Noninvasive Characterization Of A Flowing Multiphase Fluid Using Ultrasonic Interferometry
Abstract
An apparatus for noninvasively monitoring the flow and/or the composition of a flowing liquid using ultrasound is described. The position of the resonance peaks for a fluid excited by a swept-frequency ultrasonic signal have been found to change frequency both in response to a change in composition and in response to a change in the flow velocity thereof. Additionally, the distance between successive resonance peaks does not change as a function of flow, but rather in response to a change in composition. Thus, a measurement of both parameters (resonance position and resonance spacing), once calibrated, permits the simultaneous determination of flow rate and composition using the apparatus and method of the present invention.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 880163
- Patent Number(s):
- 6889560
- Application Number:
- 10/649886
- Assignee:
- The Regents of the University of California (Los Alamos, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Sinha, Dipen N. Noninvasive Characterization Of A Flowing Multiphase Fluid Using Ultrasonic Interferometry. United States: N. p., 2005.
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"Noninvasive Characterization Of A Flowing Multiphase Fluid Using Ultrasonic Interferometry". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/880163.
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