Gas density meter and method
US5307668A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 5, 1992 |
| Grant date | May 3, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N7/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for determining the ratio of the flowing condition density of a pipeline gas (i.e. the density at a flowing temperature and pressure) to the base condition density of the pipeline gas (i.e. the density at a base temperature and pressure). A sample of the pipeline gas is tapped from the pipeline to a first chamber of fixed volume where its temperature is maintained at the temperature of the gas flowing in the pipeline and the pressure of the sample is equivalent to the pressure of the gas in the pipeline. The sample of gas is flowed from the first chamber at a constant mass flow rate and the time rate of change of the pressure in the first chamber is determined. The ratio is derived from the time rate of change of the pressure in the first chamber, and the flowing temperature and pressure. By determining the base condition density separately, the flowing condition density may then be determined.
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