WO2002046737A3 - Method and system for determining the speed of sound in a fluid within a conduit - Google Patents

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WO2002046737A3
WO2002046737A3 PCT/GB2001/005352 GB0105352W WO0246737A3 WO 2002046737 A3 WO2002046737 A3 WO 2002046737A3 GB 0105352 W GB0105352 W GB 0105352W WO 0246737 A3 WO0246737 A3 WO 0246737A3
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James D Paduano
Alan D Kersey
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For measuring the speed of sound in a fluid contained within an elongated body, the sound traversing the elongated body substantially along a direction aligned with the longest axis of the elongated body, the sound causing a momentary change in pressure in a portion of the fluid as the sound traverses the portion of the fluid, a method includes the steps of: providing at predetermined locations an array of at least two sensors distributed along the elongated body, each sensor for discerning and signaling spatio-temporally sampled data including information indicating the pressure of the fluid at the position of the sensor; acquiring the spatio-temporally sampled data from each sensor at each of a number of instants of time; constructing a plot derivable from a plot, using a technique selected from the group consisting of spectral-based algorithms, such as the Capon method or the MUSIC method, in which a spectrum-like function of the speed of sound is formed, and parametric methods of solution, such as the deterministic maximum likelihood method; identifying in the plot a spectral ridge, and determining the slope of the spectral ridge; and determining the speed of sound assuming a relation between the speed of sound and the slope of the spectral ridge.
PCT/GB2001/005352 2000-12-04 2001-12-04 Method and system for determining the speed of sound in a fluid within a conduit WO2002046737A2 (en)

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AU2002220879A AU2002220879A1 (en) 2000-12-04 2001-12-04 Method and system for determining the speed of sound in a fluid within a conduit
EP01999803A EP1356272B1 (en) 2000-12-04 2001-12-04 Method and system for determining the speed of sound in a fluid within a conduit
DE60103781T DE60103781T2 (en) 2000-12-04 2001-12-04 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE SOUND VELOCITY OF A FLUID IN A LINE
CA002428336A CA2428336C (en) 2000-12-04 2001-12-04 Method and system for determining the speed of sound in a fluid within a conduit
NO20032311A NO329870B1 (en) 2000-12-04 2003-05-22 Method and system for determining the speed of sound through a fluid in a pipe

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