Integral sensor
AssigneeCameron International Corporation
InventorsEdmund McHugh, Michael D. Mullin
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Abstract
An integral sensor system is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a sensor installed in a carrier and a component having a body for receiving a fluid. The carrier is integrated into the component to enable the sensor to detect one or more characteristics of the fluid, and the carrier is integrated into the component such that an interface between the carrier and the component is a fully integral pressure boundary without a seal connection between the carrier and the component. The carrier can be welded to the component to form the integral pressure boundary. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
Claims19
A system comprising:
- a sensor installed on a carrier;
- and
- a component having a body for receiving a fluid;
- wherein the carrier is integrated into the component to enable the sensor to detect one or more characteristics of the fluid, and the carrier is integrated into the component such that the carrier and the component collectively present a fully integral pressure boundary that isolates the sensor from the fluid without a seal connection, wherein the component is an oilfield component and the system includes a welded interface between the carrier and the oilfield component.
A system comprising:
- a pressure-containing vessel;
- a sensing system including a detector module integrally welded to the pressure-containing vessel and an electronics module for receiving data from the detector module, wherein the detector module is positioned within a bore of the pressure-containing vessel and is integrally welded to the pressure-containing vessel at a first end of the bore;
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- a cap coupled to the pressure-containing vessel at a second end of the bore opposite the first end, wherein the cap is electrically connected with the detector module and with the electronics module so as to enable signals to be passed between the detector module and the electronics module through the cap.
A method comprising:
- installing a sensor housing into a pressure-containing wall of a component;
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- integrating the sensor housing into the pressure-containing wall by welding the sensor housing to the pressure-containing wall to form a pressure-containing interface between the sensor housing and the pressure-containing wall, wherein welding the sensor housing to the pressure-containing wall includes welding the sensor housing to a pressure-containing surface of the pressure-containing wall such that the pressure-containing wall and the sensor housing provide a fully integral pressure boundary along the pressure-containing wall across the sensor housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.