The methods and systems described herein can be used for remote measuring of flow rate from a multitude of different flow meters without requiring each flow meter to be capable of onboard processing and displaying of flow rate information. A single electronic device can be used to remotely measure t
The methods and systems described herein can be used for remote measuring of flow rate from a multitude of different flow meters without requiring each flow meter to be capable of onboard processing and displaying of flow rate information. A single electronic device can be used to remotely measure the flow rate of a multitude of different flow meters.
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1. A method of measuring of flow rate using a measured element rotating in response to flow and a handheld electronic device, the handheld electronic device comprising at least one of a smart phone, tablet or laptop and including a processor, the method comprising: identifying one or more properties
1. A method of measuring of flow rate using a measured element rotating in response to flow and a handheld electronic device, the handheld electronic device comprising at least one of a smart phone, tablet or laptop and including a processor, the method comprising: identifying one or more properties associated with the measured element using the handheld electronic device;measuring rotational speed of the measured element using the handheld electronic device, including recording a plurality of sequential images or a video of the measured element as it rotates using a camera of the handheld electronic device; andcalculating a flow rate using the one or more properties associated with the measured element and the rotational speed of the measured element using the processor of the handheld electronic device. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of calculating a flow rate includes analyzing the recording of the images or video to determine the rotational speed of the measured element. 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of reducing the rotational speed of the measured element prior to the step of measuring the rotational speed of the measured element. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more properties include location of the measured element within a flow network, type of measured element, specific one of a measured element, predicted flow rate, prior measured flow rate, and/or past measured flow rate. 5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of saving data corresponding to the flow rate in a memory of the handheld electronic device. 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of comparing the flow rate to another flow rate stored in a memory of the handheld electronic device and outputting an indicator onto a display of the handheld electronic device corresponding to the degree of any difference. 7. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of coupling the measured element to a turbine in a fluid flow path such that rotation of the turbine in response to the flow rate of fluid through the flow path causes rotation of the measured element. 8. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting the measured element from one of a plurality of measured elements and repeating the method for a plurality of the measured elements. 9. A method of measuring of flow rate using a measured element rotating in response to flow and a handheld electronic device, the handheld electronic device comprising at least one of a smart phone, tablet or laptop and including a processor, the method comprising: identifying one or more properties associated with the measured element using the handheld electronic device;measuring rotational speed of the measured element using the handheld electronic device; andcalculating a flow rate using the one or more properties associated with the measured element and the rotational speed of the measured element using the processor of the handheld electronic device;wherein the step of measuring the rotational speed of the measured element includes the step of sequentially illuminating the measured element using a light of the handheld electronic device emitted at a variety of frequencies until a predetermined condition is met at one of the frequencies. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the one of the frequencies is used in the step of calculating the flow rate. 11. The method of claim 9, wherein the predetermined condition is a stroboscopic effect. 12. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of using an input of the handheld electronic device for indicating to the processor that the predetermined condition has been met so the processor can utilize the one of the frequencies in calculating flow rate. 13. A system for measuring of flow rate of different flow meters, the system comprising: a plurality of flow meters each having a measured element rotating in response to flow; anda handheld electronic device comprising at least one of a smart phone, tablet or laptop, the device having an input for use by a user to identify one or more properties associated with the measured element of one of the different flow meters, a memory and a camera for recording a plurality of sequential images or a video of the measured element as it rotates, and a processor for accessing the memory and analyzing the recording of the images or video to calculate the rotational speed of the measured element, and calculating a flow rate using the one or more properties associated with the measured element and the rotational speed of the measured element. 14. The system of claim 13, further comprising a turbine in a fluid flow path coupled to the measured element such that rotation of the turbine in response to the flow rate of fluid through the flow path causes rotation of the measured element. 15. A system for measuring of flow rate of different flow meters, the system comprising: a plurality of flow meters each having a measured element rotating in response to flow; anda handheld electronic device comprising at least one of a smart phone, tablet or laptop, the device having an input for use by a user to identify one or more properties associated with the measured element of one of the different flow meters, wherein the handheld electronic device includes a light that is illuminated at a variety of frequencies such that, in use, the light illuminates the measured element at the variety of frequencies until a predetermined condition is met at one of the frequencies. 16. The system of claim 15, wherein the predetermined condition is a stroboscopic effect. 17. The system of claim 16, wherein the handheld electronic device includes an input for indicating to the processor that the predetermined condition has been met so the processor can utilize the one of the frequencies in calculating flow rate. 18. The system of claim 15, further comprising a memory to which the calculated flow rate can be stored and accessed by the processor, the memory including another calculated flow rate accessible by the processor for comparison.
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