In a circuit arrangement for deriving the measured variable from the
signals (S.sub.1 to S.sub.2) of at least two sensors (23, 24) of a flow
meter, which flow meter comprises one or several parallel fluid lines (20,
21) and means (22) for exciting oscillations of a predetermined
fundamental frequency (.omega.) in the fluid line(s), the sensors (23, 24)
detect the oscillations and the sensor signals (S.sub.1 to S.sub.2) are
supplied by way of a respective A-D converter (36; 37) to a digital
processing unit (P) having a computation circuit (46), in which their
phase difference (.PHI.) is determined as a measure of the flow. In order
to be largely independent of unwanted changes in the fundamental frequency
(.omega.) of the sensor signals (S.sub.1, S.sub.2), and to measure the
flow with little effort and with as few errors as possible, provision is
made for the processing unit (P) between the A-D converter (36; 37) of
each sensor signal (S.sub.1, S.sub.2) and the computation circuit (46) to
comprise a digital multiplier circuit (M) and a digital filter arrangement
(F) downstream thereof, for the digital sensor signals (S.sub.1, S.sub.2)
to be multiplied in the multiplier circuit (M) with respective digital
signals (I, R) phase-displaced by 90.degree. with respect to one another
that represent sinusoidal oscillations of identical maximum amplitude (x)
and of a frequency (.omega.+.DELTA..omega.) that varies by a slight
difference frequency (.DELTA..omega.) from the fundamental frequency
(.omega.), and for the pass band of the filter arrangement (F) to be
matched to the difference frequency (.DELTA..omega.).