121results about "Specific gravity using flow properties" patented technology

A fluid transfer system component for internally measuring fluid density in real- time. The component may be a flange comprising a base having a first face and a second face, a primary fluid passageway extending through the base from the first face to the second face, a secondary fluid passageway extending through the base from the first face to the second face, and an outside wall, a portion of which is configured to operably engage with a measuring device and comprises a third opening. The primary fluid passageway may have a non-circular cross-section allowing the secondary fluid passageway to be parallel to the primary fluid passageway. The third opening may be in fluid communication with the secondary fluid passageway allowing the measurement device to measure fluid data such as fluid density via the secondary fluid passageway.

The present invention provides a low-cost, non-invasive device (100) for measuring flow and leakage detection of fluids within closed conduits. The invention utilizes affordable a Micro-Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) based Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) sensor (102) in the device to non-invasively measure fluid flow and leakage of fluids which exhibit turbulence or flow-induced-vibrations within a conduit. This device fin directly estimates flow rate or velocity based on the concept of Reynolds number in fluid dynamics. Further, this device is easy to install on pipes of all dimensions, requires minimal calibration, has no moving parts in contact with the fluid, can be integrated with Geographic Information System (GIS) software, and possesses advanced metering infrastructure to support remote reading and automated bill generation.

In some embodiments, the disclosure provide a Coriolis flowmeter with multiple flow tubes, including a flow sensor and a flow transmitter is provided. The flow sensor includes a sensor housing, a sleeve, and two symmetrical flanges. A sensor assembly is arranged in the sensor housing, and the sensor assembly includes at least two flow tube groups, each flow tube group includes at least two flow tubes. Two flow tubes with the same size and geometry in different groups form a flow tube pair. At least two flow tube pairs are provided by at least two flow tube groups, each flow tube pair is fixedly connected together by at least one pair of node plates, a measurement area of the flow tubes is between an innermost pair of node plates, and each flow tube group is connected to a driver and a detector.

Systems and methods presented herein generally relate to a formation testing platform for quantifying and monitoring hydrocarbon volumes and surface gas emissions using formation testing data collected by a formation testing tool. For example, a method includes allowing one or more fluids from a subterranean formation to flow through a formation testing tool disposed in a wellbore of a well; determining, via the formation testing tool, data relating to one or more properties of the one or more fluids; communicating the data relating to the one or more properties of the one or more fluids from the formation testing tool to a surface control system; and determining, via the surface control system, hydrocarbon content of the one or more fluids and / or gas emissions relating to the one or more fluids based at least in part on the data relating to the one or more properties of the one or more fluids.

A vortex flow meter (100) includes a flowtube (102) configured to receive a flow of process fluid. A shedder bar (118) is disposed within the flowtube (102) and is configured to generate vortices in the flow of process fluid. A vortex sensor (144) is disposed to sense vortices in the flow of process fluid generated by the shedder bar (118). Measurement electronics (202) are operably coupled to the vortex sensor (144) and are configured to detect an analog signal of the vortex sensor (144) and provide a digital indication relative to the analog signal of the vortex sensor (144). A processor (200) is configured to receive the digital indication and calculate velocity of the process fluid flow based on a frequency of the digital indication. The processor (200) is also configured to measure an amplitude of the digital indication and estimate density of the process fluid based on the measured amplitude. The processor (200) is further configured to determine a fluid type based on the measured amplitude and assign a unit of flow corresponding to the calculated velocity to a fluid totalizer corresponding to the detected fluid type.

A system and method of determining a density of a drilling fluid in a wellbore. The system includes a drill string in the wellbore, the drill string including a downhole rotor. A drilling fluid flowin

A meter electronics (20) for detecting an orientation and compensating a measurement based on the detected orientation is provided. The meter electronics (20) comprises an interface (401) configured to communicatively couple to a sensor assembly (10) and a processing system (402). The processing system (402) is configured to detect an orientation of the sensor assembly (10) based on one or more sensor signals provided by the sensor assembly (10).

The invention relates to the technical field of plastic density measurement, and discloses a method for rapidly detecting the density of a pipe, which comprises the following steps: step 1, preparing a detection device, arranging a plurality of detection points on the detection device along the longitudinal direction, taking any one of the detection points at two ends as a detection starting point, and taking the other detection point as a detection end point, medium liquid with known density is contained in the detection device; step 2, fixing a cylindrical pipe to be detected on the detection device, wherein the initial position of the pipe to be detected is flush with the detection starting point; step 3, the detection device loosens the to-be-detected pipe, the to-be-detected pipe moves from the detection starting point to the detection end point in the medium liquid, and the speed and time of reaching each detection point are measured; 4, the density of the pipe to be measured is obtained according to the speed and time measured in the step 3 and the relational expression rho1 = f (v, t). In practical application, a high-precision electronic balance is not needed, the whole detection method is simple, and the portability and the flexibility are effectively improved.

