Method and apparatus for determining volume fractions in a multiphase flow
US8855263B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 18, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N23/083
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product for measuring a composition of a multiphase fluid, including radiating a photon beam through the multiphase fluid and measuring radiation absorption by the multiphase fluid for at least three energy levels to obtain measured radiation absorption data, and providing the measured radiation absorption data to processing unit configured to calculate the composition of the multiphase fluid using the measured radiation absorption data, whereby an effect of an injected fluid on the absorption of the photon beam is taken into account during calculation of the composition of the multiphase fluid.
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