Apparatus and a method for characterizing multiphase effluents
US7105805B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 6, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/2823
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for characterizing an effluent formed by a multiphase fluid mixture is described, said apparatus comprising a source emitting gamma rays at a plurality of energy levels through said effluent towards a detector block that takes account of the photons it receives as a consequence thereof to deduce therefrom the attenuation of said rays by said effluent. The detector block includes a filter for selectively detecting the photons it receives at a first energy level and at a second energy level, said first and second levels being predetermined amongst the energy levels of radiation from the source.
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