This reduces manufacturing costs and prevents the occurrence of irregularities on the outer periphery of the fluid measurement device. [Solution] The fluid measuring device 1 has a measuring tube 11 through which a fluid flows, a measuring element 12 provided in the measuring tube 11 to measure the fluid, a processing unit 13 to process the signal measured by the measuring element 12, a cylindrical support part 21 through which the measuring tube 11 passes and supports the measuring tube 11, and a cylindrical accommodating part 22 to accommodate the processing unit 13, and is provided with a housing 15 in which the support part 21 and the accommodating part 22 are integrally formed from a metal material.

The invention relates to a method (100) for determining a viscosity measurement value (η) of a medium which is guided in a measuring tube that is capable of vibrating, the method comprising: exciting at least one vibrational mode of the measuring tube (110); determining an inherent frequency of the vibrational mode (120); determining the density of the medium (130); determining the damping of the vibrational mode (140); determining the viscosity measurement value on the basis of the density, the inherent frequency and the damping of the vibrational mode (160), wherein the viscosity measurement value (η) is determined on the basis of a specification of the type of the medium by means of a model corresponding to the specification.

The invention relates to a gas densitometer (100, 200) for monitoring the pressure or density of a gas in a gas chamber (1), comprising: a housing (102, 202) having a first housing cavity (103, 203) and a measurement chamber (168, 268); a first coupling (104, 204) via which the measurement chamber can be connected to the gas chamber; at least one reference flap (105, 205), which is in particular directly or indirectly connected to the transmission element (109, 209); and at least one switching and / or monitoring unit (110, 210), which is held or can be operatively connected to the transmission element directly or indirectly. The measuring chamber is connected to the gas chamber in a gas-permeable manner via a first coupling, and the reference bellows forms a reference chamber (111, 211) which is filled with a constant amount of reference gas. A surface section covering the reference chamber is provided or can be implemented as a measuring surface for gas from the measuring chamber at least in some regions inside the first housing chamber or the measuring chamber.

An apparatus for estimating an oil, water, and solids fraction of a drilling fluid includes a conduit containing the drilling fluid, an electromagnetic sensor in communication with the drilling fluid that senses a combined water and solids fraction, and at least one of a conductivity sensor or a density sensor, each in communication with the drilling fluid. The apparatus also includes a processing system determining the fraction of oil, water, and solids in the drilling fluid using the combined water and solid fraction and at least one of the conductivity value from the conductivity sensor or the density value from the density sensor and a controller coupled to the processing system, the controller having an output coupled to a drilling fluid additive control device controlling an additive to be added to the drilling fluid based on the fraction of oil, water, and solids of the drilling fluid.

A meter electronics (20) for detecting an orientation and compensating a measurement based on the detected orientation is provided. The meter electronics (20) comprises an interface (401) configured to communicatively couple to a sensor assembly (10) and a processing system (402). The processing system (402) is configured to detect an orientation of the sensor assembly (10) based on one or more sensor signals provided by the sensor assembly (10).

Disclosed is a Coriolis flowmeter comprising a plurality of measurement areas. The Coriolis flowmeter comprises a flow tube and a flow transmitter. The flow tube comprises at least a first measurement area and a second measurement area. A first driving device and a first measurement device are mounted in the first measurement area, and a second driving device and a second measurement device are mounted in the second measurement area. The first measurement device and the second measurement device are both connected to the flow transmitter so as to transmit measurement values of the first measurement device and the second measurement device to the flow transmitter. The first measurement area uses the Coriolis principle to measure at least one of the mass flow and the density of an internal medium, and the second measurement area and the first measurement area both measure the mass flow and / or the density of the internal medium. Compared with the prior art, in the present invention, measurement values of a same parameter of a medium in a flow tube in two measurement areas are compared, so that a measurement result can be verified online, and a high-precision real-time diagnosis method based on sensor design is provided, thereby avoiding production interruption caused by regular calibration of the Coriolis flowmeter.

