Metering device for a fluid
US5479020A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 6, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N23/12
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A metering device for multiphase fluid, for example, crude oil, comprises a .gamma. or X-ray densitometer incorporating windows for the metering radiation of boron carbide. The boron carbide windows can be provided by a sleeve guiding the fluid flow, the sleeve (51) being reinforced by a thin external layer (52) of carbon fiber embedded in epoxy resin. Alternatively, a steel tube (26) receiving the fluid flow has aligned transverse apertures (47) containing plugs (49) of boron carbide.
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