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US 5,228,346 AGranted
Method of determining gas flow volume
AssigneeMarathon Oil Company
InventorCharles W. King
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Abstract
A method for determining the volume of gas flow in a conduit. Magnetic heads mounted on arms that oscillate in response to pressure changes record magnetic signals on rotating magnetic discs instead of the usual method of recording ink tracks on paper charts. The magnetic signals are then sensed and integrated to volumetric data by means of a computer program. Both ink and magnetic indicia may be made on the same disc if desired.
Claims7
A method of determining the volume of gas flowing through a conduit over a period of time, comprising the steps of:
- taking pressure measurements of the static and differential pressures of the flowing gas in the conduit during said period of time;
- rotating a chart in the form of a disc about a central axis during said period of time, the disc being comprised of magnetic material;
- magnetically recording separate tracks of indicia on the rotating disc corresponding to the pressure measurements taken during said period of time, one of the tracks of indicia being recorded by a magnetic head mounted on an arm movable in response to changes in the static pressure and the other track of indicia being recorded by a magnetic head mounted on an arm movable in response to changes in the differential pressure, the tracks being distinguishable from each other;
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- determining the volume of gas flowing through the conduit during said period of time through interpretation of the different tracks of indicia by converting the magnetic indicia to digital signals and integrating the digitized indicia by means of a computer program.
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