Portable flow measurement apparatus having an array of sensors
    1.
    发明授权
    Portable flow measurement apparatus having an array of sensors 有权
    具有传感器阵列的便携式流量测量装置

    公开(公告)号:US07302861B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-12-04

    申请号:US11582203

    申请日:2006-10-16

    IPC分类号: G01F1/34

    CPC分类号: G01F1/7082 G01F1/712 G01F1/74

    摘要: A portable flow measuring apparatus includes an array of pressure sensors used to measure the acoustic and convective pressure variations in the flow to determine a desired parameter. A portable processing instrument processes the signals provided by the sensing array to provide an output signal indicative of a parameter of the fluid flow. The portable processing instrument includes a processor having appropriate processing algorithms to determine the desired or selected parameter(s) of the process flow 12. The portable processing instrument has a user interface to permit the user to select the parameters to be measured in the process flow, and/or more importantly, to enable the user to modify particular parameters or functions in the processor 30 and/or processing algorithms. The user interface 32 also enables a user to modify the code of the algorithm via a graphic user interface (GUI), keyboard and/or user input signal 34.

    摘要翻译: 便携式流量测量装置包括用于测量流中的声学和对流压力变化的压力传感器阵列,以确定期望的参数。 便携式处理仪器处理由感测阵列提供的信号以提供指示流体流动的参数的输出信号。 便携式处理仪器包括具有适当处理算法的处理器,以确定处理流程12的期望或选择的参数。便携式处理设备具有用户接口,以允许用户在过程流程中选择待测量的参数 和/或更重要的是使得用户能够修改处理器30中的特定参数或功能和/或处理算法。 用户界面32还使用户能够经由图形用户界面(GUI),键盘和/或用户输入信号34修改算法的代码。

    Portable flow measurement apparatus having an array of sensors
    2.
    发明授权
    Portable flow measurement apparatus having an array of sensors 有权
    具有传感器阵列的便携式流量测量装置

    公开(公告)号:US07121152B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-17

    申请号:US10862234

    申请日:2004-06-07

    IPC分类号: G01F1/34

    CPC分类号: G01F1/7082 G01F1/712 G01F1/74

    摘要: A portable flow measuring apparatus measures the speed of sound and/or vortical disturbances propagating in a fluid flow to determine a parameter of the flow propagating through a pipe. The apparatus includes a sensing device that includes an array of pressure sensors, which may be removable, used to measure the acoustic and convective pressure variations in the flow to determine a desired parameter. A portable processing instrument processes the signals provided by the sensing array to provide an output signal indicative of a parameter of the fluid flow. The portable processing instrument includes a processor having appropriate processing algorithms to determine the desired or selected parameter(s) of the process flow 12. The portable processing instrument has a user interface to permit the user to select the parameters to be measured in the process flow, and/or more importantly, to enable the user to modify particular parameters or functions in the processor 30 and/or processing algorithms. The user interface 32 also enables a user to modify the code of the algorithm via a graphic user interface (GUI), keyboard and/or user input signal 34.

    摘要翻译: 便携式流量测量装置测量在流体流中传播的声音和/或涡流干扰的速度,以确定通过管道传播的流动的参数。 该装置包括感测装置,其包括可以是可移除的压力传感器阵列,用于测量流中的声学和对流压力变化以确定期望的参数。 便携式处理仪器处理由感测阵列提供的信号以提供指示流体流动的参数的输出信号。 便携式处理仪器包括具有适当处理算法的处理器,以确定处理流程12的期望或选择的参数。 便携式处理仪器具有允许用户在过程流程中选择要测量的参数的用户界面,和/或更重要的是使得用户能够修改处理器30中的特定参数或功能和/或处理算法。 用户界面32还使用户能够经由图形用户界面(GUI),键盘和/或用户输入信号34修改算法的代码。

    Flow rate measurement for industrial sensing applications using unsteady pressures
    3.
    发明授权
    Flow rate measurement for industrial sensing applications using unsteady pressures 有权
    使用不稳定压力的工业​​传感应用的流量测量

    公开(公告)号:US07587948B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-09-15

    申请号:US11844653

    申请日:2007-08-24

    IPC分类号: G01F1/42

    摘要: An apparatus for use in an industrial process for measuring a velocity of a fluid moving in a pipe includes a probe disposed in said fluid flow. The probe includes a tube and an array of at least two sensors disposed at different axial locations along the tube. Each sensor measures inhomogeneous pressure disturbances at respective axial locations. Each sensor further provides a pressure signal. The apparatus also includes a signal processor, responsive to the pressure signals, to provide a signal indicative of the velocity of the fluid. In one embodiment, the sensors filter out wavelengths above a predetermined wavelength. At least one of the sensors comprises a strain gage disposed on a surface of the pipe. In one embodiment, the strain gage comprises a fiber optic strain gage. The apparatus may be configured to detect the velocity of any desired inhomogeneous pressure field in the flow.

