A perforated plate flow conditioner includes a single acoustic feedback
interference device having an upstream end attached to a downstream side
of the perforated plate. The upstream end covers substantially all of the
downstream side of the perforated plate between two adjacent holes. The
volume of a downstream end of the interference device is less than the
volume of the upstream end. In another embodiment of the invention, the
upstream end of a single acoustic feedback interference device covers
substantially all of the spaces between a central hole and all of the
surrounding adjacent holes. In another embodiment of the invention, all
of the spaces between adjacent holes are substantially covered by
upstream ends of acoustic feedback interference devices.