Method and apparatus for wet gas flow measurements and measurement of gas properties
US9759592B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 14, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F15/022
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for determining the flow rates of a fluid comprising a multi-component mixture of a gas and at least one liquid in a pipe, the method comprising the following steps: a. The temperature and pressure of the multi-component mixture is determined, b. the fractions of the multi-component mixture is determined based on at least two measured physical properties of the multi-components mixture and knowledge of the same physical property of the individual components of the multi-component mixture, c. the velocity of the multi component mixture is determined, d. based on the result from step a-c, the flow rate of the individual component of the fluid is determined, characterized by a method for determining the physical properties of at least one of the components of the multi-component mixture where e. an electromagnetic loss or phase measurement is performed, f. a statistical parameter related to the electromagnetic measurement is calculated, g. the said statistical parameter is compared to an empirical derived threshold value corresponding to the value of the statistical parameter when only one of the component of the multi component mixture is present, and h. the said physical pr…
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