| CPC G01F 1/34 (2013.01) [G01F 1/667 (2013.01); G01F 1/68 (2013.01); G01F 15/005 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |

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1. An ultrasonic fluid meter comprising:
a conduit in which a fluid can flow;
an ultrasonic measurement device comprising two transducers arranged to emit and receive ultrasonic signals in the conduit, the ultrasonic measurement device being arranged to evaluate a current flow rate of the fluid from the time of flight of the ultrasonic signals between the transducers;
a valve positioned along a length of the conduit between the two transducers, the valve comprising a movable member which extends in the conduit and for which a current position can be regulated in order to control the current flow rate of the fluid;
a position sensor configured to measure the current position of the movable member;
a pressure sensor arranged to measure the pressure of the fluid in the conduit; and
a processing circuit arranged, if the current position of the movable member is such that the current flow rate cannot be measured by the ultrasonic measurement device:
to evaluate the current position of the movable member;
to evaluate the pressure of the fluid at the current flow rate;
to evaluate the pressure of the fluid at zero flow rate; and
to evaluate the current flow rate as a function of the current position of the movable member, the pressure of the fluid at the current flow rate and the pressure of the fluid at zero flow rate.
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