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Process and apparatus for measuring two phase flow

US4817439A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 30, 1985
Grant dateApr 4, 1989
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2005

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01F23/288
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A two-phase fluid is rotated around a longitudinal axis so as to generate a coaxial flow having a tubular layer (15) formed by the gaseous phase surrounded by a tubular layer (16) formed by the liquid phase. The thicknesses of the tubular layers of the liquid phase and gaseous phase, and the flow velocity of at least the liquid phase (VL) is measured. The flow of each phase can then be determined from empirical data.

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