Apparatus and method for measuring compositional parameters of a mixture
AssigneeCiDRA Corporation
InventorDaniel Gysling
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Abstract
An apparatus for measuring compositional parameters of solid, liquid, and gas components of a mixture flowing in a pipe is presented. The apparatus combines three different compositional measurements (e.g., the speed of light (microwave), the speed of sound (sonar), and mass loading of vibrating tubes or absorption of radiation) simultaneously to provide a real time, multi parameter, compositional measurement of gas-entrained mixtures.
Claims21
An apparatus for measuring parameters of a mixture flowing in a pipe, the mixture includes at least two solids, a liquid, and a gas, the apparatus comprising:
- a first device configured to sense at least one parameter of the mixture indicative of a density of the mixture and provide a first signal indicative of the density;
- a second device configured to sense at least one parameter of the mixture indicative of a combined concentration of the at least two solids in the mixture and provide a second output signal indicative of the combined concentration of the solids;
- a third device configured to sense at least one parameter of the mixture indicative of a concentration of the gas in the mixture and provide a third signal indicative of the concentration of the gas;
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- a signal processor configured to receive the first, second, and third signals and determine a concentration of each of the at least two solids and a concentration of the liquid using the density of the mixture indicated by the first signal, the combined concentration of the at least two solids indicated by the second signal, and the concentration of the gas indicated by the third signal.
The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the second device includes a consistency meter.
An apparatus for measuring parameters of a mixture flowing in a pipe, the mixture including at least two liquids, a solid, and a gas, the apparatus comprising:
- a first device configured to sense at least one parameter of the mixture indicative of a density of the mixture and provide a first signal indicative of the density;
- a second device configured to sense at least one parameter of the mixture indicative of a concentration of a liquid in the at least two liquids in the mixture and provide a second output signal indicative of the concentration of the liquid;
- a third device configured to sense at least one parameter of the mixture indicative of a concentration of the gas in the mixture and provide a third signal indicative of the concentration of the gas;
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- a signal processor configured to receive the first, second, and third signals and determine a concentration of each of the at least two liquids and a concentration of the solid using the density of the mixture indicated by the first signal, the concentration of the liquid indicated by the second signal, and the concentration of the gas indicated by the third signal.
A method for measuring parameters of a mixture flowing in a pipe, the mixture including at least two solids, a liquid, and a gas, the method comprising:
- sensing at least one parameter of the mixture indicative of a density of the mixture and providing a first signal indicative of the density;
- sensing at least one parameter of the mixture indicative of a combined concentration of the at least two solids in the mixture and providing a second output signal indicative of the combined concentration of the solids;
- sensing at least one parameter of the mixture indicative of a concentration of the gas in the mixture and providing a third signal indicative of the concentration of the gas;
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- determining a concentration of each of the at least two solids and a concentration of the liquid using the density of the mixture indicated by the first signal, the combined concentration of the at least two solids indicated by the second signal, and the concentration of the gas indicated by the third signal.
A method for measuring parameters of a mixture flowing in a pipe, the mixture including at least two liquids, a solid, and a gas, the method comprising:
- sensing at least one parameter of the mixture indicative of a density of the mixture and providing a first signal indicative of the density;
- sensing at least one parameter of the mixture indicative of a concentration of a liquid in the at least two liquids in the mixture and providing a second output signal indicative of the concentration of the liquid;
- sensing at least one parameter of the mixture indicative of a concentration of the gas in the mixture and providing a third signal indicative of the concentration of the gas;
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- determining a concentration of each of the at least two liquids and a concentration of the solid using the density of the mixture indicated by the first signal, the concentration of the liquid indicated by the second signal, and the concentration of the gas indicated by the third signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.