Fluid sensor with a fluid conduit region of composite material including polymer matrix material and reinforcing elements
US9983037B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F15/14
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fluid sensor comprises a fluid conduit having a wall defining a fluid flow path and an acoustic transducer located externally of the fluid flow path. The wall of the fluid conduit comprises a composite region between the acoustic transducer and the fluid flow path, the composite region comprising a composite material including a polymer matrix material and one or more reinforcing elements embedded within the polymer matrix material. Such a fluid sensor may be used for sensing a property of a fluid and, in particular though not exclusively for sensing a property of a fluid produced from or injected into an oil or gas well.
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