A flow meter for determining a flow rate of a fluid. The flow meter includes a housing comprising a flow bore, a rotor assembly rotatable by the flow of fluid within the flow bore and comprising a thermally diffused metallic material, and a sensor unit configured to generate a signal indicative of a
A flow meter for determining a flow rate of a fluid. The flow meter includes a housing comprising a flow bore, a rotor assembly rotatable by the flow of fluid within the flow bore and comprising a thermally diffused metallic material, and a sensor unit configured to generate a signal indicative of a rotational rate of the rotor assembly.
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1. A flow meter for determining a flow rate of a fluid, comprising: a housing comprising a flow bore;a rotor assembly rotatable by the flow of fluid within the flow bore and comprising a thermally diffused metallic material, wherein the thermally diffused metallic material comprises a metallic mater
1. A flow meter for determining a flow rate of a fluid, comprising: a housing comprising a flow bore;a rotor assembly rotatable by the flow of fluid within the flow bore and comprising a thermally diffused metallic material, wherein the thermally diffused metallic material comprises a metallic material and a diffusion substance; anda sensor unit configured to generate a signal indicative of a rotational rate of the rotor assembly. 2. The flow meter of claim 1, wherein the rotor assembly comprises a rotor shaft comprising the thermally diffused metallic material. 3. The flow meter of claim 2, wherein the rotor assembly comprises a rotor shaft and a rotor comprising rotor blades, the rotor being at least partially located in the flow bore. 4. The flow meter of claim 3, wherein the rotor blades comprise turbine blades. 5. The flow meter of claim 3, wherein the rotor is fixedly coupled to the rotor shaft by machine pressing. 6. The flow meter of claim 1, wherein the rotor assembly comprises a rotor shaft and rotor blades integral with the rotor shaft, the rotor blades being at least partially located in the flow bore. 7. The flow meter of claim 6, wherein the integral rotor blades comprise turbine blades. 8. The flow meter of claim 6, wherein the rotor shaft and the integral rotor blades are formed by additive manufacturing. 9. The flow meter of claim 1, wherein the thermally diffused metallic material comprises a hardened surface, hardened by changing a molecular structure of the surface through thermal chemical diffusion of the diffusion substance. 10. The flow meter of claim 1, wherein the thermally diffused metallic material comprises a steel alloy. 11. The flow meter of claim 1, wherein the thermally diffused metallic material is configured to resist erosion, corrosion, and cracking. 12. The flow meter of claim 1, wherein the fluid comprises a hydrocarbon fluid. 13. A rotor assembly for rotating in a flow bore in a flow meter housing, the assembly comprising a rotor shaft comprising a thermally diffused metallic material and rotatable by the flow of fluid in the flow meter housing, wherein the thermally diffused metallic material comprises a metallic material and a diffusion substance. 14. The rotor assembly of claim 13, further comprising a rotor comprising rotor blades. 15. The rotor assembly of claim 14, wherein the rotor blades are integral with the rotor shaft. 16. The rotor assembly of claim 15, wherein the rotor shaft and the integral rotor blades are formed by additive manufacturing. 17. A method for determining a flow rate of a fluid, comprising: flowing a fluid through a flow bore of a housing;rotating a rotor assembly with the fluid flowing through the flow bore, wherein the rotor assembly comprises a thermally diffused metallic material, wherein the thermally diffused metallic material comprises a metallic material and a diffusion substance;detecting a rotational rate of the rotating rotor;generating a signal indicative of the rotational rate of the rotor; anddetermining the flow rate of the fluid using the signal. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the rotating comprises rotating a shaft comprising the thermally diffused metallic material. 19. The method of claim 17, wherein the rotating comprises rotating a shaft and rotor blades integral with the rotor shaft, the rotor blades being at least partially in the flow bore. 20. The flow meter of claim 1, wherein the thermally diffused metallic material has a hardness of about 10 to about 40, on the Rockwell C scale, greater than the hardness of the metallic material. 21. The rotor assembly of claim 13, wherein the thermally diffused metallic material has a hardness of about 10 to about 40, on the Rockwell C scale, greater than the hardness of the metallic material. 22. The method of claim 17, wherein the thermally diffused metallic material has a hardness of about 10 to about 40, on the Rockwell C scale, greater than the hardness of the metallic material.
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