Global Patent Index - EP 1592951 A2

EP 1592951 A2 20051109 - AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A FLOW MEASUREMENT COMPENSATED FOR ENTRAINED GAS

Title (en)

AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A FLOW MEASUREMENT COMPENSATED FOR ENTRAINED GAS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR IN BEZUG AUF EINGESCHLOSSENES GAS KOMPENSIERTEN STRÖMUNGSMESSUNG

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCEDE PERMETTANT D'OBTENIR UNE MESURE DE DEBIT COMPENSEE PAR RAPPORT A UN GAZ ENTRAINE

Publication

EP 1592951 A2 20051109 (EN)

Application

EP 04705678 A 20040127

Priority

  • US 2004002291 W 20040127
  • US 44296803 P 20030127
  • US 50334903 P 20030916
  • US 51817103 P 20031107
  • US 71519703 A 20031117

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004068080A2] A apparatus (10,110) is provided that measures the speed of sound and/or vortical disturbances propagating in a fluid or mixture having entrained gas/air to determine the gas volume fraction of the flow (12) propagating through a pipes and compensating or correcting the volumetric flow measurement for entrained air. The GVF meter includes and array of sensor disposed axially along the length of the pipe. The GVF measures the speed of sound propagating through the pipe and fluid to determine the gas volume fraction of the mixture using array processing. The GVF meter can be used with an electromagnetic meter and a consistency meter to compensate for volumetric flow rate and consistency measurement respective, to correct for errors due to entrained gas/air.

IPC 1-7

G01F 1/74; G01F 15/02; G01F 1/66; G01F 1/708; G01F 1/712

IPC 8 full level

G01F 1/66 (2006.01); G01F 1/708 (2006.01); G01F 1/712 (2006.01); G01F 1/74 (2006.01); G01F 15/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G01F 1/66 (2013.01); G01F 1/667 (2013.01); G01F 1/668 (2013.01); G01F 1/7082 (2013.01); G01F 1/712 (2013.01); G01F 1/74 (2013.01); G01F 15/024 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004068080A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004068080 A2 20040812; WO 2004068080 A3 20041125; CA 2515551 A1 20040812; CA 2515551 C 20130917; EP 1592951 A2 20051109

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2004002291 W 20040127; CA 2515551 A 20040127; EP 04705678 A 20040127