IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0124753
(2005-05-09)
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등록번호 |
US-7261002
(2007-08-28)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Gysling,Daniel L.
- Bryant,Rebecca M.
- Winston,Charles R.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
20 인용 특허 :
9 |
초록
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Flow rate measurement system includes two measurement regions 14,16 located an average axial distance ΔX apart along the pipe 12, the first measurement region 14 having two unsteady pressure sensors 18,20, located a distance X1 apart, and the second measurement region 16, having two other unste
Flow rate measurement system includes two measurement regions 14,16 located an average axial distance ΔX apart along the pipe 12, the first measurement region 14 having two unsteady pressure sensors 18,20, located a distance X1 apart, and the second measurement region 16, having two other unsteady pressure sensors 22,24, located a distance X2 apart, each capable of measuring the unsteady pressure in the pipe 12. Signals from each pair of pressure sensors 18,20 and 22,24 are differenced by summers 44,54, respectively, to form spatial wavelength filters 33,35, respectively. Each spatial filter 33,35filters out acoustic pressure disturbances Pacoustic and other long wavelength pressure disturbances in the pipe 12 and passes short-wavelength low-frequency vortical pressure disturbances Pvortical associated with the vortical flow field 15. The spatial filters 33,35 provide signals Pas1,Pas2 to band pass filters 46,56 that filter out high frequency signals. The Pvortical-dominated filtered signals Pasf1,Pasf2 from the two regions 14,16 are cross-correlated by Cross-Correlation Logic 50 to determine a time delay τ between the two sensing locations 14,16 which is divided into the distance ΔX to obtain a convection velocity Uc(t) that is related to an average flow rate of the fluid (i.e., one or more liquids and/or gases) flowing in the pipe 12. The invention may also be configured to detect the velocity of any desired inhomogeneous pressure field in the flow. The invention may also be combined with an instrument, an opto-electronic converter and a controller in an industrial process control system.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for use in an industrial process for measuring a velocity of a fluid moving in a pipe, comprising: a plurality of pressure sensors attached to the outside of the pipe for measuring the inhomogeneous pressure disturbances at a plurality of axial locations along th
What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for use in an industrial process for measuring a velocity of a fluid moving in a pipe, comprising: a plurality of pressure sensors attached to the outside of the pipe for measuring the inhomogeneous pressure disturbances at a plurality of axial locations along the pipe, each sensor providing a pressure signal; a processor, responsive to at least two of the plurality of pressure signals, which provides a velocity signal indicative of the velocity of the fluid in the pipe; and a controller that provides a control signal, in response to the velocity signal, to a flow device that controls the velocity of the fluid. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the inhomogeneous pressure disturbances are naturally occurring within the fluid. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the in inhomogeneous pressure disturbances are stochastic within the fluid. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the inhomogeneous pressure disturbances comprise vortices. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the fluid comprises a fluid mixture. 6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the velocity signal relates to the velocity of a constituent in the fluid mixture. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the fluid comprises of any combination of oil, gas and water. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensors is configured to filter out wavelengths above a predetermined wavelength. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of the pressure sensors is a strain gauge. 10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the strain gauge is selected from the group consisting of a piezoelectric strain gauge, a capacitive strain gauge, a piezoresistive strain gauge, and an accelerometer. 11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor comprises a cross-correlator, and wherein the plurality of pressure signals are in communication with the cross-correlator, and wherein the cross-correlator computes a time delay between at least two of the plurality of pressure signals. 12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the flow device is one of at least a valve, a pump and a throttle. 13. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a volumetric flow meter wherein said signal processor provides a flow signal indicative of the volumetric flow rate of said fluid flowing in said pipe. 14. A method for use in an industrial process for measuring a velocity of a fluid moving in a pipe, the method comprising: attaching a plurality of axially-spaced pressure sensors to the outside of the pipe; detecting inhomogeneous pressure disturbances in the fluid at each pressure sensor, each pressure sensor providing a pressure signal; processing at least two of the plurality of pressure signals to provide a velocity signal indicative of the velocity of the fluid in the pipe; and providing a control signal, in response to the calculated velocity, to a flow device that controls the velocity of the fluid. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the inhomogeneous pressure disturbances are naturally occurring within the fluid. 16. The method of claim 14, wherein the fluid comprises a fluid mixture. 17. The method of claim 14, wherein the plurality of sensors is configured to filter out wavelengths above a predetermined wavelength. 18. The method of claim 14, wherein at least one of the pressure sensors is a strain gauge. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the strain gauge is selected from the group consisting of a piezoelectric strain gauge, a capacitive strain gauge, a piezoresistive strain gauge, and an accelerometer. 20. The method of claim 14, wherein the flow device is one of at least a valve, a pump and a throttle.
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