Methods and apparatus for estimating on-line water conductivity of multiphase mixtures
US6831470B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N27/06
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed for estimating brine water conductivity in a multiphase mixture of brine water and other substances by combining measured mixture permittivity and conductivity with a known or derived relationship between brine water conductivity and brine water permittivity. The mixture permittivity and conductivity are measured using an open-ended coaxial probe or other probes at microwave frequencies. A number of applications for the brine water conductivity estimate are disclosed including making salinity corrections of a dual energy flow meter.
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