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AssigneeDaniel Measurement and Control, Inc.
InventorLawson Hamilton Ramsay
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Apparatus and method for monitoring operation of a flow metering system. In one embodiment, a flow metering system includes a flow meter, a first and second pressure sensors, a flow conditioner, and a condition monitor. The flow meter is configured to measure the volume of fluid flowing through the flow meter. The first pressure sensor is disposed proximate the flow meter to measure pressure of the fluid proximate the flow meter. The flow conditioner is disposed upstream of the flow meter. The second pressure sensor is disposed upstream of the flow conditioner to measure pressure of the fluid upstream of the flow conditioner. The condition monitor is coupled to the flow meter and the pressure sensors, and is configured to identify a potential discrepancy in operation of the flow metering system based on a difference between pressure measurements of the first and second pressure sensors.
A flow metering system, comprising:
A method for monitoring operation of a flow metering system, comprising:
The method of claim 11, wherein the identifying comprises generating the alarm based on an increase in pressure measured by the second pressure sensor.
A condition monitoring system for monitoring operation of a flow metering system, comprising:
The system of claim 15, wherein the reference pressure determination engine is configured to establish the reference pressure difference based on differences between pressure measurements of the first and second pressure sensors with respect to Reynolds number of fluid of the fluid stream.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.