WO2005012881A3 - An apparatus and method for providing a density measurement augmented for entrained gas - Google Patents

An apparatus and method for providing a density measurement augmented for entrained gas Download PDF

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WO2005012881A3
WO2005012881A3 PCT/US2004/024803 US2004024803W WO2005012881A3 WO 2005012881 A3 WO2005012881 A3 WO 2005012881A3 US 2004024803 W US2004024803 W US 2004024803W WO 2005012881 A3 WO2005012881 A3 WO 2005012881A3
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Daniel L Gysling
Patrick Curry
Douglas H Loose
Thomas E Banach
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Cidra Corp
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Abstract

A flow measuring system combines a density measuring device and a device for measuring the speed of sound (SOS) propagating through the fluid flow and/or for determining the gas volume fraction (GVF) of the flow. The GVF meter measures acoustic pressures propagating through the fluids to measure the speed of sound αmix propagating through the fluid to calculate at least gas volume fraction of the fluid and/or SOS. In response to the measured density and gas volume fraction, a processing unit determines the density of non-gaseous component of an aerated fluid flow. For three phase fluid flows, the processing unit can determine the phase fraction of the non-gaseous components of the fluid flow. The gas volume fraction (GVF) meter may include a sensing device having a plurality of strain-based or pressure sensors spaced axially along the pipe for measuring the acoustic pressures propagating through the flow.
PCT/US2004/024803 2003-08-01 2004-08-02 An apparatus and method for providing a density measurement augmented for entrained gas WO2005012881A2 (en)

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US49186003P 2003-08-01 2003-08-01
US60/491,860 2003-08-01
US50333403P 2003-09-16 2003-09-16
US60/503,334 2003-09-16
US50478503P 2003-09-22 2003-09-22
US60/504,785 2003-09-22
US51030203P 2003-10-10 2003-10-10
US60/510,302 2003-10-10
US51279403P 2003-10-20 2003-10-20
US60/512,794 2003-10-20
US52496403P 2003-11-25 2003-11-25
US60/524,964 2003-11-25
US53964004P 2004-01-28 2004-01-28
US60/539,640 2004-01-28
US54821504P 2004-02-27 2004-02-27
US60/548,215 2004-02-27
US57032104P 2004-05-12 2004-05-12
US60/570,321 2004-05-12
US57190304P 2004-05-17 2004-05-17
US60/571,903 2004-05-17
US57944804P 2004-06-14 2004-06-14
US60/579,448 2004-06-14
US10/892,886 2004-07-15
US10/892,886 US7152460B2 (en) 2003-07-15 2004-07-15 Apparatus and method for compensating a coriolis meter

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