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US 10,309,887 B2Granted
Acoustic impact particle size measurement
AssigneeCidra Corporate Services Inc.
InventorsDavid V. Newton, Mark R. Fernald
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Abstract
Apparatus features a signal processor or processing module configured at least to: receive signaling containing information about acoustic emissions resulting from particles impacting a solid sensor element configured in a process pipe having a process fluid flowing therein, including a slurry; and determine particle sizes of solids in the process fluid, based at least partly on the signaling received. The signal processor module may also be configured to provide corresponding signaling containing information about the particle sizes of solids in the process fluid.
Claims34
Apparatus comprising:
- a solid sensor element configured in a process pipe having a process fluid flowing therein, the solid sensor element having an impact body configured to extend into the process pipe, the solid sensor element being configured to a pipe wall in a double threaded sleeve that is made from a material that has a different acoustic impedance than the impact body, the double threaded sleeve having a combination of a first threaded isolation material and a second threaded isolation material, the first threaded isolation material being threaded to the solid sensor element, the second threaded isolation material having two sides, each side having respective threads, a first side of the second threaded isolation material being threaded to the first threaded isolation material, and a second side of the second threaded isolation material being threaded to a rubber liner of the process pipe;
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- a signal processor or signal processing module configured at least to:
- receive signaling containing information about acoustic emissions resulting from particles impacting the solid sensor element configured in the process pipe having the process fluid flowing therein, including a slurry;
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- determine corresponding signaling containing information about particle sizes of solids in the process fluid, based at least partly on the signaling received.
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A method comprising:
- configuring a solid sensor element in a process pipe having a process fluid flowing therein, the solid sensor element having an impact body configured to extend into the process pipe, the solid sensor element being configured to a pipe wall in a double threaded sleeve that is made from a material that has a different acoustic impedance than the impact body, the double threaded sleeve having a combination of a first threaded isolation material and a second threaded isolation material, the first threaded isolation material being threaded to the solid sensor element, the second threaded isolation material having two sides, each side having respective threads, a first side of the second threaded isolation material being threaded to the first threaded isolation material, and a second side of the second threaded isolation material being threaded to a rubber liner of the process pipe;
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- receiving in a signal processor or signal processing module signaling containing information about acoustic emissions resulting from particles impacting the solid sensor element configured in the process pipe having the process fluid flowing therein, including a slurry;
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- determining in the signal processor or signal processing module corresponding signaling containing information about particle sizes of solids in the process fluid, based at least partly on the signaling received.
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Apparatus comprising:
- means for configuring a solid sensor element in a process pipe having a process fluid flowing therein, the solid sensor element having an impact body configured to extend into the process pipe, the means for configuring comprising a double threaded sleeve that is made from a material that has a different acoustic impedance than the impact body, the double threaded sleeve having a combination of a first threaded isolation material and a second threaded isolation material, the first threaded isolation material being threaded to the solid sensor element, the second threaded isolation material having two sides, each side having respective threads, a first side of the second threaded isolation material being threaded to the first threaded isolation material, and a second side of the second threaded isolation material being threaded to a rubber liner of the process pipe;
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- means for receiving signaling containing information about acoustic emissions resulting from particles impacting the solid sensor element configured in a process pipe having a process fluid flowing therein, including a slurry;
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- means for determining corresponding signaling containing information about particle sizes of solids in the process fluid, based at least partly on the signaling received.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.