A method of measuring a material property of a viscoelastic fluid using one or more vibration transducers, the method comprising: vibrating the one or more vibration transducers in the viscoelastic fluid, the first surface and the second surface are spaced apart and oriented relative to each other such that during vibration of the one or more vibration transducers, the first wave and the second wave combine with each other to generate a first wave propagating from a first surface of the one or more vibration transducers and a second wave propagating from a second surface of the one or more vibration transducers, where the first surface and the second surface are spaced apart and oriented relative to each other such that during vibration of the one or more vibration transducers, the first wave and the second wave combine with each other. To provide net constructive interference or net destructive interference; and determining a material characteristic of the viscoelastic fluid based on the vibration of the one or more vibration transducers in the viscoelastic fluid.

To provide an in-furnace slag amount estimation device, an in-furnace slag amount estimation method, and a molten steel production method that can estimate with high accuracy an in-furnace slag weight after slag is discharged.SOLUTION: An in-furnace slag amount estimating device (1) includes an input section (11) to which input data is input including in-furnace shape data of a converter, composition and temperature data of molten metal and slag, and in-furnace slag height data of the converter before or during a blowing treatment, a slag bulk density calculation unit (13) that calculates a slag bulk density after tilting the converter using the input data and a slag bulk density estimation model, a slag volume calculation unit (14) that calculates an in-furnace slag volume in the furnace after tilting the converter using slag height data after tilting the converter, the in-furnace shape data, and a slag volume estimation model, and a slag weight calculation unit (15) that calculates an in-furnace slag weight after the converter is tilted to discharge the slag using a calculated slag bulk density and a calculated slag volume.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

In some implementations, a method is disclosed that may include operating the Coriolis meter on a process fluid where the process fluid may include a liquid continuous process fluid with particles. The method may include measuring a measured speed of sound of the process fluid, deriving a first correlation input parameter from the measured speed of sound the process fluid, determining at least one correlation output parameter utilizing an optimized Coriolis correction correlation between the correlation output parameter and the first correlation input parameter and at least a second correlation input parameter. Also, the method may include where the optimized Coriolis correction correlation is determined utilizing a training data set which relates the correlation input parameters to the correlation output parameters at a plurality of operating conditions and correcting the at least one measured Coriolis output parameter utilizing the at least one correlation output parameter.

Disclosed is a Coriolis flowmeter comprising a plurality of measurement areas. The Coriolis flowmeter comprises a flow tube and a flow transmitter. The flow tube comprises at least a first measurement area and a second measurement area. A first driving device and a first measurement device are mounted in the first measurement area, and a second driving device and a second measurement device are mounted in the second measurement area. The first measurement device and the second measurement device are both connected to the flow transmitter so as to transmit measurement values of the first measurement device and the second measurement device to the flow transmitter. The first measurement area uses the Coriolis principle to measure at least one of the mass flow and the density of an internal medium, and the second measurement area and the first measurement area both measure the mass flow and / or the density of the internal medium. Compared with the prior art, in the present invention, measurement values of a same parameter of a medium in a flow tube in two measurement areas are compared, so that a measurement result can be verified online, and a high-precision real-time diagnosis method based on sensor design is provided, thereby avoiding production interruption caused by regular calibration of the Coriolis flowmeter.

The application discloses a method for calculating alcohol concentration based on secondary compensation, and relates to the technical field of alcohol concentration detection. The application innovatively introduces fluid viscous damping characteristics as a third measurement dimension, uses the driving gain parameter of the Coriolis force mass flowmeter to inversely calculate the actual viscosity of the fluid in real time, and breaks the single measurement limitation of the traditional density and temperature. Meanwhile, the physical characteristics of the solid in the brewed wine are extremely sensitive to the viscosity, the dry extract content in the wine is accurately inversely estimated based on the viscosity deviation, the density virtual high value caused by the solid is further quantitatively calculated, and the measured density is subtractively corrected. Through the secondary compensation mechanism, the interference of the solid is effectively removed, and the real density of the pure base liquor is restored.

The utility model discloses a device for accurately measuring the density of a desulfurizing absorption tower, and relates to the field of power equipment. The device comprises a vertical pipe communicated with a slurry conveying pipeline, the vertical pipe is communicated with an inclined pipe inclining upwards, a control valve and a top cover are arranged at the two ends of the inclined pipe respectively, a densimeter and the top cover are fixedly installed, and a probe of the densimeter extends into the inclined pipe; the upper end and the lower end of the outer side wall of the inclined pipe are communicated with a water inlet pipe and a water outlet pipe respectively, the water inlet pipe and the water outlet pipe are communicated with a water inlet valve and a water outlet pulse valve respectively, and the water outlet pipe is further communicated with an air inlet valve. The inclined tube cleaning device has the beneficial effects that various cleaning modes are applied to the interior of the inclined tube after the inclined tube is closed, so that the cleaning effect on the inclined tube is improved, the problem of slurry accumulation is solved, and the measurement accuracy of the densimeter is ensured.

