Pipe with integrated process monitoring
US8931520B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F15/006
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a pipe featuring an inner core; an outer pipe wall; and measurement instrumentation configured or arranged between the inner core and outer pipe wall, and also configured to respond to one or more process variables related to media flowing in the pipe and to provide a signal containing information about the one or more process variables. The pipe may include a pipe liner configured inside the outer pipe wall, where the measurement instrumentation in configured on the inside of the pipe liner.
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