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Apparatus and method for pumping supercritical fluid and measuring flow thereof

US5755559A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 26, 1996
Grant dateMay 26, 1998
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Expiry dateJun 26, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2035/0441
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a piston pump for pumping liquid carbon dioxide at a temperature below 30 degrees Fahrenheit and pressures at least as high as 7500 psi, the volume leaving the pump is determined by measuring only pressure or other parameter related to flow and movement of the plunger. The position of the piston is measured and the resulting displacement is integrated to determine volume of fluid pumped.

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