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| 20120048030 | APPARATUS FOR USE IN DETERMINING A PLURALITY OF CHARACTERISTICS OF A MULTIPHASE FLOW WITHIN A PIPE An apparatus for use in determining a plurality of characteristics of a multiphase flow within a pipe is disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus comprises first and second constrictions, a sheltered zone between the first and second constrictions, a sensin... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048031 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A FLOW WITHIN A PIPE A device for measuring the physical characteristics of a flow within a pipe is disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, the device comprises a hollow ring having an outer wall fixably attached to a meter flange that is inserted between two sections of pipe, and an inner ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120024080 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALIBRATING A LIQUID DISPENSING SYSTEM An apparatus, method and system providing for calibration and/or control of a liquid dispensing system is disclosed. The hand-held calibration auditing tool includes a flow meter (36-37) with inlets adapted for quick connection to one or more liquid inputs... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120017697 | Multiphase Flow Meter A multiphase meter for a hydrocarbon-containing flow is provided to estimate the relative amounts of water, oil, and gas in the flow without separating the gas and liquid phases of the flow. The meter comprises a chamber for receiving and directing a flow vertically upw... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110314929 | METHOD AND VORTEX FLOW MEASURING DEVICE FOR MONITORING AND/OR MEASURING WALL FLOW OF A MEDIUM OF TWO OR MORE PHASES FLOWING IN A PIPELINE A method for monitoring and/or measuring an, at least at times, two-phase medium flowing in a pipeline, and having a first phase, especially a gaseous first phase, with a first density and a second phase, especially a liquid second phase, having a second density differe... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110290035 | Method and Apparatus for Measurement of Composition and Flow Rates of a Wet Gas A method for determining the flow rates of a fluid comprising a multi-component mixture of a gas and at least one liquid in a pipe, the method comprising the following steps: a. the permittivity of the multi-component mixture is determined based on an electromagnetic me... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110283809 | MULTIPHASE FLOWMETER WITH BATCH SEPARATION A process fluid flow system is provided having an input, an output, and a plurality of fluid circuits disposed between the input and output. At least one valve is disposed to selectably cause process fluid to flow through either a first circuit of the plurality of circu... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110252893 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING RATES IN INDIVIDUAL PHASES OF A MULTIPHASE FLOW A device for measuring rates in individual phases of a multiphase flow, such as in flow of hydrocarbon fluid through a pipe line, comprising a venturi having, seen in the flow direction thereof, a first inlet portion with deceasing cross-section, a second intermediate p... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110196625 | MULTIPHASE FLOW METERING WITH PATCH ANTENNA Various methods of metering a multi-phase composition in a pipe using patch antenna(s), that operate in a radio or microwave frequency range, are disclosed including locating and then exciting the patch antenna(s) over a range of frequencies; measuring transmitted and r... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110162458 | FLOW SENSOR AND ANALYSIS DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SAME The present invention relates to a flow rate sensor 52 which causes a gas 80 included in a liquid 81 to travel in a piping 56, and which measures a flow speed of a sample by detecting the gas 80. The flow rate sensor 52 is confi... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110146413 | CYCLONIC SENSOR FOR MULTIPHASE COMPOSITION MEASUREMENT This invention relates to a cyclonic sensor chamber and a multiphase composition meter employing a sensor array compatible with such a sensor chamber. The sensor geometry imparts centripetal force to radially stratify a multiphase composition, and permits radial measure... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110138928 | METHOD OF MEASURING FLOW PROPERTIES OF A MULTIPHASE FLUID A method and system for measuring a property of a multiphase fluid comprising a mixture of at least an oil phase and a water phase travelling through a conduit, the method comprising measuring the thickness of the liquid mixture, measuring the permittivity of a portion ... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110112773 | MEASURING PROPERTIES OF STRATIFIED OR ANNULAR LIQUID FLOWS IN A GAS-LIQUID MIXTURE USING DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE Embodiments of the present invention provide for measuring flow properties of multiphase mixtures within a pipe carrying hydrocarbons. Embodiments of the present invention use differential pressure measurements of multiphase mixtures flowing in phase-separated flow regi... