Converting a directly measured mass flow rate to account for buoyancy
AssigneeMicro Motion, Inc.
InventorMarc Allan Buttler
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Abstract
A method of converting a directly measured mass flow rate to account for buoyancy is provided. The method includes directly measuring a mass flow rate of a material, measuring a density of the material, and using the measured density of the material to convert the directly measured mass flow rate into a mass value including a buoyancy of a fluid.
Claims23
A method of converting a directly measured mass flow rate to account for buoyancy, the method comprising:
- directly measuring a mass flow rate of a material;
- measuring a density of the material;
- and
- using the measured density of the material to convert the directly measured mass flow rate into a mass value including a buoyancy of a fluid.
A meter electronics (20) configured to convert a directly measured mass flow rate to account for buoyancy, the meter electronics (20) comprising:
- an interface (301) configured to receive sensor signals from a meter assembly (10);
- a processing system (310) communicatively coupled to the interface (301), the processing system (310) being configured to:
- directly measure a mass flow rate of a material in the meter assembly (10) based on the received sensor signals;
- determine a density of the material;
- and
- use the determined density of the material to convert the directly measured mass flow rate into a mass value including a buoyancy of a fluid.
A system (600) for converting a directly measured mass flow rate to account for buoyancy, the system (600) comprising:
- a fluid sensor (610) configured to measure one of a pressure and a density of a fluid;
- a vibratory meter (5) communicatively coupled to the fluid sensor (610), the vibratory meter (5) being configured to:
- directly measure a mass flow rate of a material;
- determine a density of the material;
- and
- use the determined density of the material to convert the directly measured mass flow rate into a mass value including a buoyancy of the fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.