Fluid meter, namely heat quantity meter (1) for recording the quantity of cold and / or heat of a fluid, for installation in a supply line (20) or return line (21) of a fluid
piping system, comprising - a connection housing (2), - a measuring arrangement for determining flow rates, - a control and evaluation unit (3) as well as - a first temperature sensor (4) which is intended for installation in the flow line (20) and is intended there for determining the temperature in the flow line (20), - a second temperature sensor (5), which is intended for installation in the return line (21) and is intended there for determining the temperature in the return line (21), - wherein a means for determining the temperature of the connection housing (2) of the fluid meter is provided, - wherein a
temperature difference between the temperature of the connection housing (2) of the fluid meter and at least one of the temperatures of the first (4) and second temperature sensor (5) can be determined, wherein the control and evaluation unit (3) determines, on the basis of the determined
temperature difference between the temperature of the fluid meter and at least one of the temperatures of the first and second temperature sensors (4, 5), which of the temperature sensors (4, 5) is installed in the supply line (20) or return line (21), wherein the measuring arrangement for determining the flow rate is provided as a means for determining the temperature of the connection housing (2) of the fluid meter, where the temperature sensors (4, 5) are automatically assigned to the flow (20) or return (21), wherein the temperature of the connection housing (2) of the fluid meter is determined on the basis of a temperature-dependent
transit time of an ultrasonic
signal in the fluid, and wherein a look-up table is provided in which the transit times of the ultrasonic
signal in the fluid are stored as a function of the corresponding temperature of the fluid and / or the connection housing (2) of the fluid meter and the temperature to be determined of the connection housing (2) of the fluid meter can be derived from the
transit time of the ultrasonic
signal and the look-up table.