The invention relates to a method and a device for monitoring the loading process of a liquid conveyed from a starting container through a pipeline into a target container, the method being carried out in a data processing device, the method comprising the following steps: (a) reading measurements of the density, pressure and / or temperature of the liquid conveyed in the pipeline from at least one measuring device; (b) determining an acceptable range of the density of the liquid delivered in the conduit; (c) comparing the density measurement value with an acceptable range, the density measurement value and / or the acceptable range being adjusted if necessary as a function of the pressure and / or temperature measurement value such that they are comparable; and (d) outputting a signal if the density measurement is outside the acceptable range.

A hybrid free-space acoustic oscillator system and method for detecting perturbations in a free-space region by analyzing phase-induced frequency shifts. An acoustic transmitter is configured to emit signals at a preset oscillation frequency into the free-space region, where a sample under test induces phase shifts. An acoustic receiver captures the phase-shifted signals and converts them into electrical signals. A first and second feedback loop interconnect the receiver and transmitter, incorporating a first amplifier, a bandpass filter, and phase shifters to regulate signal characteristics. The system dynamically compensates for induced phase variations through controlled feedback adjustments. A detector measures the difference between the preset and new oscillation frequency to determine a property of the sample under test.

The invention relates to a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) component or microfluidic component comprising a free-hanging or free-standing microchannel (1), as well as methods for manufacturing such a microchannel, as well as a flow sensor, e.g. a thermal flow sensor or a Coriolis flow sensor, pressure sensor or multi-parameter sensor, valve, pump or microheater, comprising such a microelectromechanical system component or microfluidic component. The MEMS component allows to increase the flow range and / or decrease the pressure drop of for instance a micro Coriolis mass flow meter by increasing the channel diameter, while maintaining its advantages.

Vibrating a vibration transducer element within a fluid at a vibration frequency, the vibration transducer element comprising an elongated member in contact with the fluid characterized by a width, a half-width equal to half of the width, and a length longer than the width, the half-width being smaller than the propagation depth of the shear wave of the fluid at the vibration frequency; measuring the vibration of the vibration transducer element within the fluid at the vibration frequency; and determining a physical property of the fluid, such as viscosity, viscoelasticity, density, fluid stiffness, loss tangent, storage modulus, loss modulus, or yield stress, based on the measurement of the vibration, to determine the physical property of the fluid.

A method for determining the vapor pressure of a fluid is provided. The method includes the following steps: providing a meter having meter electronics, wherein the meter includes at least one of a flow meter and a density meter; flowing a process fluid through the meter; providing a low-pressure location associated with the meter; adjusting the pressure of the process fluid until flash vaporization is detected at the low-pressure location; and calculating the true vapor pressure of the process fluid if flash vaporization is detected.

Determining a physical property of a fluid by: vibrating a vibratory transducer element in a fluid at a vibration frequency, wherein the vibratory transducer element comprises a fluid-contacting elongate member characterised by a width, a half width that is equal to half of the width, and a length that is greater than the width, wherein the half width is less than a propagation depth of a shear wave in the fluid at the vibration frequency; making a measurement of the vibration of the vibratory transducer element in the fluid at the vibration frequency; and determining, based on the measurement of the vibration, a physical property of the fluid such as a viscosity, a viscoelasticity, a density, a fluid stiffness, a loss tangent, a storage modulus, a loss modulus, or a yield stress.

A method of determining density of a fluid within a system includes actuating a piston of a hydraulic cylinder at a target velocity. Additionally, the method includes determining differential pressure and volumetric flow rate of the fluid flowing through an orifice under actuation of the piston. The density of the fluid is determined based on the first differential pressure and the volumetric flow rate of the fluid, which is used by the system to regulate a mass flow rate of fluid within the system.

The invention relates to a method for detecting a parameter (3) of a fluid (12) with a sensor device (2) of a flow meter (1), comprising: a) flowing a training fluid (4) having known fluid parameters through the flow meter, in which a training measurement signal (5) from the sensor device is fed to a machine learning model (6); b) training the machine learning model to detect real-time fluid (12) parameters (8) using real-time measurement signals (7) from the sensor means; and c) detecting a real-time fluid parameter using the trained machine learning model and the real-time measurement signal fed to the trained machine learning model, where feeding the real-time measurement signal from the sensor device to the machine learning model comprises: processing (9) the real-time measurement signal by performing feature extraction or feature learning (10) thereon, and feeding the processed real-time measurement signal (19) to the trained machine learning model.