Clamp-on pressure and flow metering system
AssigneesSaudi Arabian Oil Company, Aramco Overseas Company UK Ltd
InventorsSakethraman Mahalingam, Muhammad Arsalan
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Abstract
An apparatus for applying pressure to a pipe and measuring internal pressure. The apparatus including jacket disposed on the pipe, one or more of a first set of strain gauges disposed on a wall of the pipe, one or more of a second set of strain gauges disposed on the wall of the pipe, and a temperature sensor disposed on the wall of the pipe. The pipe has an inner diameter, an outer diameter, and a length.
Claims11
1-10. (canceled)
An apparatus configured for applying pressure to a pipe and measuring internal pressure, comprising:
- a jacket disposed on the pipe;
- one or more of a first set of strain gauges disposed on a wall of the pipe;
- one or more of a second set of strain gauges disposed on the wall of the pipe;
- and
- a temperature sensor disposed on the wall of the pipe configured to measure the temperature of the wall of the pipe;
- where the pipe has an inner diameter, an outer diameter, and a length.
A method for measuring internal pressure and flow rate within a pipe, comprising:
- disposing a jacket on the pipe in contact with a wall of the pipe;
- disposing one or more of a first set of strain gauges on the wall of the pipe;
- disposing one or more of a second set of strain gauges disposed on the wall of the pipe;
- applying an external force using the jacket;
- obtaining one or more output values from the one or more of the first set of strain gauges and the one or more of the second set of strain gauges;
- determining the internal pressure in the pipe based on the one or more output values;
- and
- calculating the flow rate in the pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.