Methods and apparatus for measuring rheological properties of multi-phase fluids
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01N-011/14
G01N-033/28
F04C-011/00
F04C-014/02
F04C-014/26
F04C-002/16
G01N-011/00
출원번호
US-0914499
(2014-08-12)
등록번호
US-9863860
(2018-01-09)
우선권정보
IN-3777/13 (2013-08-26)
국제출원번호
PCT/IB2014/063868
(2014-08-12)
국제공개번호
WO2015/028910
(2015-03-05)
발명자
/ 주소
Khalde, Chirag
Sangwai, Jitendra
출원인 / 주소
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS
대리인 / 주소
Maschoff Brennan
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An apparatus for measuring rheological properties of a multi-phase fluid is provided. The apparatus includes a static chamber configured to contain a multi-phase fluid having at least a first phase and a second phase. The apparatus also includes a rotor member submersed in the multi-phase fluid in t
An apparatus for measuring rheological properties of a multi-phase fluid is provided. The apparatus includes a static chamber configured to contain a multi-phase fluid having at least a first phase and a second phase. The apparatus also includes a rotor member submersed in the multi-phase fluid in the static chamber. The rotor member is rotatable about a horizontal rotational axis within the static chamber and the static chamber and the rotor member are oriented in a substantially horizontal direction.
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1. An apparatus for measuring rheological properties of a multi-phase fluid, the apparatus comprising: a static chamber configured to contain a multi-phase fluid having at least a first phase and a second phase, the static chamber having an inlet port to introduce the multi-phase fluid into the cham
1. An apparatus for measuring rheological properties of a multi-phase fluid, the apparatus comprising: a static chamber configured to contain a multi-phase fluid having at least a first phase and a second phase, the static chamber having an inlet port to introduce the multi-phase fluid into the chamber and an outlet port to remove the multi-phase fluid from the static chamber, wherein the inlet port is formed above the outlet port in a vertical direction; anda rotor member configured to be submersed in the multi-phase fluid contained in the static chamber, wherein at least one of the rotor member and the static chamber is rotatable about a horizontal rotational axis, and wherein the static chamber and the rotor member are oriented in a substantially horizontal direction. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the rotor member is rotatable about the horizontal rotational axis within the static chamber. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the static chamber and the rotor member are coaxial. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of the static chamber and the rotor member is formed of metal, steel, stainless steel, hastelloy, titanium, aluminum, quartz, optical glass, Inconel, acrylic, or combinations thereof. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the multi-phase fluid comprises at least two immiscible fluids. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first phase of the multi-phase fluid is a liquid and the second phase is a gas. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first phase of the multi-phase fluid is a solid and the second phase is a liquid. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first phase of the multi-phase fluid is a liquid, the second phase is a solid, and a third phase is a gas. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the rotor member is configured to induce shear in the multi-phase fluid in a plane normal to the rotational axis and to facilitate mixing of the at least first phase and the second phase. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the rotor member comprises a plurality of longitudinal threads formed on a first surface of the rotor member which extend in the horizontal direction. 11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the rotor member comprises a first set of threads formed on a first portion of the rotor member and a second set of threads formed on a second portion of the rotor member, wherein the first set of threads and the second set of threads are oppositely angled. 12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the rotor member is configured to rotate about an axis of eccentric or non-eccentric rotation. 13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of the static chamber and/or rotor member has a rough surface and the ratio of a measured roughness to a diameter of the static chamber and/or the rotor member is about 10−5 to about 0.5. 14. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a processing circuitry configured to estimate the rheological properties of the multi-phase fluid based on a shear rate, a temperature of the multi-phase fluid, a pressure of the multi-phase fluid, or combinations thereof. 15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the rheological properties of the multi-phase fluid comprise a viscosity, a shear storage modulus, a shear loss modulus, or combinations thereof. 16. An apparatus for measuring rheological properties of a multi-phase fluid, the apparatus comprising: a static chamber configured to contain a multi-phase fluid having at least a first phase and a second phase, the static chamber having an inlet port to introduce the multi-phase fluid into the static chamber and an outlet port to remove the multi-phase fluid from the static chamber, wherein the inlet port is formed above the outlet port in a vertical direction;a rotor member configured to be submersed in the multi-phase fluid in the static chamber and rotatable about a rotational axis within the static chamber to induce shear in the multi-phase fluid in a plane normal to the rotational axis, wherein the static chamber and the rotor member are oriented in a substantially horizontal direction; anda processing circuitry configured to estimate the rheological properties of the multi-phase fluid as the rotor member is rotated within the static chamber. 17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the multi-phase fluid comprises at least two immiscible fluids. 18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to estimate the rheological properties of the multi-phase fluid based upon an induced shear rate, a temperature of the multi-phase fluid, a pressure of the multi-phase fluid, or combinations thereof. 19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the rheological properties of the multi-phase fluid comprise a viscosity, a shear storage modulus, a shear loss modulus, or combinations thereof. 20. A method for measuring rheological properties of a multi-phase fluid, the method comprising: providing a static chamber having a rotor member, wherein the static chamber and the rotor member are oriented in a substantially horizontal direction, wherein the static chamber comprises an inlet port to introduce the multi-phase fluid into the static chamber and an outlet port to remove the multi-phase fluid from the static chamber, wherein the inlet port is formed above the outlet port in a vertical direction;placing a multi-phase fluid having a first phase and a second phase within the static chamber; androtating the rotor member about a horizontal rotational axis within the static chamber to induce shear in the multi-phase fluid in a plane normal to the rotational axis. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein rotating the rotor member comprises driving molecules of the multi-phase fluid proximate a surface of the rotor member to facilitate mixing of the first phase and the second phase as the rotor member is rotated about the horizontal rotational axis. 22. The method of claim 20, wherein the multi-phase fluid comprises at least two immiscible fluids. 23. The method of claim 20, further comprising rotating the rotor member about an axis of eccentric rotation. 24. The method of claim 20, further comprising estimating the rheological properties of the multi-phase fluid based upon an applied shear rate, a temperature of the multi-phase fluid, a pressure of the multi-phase fluid, or combinations thereof. 25. The method of claim 24, wherein the rheological properties of the multi-phase fluid comprise a viscosity, a shear storage modulus, a shear loss modulus, or combinations thereof.
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