Ultrasonic determination of component concentrations in multi-component fluids
US4580444A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 1984 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2004 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2291/02836
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of and apparatus for determining the concentration of oil in a recirculating fluid flow for an oil recovery system by detecting the forward-scattering of ultrasonic energy from oil droplets in the flow and comparing the detected information with forward-scattering measurements for flows with known concentrations of oil.
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