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110106462 | Two-Phase Fluid Flow Measuring Apparatus and Process An apparatus is provided for measuring a flow rate of a two-phase fluid flowing within a conduit including a chamber having at least one transparent wall in fluid communication with the conduit; a high-speed imaging system in visual communication with the at least one t... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110072909 | FLOW MEASUREMENT USING NEAR FIELD MICROWAVES A flow meter for measuring flow rate and flow composition of a process fluid includes a microwave source configured to generate a microwave signal. A probe tip is coupled to the microwave source and in near field proximity to the process fluid. The probe tip is configur... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110071772 | Methods for Monitoring and Managing Delivery of Syrup in Bag-In-Box Systems The present invention includes systems, methods and apparatus for detecting whether an acceptable mixture of fluid and water has been delivered by a vending machine. Embodiments of the invention utilize one or more second flow meters located downstream of a mix manifold... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110036177 | MEASURE OF QUANTITIES OF OIL AND WATER IN MULTIPHASE FLOWS A method, system, apparatus and computer program product for determining values of flow rates of components of a liquid hold up of a gaseous and liquid (water and oil) multiphase flow in an oil well. Including measuring total quantities of flow (Qtot), gas (Qgas) and li... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20100199779 | MULTIPHASE FLOWMETER USING A COMBINATION OF PRESSURE DIFFERENTIALS AND ULTRASOUND DOPPLER READINGS A multiphase flowmeter, and a method of analyzing and measuring multiphase flow is described. The body of the multiphase flowmeter consists of the following components. It has a straight flow pipe in which two orifice plates a lodged near the extremities. At each of the... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100199780 | Method of Measuring Multiphase Flow Multi-phase flow is estimated in a flow meter having a first and a second stage by empirically deriving an algorithm for the water and gas fractions, measuring pressures within the flow meter, and estimating a total mass flow rate based on the measured pressures. A corr... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100198531 | FLOW METER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING FLOW CHARACTERISTICS OF A THREE PHASE FLOW A vibratory flow meter (5) for measuring flow characteristics of a three phase flow is provided according to the invention. The vibratory flow meter (5) includes a meter assembly (10) including pickoff sensors (105, 105′) and meter electron... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100145634 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPOT CHECK ANALYSIS OR SPOT SAMPLING OF A MULTIPHASE MIXTURE FLOWING IN A PIPELINE This disclosure relates in general to systems and methods for spot checking flow properties of a multiphase mixture containing one or more hydrocarbons flowing through a pipeline or the like. More specifically, but not by way of limitation, embodiments of the present in... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100140496 | DETECTION OF AN ELEMENT IN A FLOW A method of detecting an additional element from a plurality of other elements forming a multiphase flow. The method comprising: measuring an energy spectrum response based on electromagnetic irradiation of the multiphase flow. Determining a fraction concentration of th... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100094568 | MULTI-PHASE CORIOLIS FLOWMETER A Coriolis flowmeter is configured to determine a first property of a multi-phase fluid. A flow model is configured to determine a second property of the multi-phase fluid. A determination system is configured to determine a third property of the multi-phase fluid based... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100071475 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE FLOW OF WATER VAPOR Reliably and quickly acting device that can be cheaply employed for monitoring the flow of water vapor, having a water vapor line extending between a switching valve and a cross-section connection, in particular a nozzle, and a temperature sensor monitoring the temperat... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100064820 | Method and device for measuring a multiple-phase fluid flowing through a pipe The invention relates to a method and device for measuring a multiple-phase fluid flowing through a pipe. The inventive method comprises the following steps in which: a fluid is illuminated using a first coaxial probe (32) placed in contact with the liquid phase ... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100031754 | ROBUST SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING A LIQUID OR GAS SAMPLE FROM A MULTIPHASE MIXTURE FLOWING IN A HYDROCARBON PIPELINE This disclosure relates in general to robust and efficient methods and systems for obtaining a sample of a liquid or gas phase from a multiphase mixture flowing in a pipeline, where the multiphase mixture comprises oil and/or a gaseous hydrocarbon and the pipeline is co... