Beg to differ… What YOU say is just wrong. In an effort to explain, I offer a few cites:
http://videos.emersonprocess.com/detail/video/4579439030001/theory-of-coriolis?autoStart=true&page=1&q=micro motion
and Siemens FC430 Coriolis Meter - How it Works - YouTube
(sorry if there is any redundancy from previous links). Follow the suggested videos from there for even more info.
Any cite you may provide that these meters are not in fact, based upon the Coriolis effect, is eagerly anticipated.
You must live in an affluent water district. A Coriolis meter is a very expensive (emphasis on VERY) option for a municipal water supplier. FYI: “drive by” meter reading is not Coriolis dependent… Any type of flow meter can be remote enabled.
Why not mention Coriolis? (See above reply to Chronos).
BTW: A train of marbles would not work in a Coriolis meter… Gas entrainment (around the void between the marbles) in the flow stream would wreak havoc, (as it would in most other types of meters).
No, it is not a gimmick. It sounds no more “brainier” than other descriptors, such as Delta differential pressure, Magnetic flux differential, K-factor harmonics, etc, etc, etc.
With the exception of your statement: “This set-up is impractical for the typical home water meter” which seems to be in conflict with your previous statement that your water meter IS of the Coriolis design (as suspect as that may be)… I have no concept of what it is that you are trying to put forth in the balance of your post.
I am not a Physicist, nor am I an Engineer or Mathematician, yet I can grasp the Coriolis flow meter concept, even though it is different from the traditional Earth rotation/atmospheric perspective that most seem to adhere to as the gold standard of legitimacy. However: I encourage any or all of you to contact the Engineers at Micro Motion (Emerson), Endress Hauser, Siemens, et al, and express your concerns that they don’t understand what they are doing, and that the concept of a Coriolis flowmeter is a mere misnomer, sic gimmick.
If you would be so kind, please report back here with resulting cites, not opinions.