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EP 1397658 A1 20040317 - METHOD FOR MONITORING A GAS FLOW

Title (en)

METHOD FOR MONITORING A GAS FLOW

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM ÜBERWACHEN EINES GASSTROMES

Title (fr)

PROCEDE POUR SURVEILLER UN FLUX GAZEUX

Publication

EP 1397658 A1 20040317 (DE)

Application

EP 02718065 A 20020131

Priority

DE 10106896 A 20010210
DE 10117899 A 20010410
EP 0200983 W 20020131

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO02065084A1] The invention relates to a method for monitoring a gas flow in a line (1) between two positions on said line, for example between a stop valve (4) and a consumer (2). According to the inventive method, the rate of the gas flow is determined at the first position on the line and at the second position on the line and the two rates of flow are then compared.

IPC 1-7

G01M 3/28

IPC 8 full level

G01M 3/28 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G01M 3/2807 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 02065084A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 02065084 A1 20020822; EP 1397658 A1 20040317

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0200983 W 20020131; EP 02718065 A 20020131