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A Thorpe tube flowmeter, a type of variable-area flowmeter, or a rotameter, is an instrument used to directly measure the flow rate of a gas in medical instruments. It consists of a connection to a gas source, a needle valve opened and closed by turning an attached dial for control of flow rate, a float resting in a clear tapered tube, and an ...
A rotameter is an example of a variable area meter, where a weighted "float" rises in a tapered tube as the flow rate increases; the float stops rising when area between float and tube is large enough that the weight of the float is balanced by the drag of fluid flow. A kind of rotameter used for medical gases is the Thorpe tube flowmeter ...
The rotameter is a cool concept. A disadvantage that I couldn't put concisely is that the operating pressure of the fluid has to be less than the yield strength of the glass. -- Brockert 09:11, Apr 25, 2004 (UTC)
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Brooks Instrument is a manufacturer of flow control and measurement equipment based in Hatfield, PA.It was a division of Emerson (NYSE:EMR) until December 31, 2007 when it was sold to American Industrial Partners Capital Fund IV (“AIP”) for approximately $100 million in cash.
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The unemployment rate edged up moderately to 4.2% from October's 4.1%. November's consumer price index report, released on Wednesday, showed consumer prices rising 0.3% in November, ...