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100011876 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETECT AND MINIMIZE IMPACT OF SLUG EVENTS A system for detecting and controlling a slug event in a flow through a pipeline is provided. The system includes multiple sensors configured to indicate one or more parameters of the flow for a slug at multiple locations in the pipeline. The system also includes a cont... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100011875 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MINIMIZE IMPACT OF SLUG EVENTS A system for stabilizing flow in a pipeline is provided. The system includes at least one of an internal supply or an external supply configured to provide fluid into the pipeline such that a ratio of liquid to gas in the flow is within an acceptable range. The system a... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090293634 | METHOD OF MEASURING MULTIPHASE FLOW Multi-phase flow is estimated in a flow meter having a first and a second stage by empirically deriving an algorithm for the water and gas fractions, measuring pressures within the flow meter, and estimating a total mass flow rate based on the measured pressures. A corr... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090266175 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING TWO PHASE FLUID FLOW An apparatus (and corresponding method) for characterizing the fluid properties of a two phase fluid includes a restriction element (e.g., orifice plate or nozzle) along the flow path of the two phase fluid. At least one temperature sensor measures temperature of the tw... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090260424 | SELF-CHECKING ANALYZER METHOD AND SYSTEM USING FREQUENCY RESPONSE A self-checking analyzer system is provided according to an embodiment of this disclosure. The analyzer system includes a pipeline for receiving a multi-phase fluid flow and a first measuring device configured to provide a first frequency response corresponding to the m... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090234593 | DETERMINATION OF DENSITY FOR METERING A FLUID FLOW Systems and methods are disclosed for measuring densities and flow rates of gas-liquid fluid mixtures. In the systems and methods, the fluid mixture is caused to exhibit swirling flow as it flows through a conduit that includes a constriction, a first pressure differenc... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090225316 | Systems for Measuring Properties of a Physiological Fluid Suspension A method of evaluating a property of a physiological fluid suspension comprises measuring a value of the property of a liquid portion of the physiological fluid suspension via light scattering, and comparing the measured value with a reference value to evaluate the prop... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090210174 | MULTI-COMPONENT MULTI-PHASE FLUID ANALYSIS USING FLASH METHOD A method of analyzing phase transitions of fluid in an oilfield operation of an oilfield. The method includes determining phase boundaries of a multi-component multi-phase system based on geophysical parameters associated with the oilfield, predicting an amount of at le... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090204346 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING PROPERTIES OF LIQUID IN MULTIPHASE MIXTURES This disclosure describes measuring properties of a multiphase mixture flowing in a pipe using probes with different sensitivity depths. By generating annular flow of the multiphase mixture in the pipe, the probes may be contacted with the liquid phase of the mixture fl... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090199653 | MULTI-PHASE FLOWMETER In order to extract a part of a three-phase flow from a pipe line (23), a pair of communication pipes (13), which are connected to upstream and downstream sides of an orifice (12) provided in the pipe line (23), and a gas-liquid extraction ta... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090173165 | SENSOR AND DETECTION DEVICE FOR USE OF THE SENSOR A sensor of the inductive type comprising at least one support, wherein the support is provided with at least one coil, and wherein the coil is adapted to be fed with a high-frequency signal. The coil or each coil part thereof has its respective windings arranged in one... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090139345 | ISOKINETIC SAMPLING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTIPHASE FLOW FROM SUBTERRANEAN WELLS The invention relates in a one aspect to a method or apparatus for measuring flow properties of a multiphase fluid stream flowing in a pipeline comprising means for sampling, with a sampling probe, a portion of the fluid stream; for measuring a differential pressure bet... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090126502 | Method and Apparatus for Tomographic Multiphase Flow Measurements A method for determining the flow rates of a fluid comprising a multi-component mixture of a gas and at least one liquid in a pipe, the method comprising the following steps: a) the multi-component mixture flow is conditioned to create a symmetrical annular gas concentr... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090084192 | HYDRAULICS MANAGEMENT FOR BOUNDED IMPLEMENTS A method of allocating hydraulic fluid between actuators in a machine accepts a first command to provide a first requested fluid flow to a first actuator, wherein the first actuator is a bounded actuator such as a steering actuator, and a second command to provide a sec... | 04/02/2009 |
