interaction between the flow chamber and the housing chamber is thus produced by: in the event of a pressure difference on both sides of the membrane, the membrane can for example be arched and the fluids in the two interior chambers can therefore exert an interaction with one another.

In order to be able to carry out optical flow measurements, it is provided that the housing also has at least one window element made of a transparent material, for example glass or glass ceramic. The window element can be designed such that it can withstand the internal pressure of the fluid in the housing interior without problems, since the window element in the housing does not have to be adapted to the inner contour of the housing, for example, like the inner contour of the fluid line. The window element can be formed, for example, from a flat body designed as a plane and can be inserted into the housing. A typical window element for a pressure system is received in a flange which is screwed on several times, for example, is designed to be circular and is inserted in a pressure-tight manner between two flange rings.

A further advantage is that the housing is made of a metallic material, wherein the fluid line extends into the housing interior on two mutually facing sides of the housing. The connection between the lateral surface of the, for example, cylindrical or cubic housing and the fluid line can be a welded connection, wherein alternatively the fluid line can also be screwed together with the housing.

According to the invention, the pipe insert is therefore used in such a way that the housing interior is filled with the same fluid as the fluid flowing through the flow interior. In this way, an optical advantage can be achieved in particular when only one fluid is present in both the fluid line and the housing interior for the optical flow measurement. The housing interior can be pre-filled with the fluid that is to flow through the pipe insert.

Drawings

The following description of a preferred embodiment of the invention with the aid of the drawing shows further measures which improve the invention in detail. The figures show that:

FIG. 1 shows a first schematic view of a pipe insert in full cross-section, an

Fig. 2 shows a second schematic view of a pipe insert, which comprises a partial cross section and is in a position rotated by 90 ° about the longitudinal axis of the pipe with respect to fig. 1.

List of reference numerals:

100 pipe insert

10 fluid conduit

11 flow chamber

12 window element

13 casing

14 inner chamber of the housing

15 cylindrical pipe section

16-column shaped inner chamber

17 connecting element

18 window element

19 open area

20 optical system

21 sensor

22 longitudinal axis

23 attachment site

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 and 2 each show a pipe insert 100, the pipe insert 100 being shown in substantially complete cross-section in fig. 1, and the pipe insert 100 being rotated by 90 ° about a longitudinal axis in fig. 2 and being shown in partial cross-section.

The pipe insert 100 is inserted into the extension of the fluid pipe 10 and is traversed by a fluid, which is guided by the fluid pipe 10 towards the pipe insert 100 and is redirected by the fluid pipe 10 out of the pipe insert 100.

Optical flow measurements are based on the incidence of a light beam and subsequent sensing of the light beam. To this end, the pipe insert 100 must form a window through which a light beam may be incident into the fluid. For this purpose and for sensing, an optical system 20 and a sensor 21 are used, which are only schematically shown in the assembly in front of the pipe insert 100.

The fluid conduit 10 is interrupted and a window element 12, which is designed as a cylindrical conduit section 15, is inserted in the interruption. The separated fluid conduit 10 and cylindrical conduit section 15 extend on a common longitudinal axis 22.

The cylindrical pipe section 15 is designed with respect to a diameter, in particular an inner diameter, such that the flow chamber 11 of the fluid pipe 10 continues without interruption through the cylindrical pipe section 15. As a result, no flow interruption occurs in the fluid flow in the flow interior 11 of the fluid line 10, even when the cylindrical line section 15 is flowing through, via the cylindrical interior 16.

The window element 12, which is designed as a cylindrical pipe section 15, is received between the ends of the fluid pipe 10 by means of a connecting element 17. The connecting element 17 forms, for example, a sealing ring, for example a cup, which completely surrounds the outside of the fluid line 10 and the cylindrical line section 15.

The connecting element 17 comprises a porous material, in particular a material which is permeable to a fluid to a lesser extent, for example a porous material and in particular a sintered material, for example a sintered metal.

Furthermore, the window element 12 and the connecting element 17 are completely enclosed by means of a housing 13, the housing 13 being connected to the fluid line 10 in a pressure-tight manner via a connecting point 23, for example by a welded connection or a threaded connection.

Due to the permeability of the connecting element 17, fluid can pass from the flow chamber 11 of the fluid line 10 and/or from the cylindrical chamber 16 of the line section 15 through the material of the connecting element 17 into the housing chamber 14 enclosed by the housing 13. If the pipe insert 100 is used for higher or very high fluid pressures, the same fluid pressure is built up in the housing interior 14 as in the fluid pipe 10 and in the cylindrical pipe section 15. However, since the housing interior chamber 14 surrounds the cylindrical pipe section 15 at the outer periphery, the pressure loading of the fluid in the cylindrical interior chamber 16 of the pipe section 15 does not cause a mechanical pressure loading on the pipe section 15, since the same fluid pressure is present both on the inside and on the outside of the pipe section 15.

For carrying out optical flow measurements, the window element 12 according to the present embodiment is designed transparently with respect to the cylindrical pipe section 15, so that the fluid can be observed at least at the measuring wavelength through the pipe section 15. A window element 18 is provided in the housing 13, which window element can be designed more simply than if a window element 12, which has to withstand the respective fluid pressure, is introduced into the fluid line 10. For example, the window element 18 in the housing 13 can be designed as a planar window element and the inner contour of the housing 13 can be interrupted by the window element 18, for example in contrast to the cylindrical housing interior 14. Based on the cylindrical pipe section 15, no flow cross-sectional sections are produced in the fluid pipe 10 and the pipe section 15 that differ from the diameter and the circular cross-sectional shape of the fluid pipe 10. However, with the arrangement of the pressure-loadable window element 18 in the housing 13, the interference of the inner contour of the housing interior 14 is insignificant for the flow of the fluid through the fluid line 10, since the housing interior 14 is not flowed through and is only loaded with the same pressure.

The invention is not limited in its embodiment to the preferred examples given above, but a plurality of variants are conceivable which can in principle also be used by the solutions shown in the different types of embodiments. All the features and/or advantages which are derived from the claims, the description or the drawings, including the constructional details or the spatial arrangement, can form an essential part of the invention both per se and in various combinations.