    摘要翻译: 用于测量在管中移动的流体的速度的工业过程中的装置包括设置在所述流体流中的探针。 探针包括管和至少两个传感器的阵列,其布置在沿着管的不同轴向位置处。 每个传感器测量各个轴向位置处的不均匀压力扰动。 每个传感器还提供压力信号。 该装置还包括响应于压力信号的信号处理器,以提供指示流体速度的信号。 在一个实施例中,传感器滤出高于预定波长的波长。 至少一个传感器包括设置在管表面上的应变计。 在一个实施例中,应变片包括光纤应变计。 该装置可以被配置为检测流中任何所需的非均匀压力场的速度。

    Apparatus and method having an optical fiber disposed circumferentially around the pipe for measuring unsteady pressure within a pipe
    4.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method having an optical fiber disposed circumferentially around the pipe for measuring unsteady pressure within a pipe 有权
    具有围绕管道周向设置用于测量管内的不稳定压力的光纤的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06959604B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-11-01

    申请号:US10224821

    申请日:2002-08-21

    摘要: A fiber optic pressure sensor for measuring unsteady pressures within a pipe include at least one optical fiber disposed circumferentially around a portion of a circumference of the pipe, which provides an optical signal indicative of the length of the optical fiber. An optical instrument measures the change in length of the optical fiber to determine the unsteady pressure within the pipe. The pressure sensor may include a plurality of optical fiber sections disposed circumferentially around a portion of the circumference of the pipe that are optically connected together by optical fiber sections disposed axially along the pipe. The optical fiber sections may include fiber Bragg gratings having substantially the same or different reflection wavelengths to permit for example the sensors to be axially distributed along the fiber using wavelength division multiplexing and/or time division multiplexing.

    摘要翻译: 用于测量管道内的不稳定压力的光纤压力传感器包括至少一个围绕管道的圆周部分周向设置的光纤,其提供指示光纤长度的光学信号。 光学仪器测量光纤的长度变化,以确定管内的不稳定压力。 压力传感器可以包括围绕管的圆周的一部分周向设置的多个光纤段,其通过沿着管轴向设置的光纤段光学连接在一起。 光纤部分可以包括具有基本上相同或不同的反射波长的光纤布拉格光栅,以允许例如传感器使用波分复用和/或时分复用沿光纤轴向分布。

    Non-intrusive fiber optic pressure sensor for measuring unsteady pressures within a pipe
    5.
    发明授权
    Non-intrusive fiber optic pressure sensor for measuring unsteady pressures within a pipe 失效
    用于测量管道内不稳定压力的非侵入式光纤压力传感器

    公开(公告)号:US06450037B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-09-17

    申请号:US09344093

    申请日:1999-06-25

    IPC分类号: G01L900

    CPC分类号: G01L1/246 G01L11/025

    摘要: Non-intrusive pressure sensors 14-18 for measuring unsteady pressures within a pipe 12 include an optical fiber 10 wrapped in coils 20-24 around the circumference of the pipe 12. The length or change in length of the coils 20-24 is indicative of the unsteady pressure in the pipe. Bragg gratings 310-324 impressed in the fiber 10 may be used having reflection wavelengths &lgr; that relate to the unsteady pressure in the pipe. One or more of sensors 14-18 may be axially distributed along the fiber 10 using wavelength division multiplexing and/or time division multiplexing.

    摘要翻译: 用于测量管12内的不稳定压力的非侵入式压力传感器14-18包括围绕管12的圆周缠绕在线圈20-24中的光纤10.线圈20-24的长度或长度的变化指示 管道中的不稳定压力。 可以使用印在纤维10中的布拉格光栅310-324,其具有与管中的不稳定压力有关的反射波长。 传感器14-18中的一个或多个可以使用波分复用和/或时分复用沿光纤10轴向分布。

    Fiber optic pressure sensor for DC pressure and temperature
    6.
    发明授权
    Fiber optic pressure sensor for DC pressure and temperature 有权
    用于直流压力和温度的光纤压力传感器

    公开(公告)号:US06351987B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-03-05

    申请号:US09548792

    申请日:2000-04-13

    IPC分类号: G01N1100

    摘要: A DC pressure and temperature sensor system for sensing and measuring the DC pressure and temperature of a production fluid (such as oil, gas and water mixtures) in tubing, such as tubing used to extract production fluid from a drilled site. The sensor system includes at least one fluid sensor, but sometimes two. Only one is needed if either the DC pressure or temperature of the production fluid (but not both) is provided by an independent measurement. In general, though, the sensor system includes: a first and second fluid sensor, the first using a first sensing material, and the second using a second sensing material in which sound travels at a rate that depends on the DC pressure and temperature of the second sensing material in a measurably different way than for the first sensing material. Each sensing material is coupled to the production fluid, preferably via a thin-walled membrane, so as to be at a DC pressure and temperature that is, preferably, the same as for the production fluid. Each fluid sensor is used to provide information about the speed of sound in its sensing material, and since the speed of sound depends on the DC pressure and temperature of the sensing material, in providing information about the speed of sound, each fluid sensor also provides information about the DC pressure and temperature of the sensing material, which is either the same as that of the production fluid or can be correlated to that of the production fluid.

    摘要翻译: 直流压力和温度传感器系统,用于感测和测量管道中的生产流体(如油,气体和水混合物)的直流压力和温度,例如用于从钻孔部位提取生产流体的管道。 传感器系统包括至少一个流体传感器,但有时两个。 如果生产流体(但不是两者)的直流压力或温度是通过独立测量提供的,则只需要一个。 然而,通常,传感器系统包括:第一和第二流体传感器,第一和第二流体传感器,第一和第二流体传感器,第一和第二流体传感器,第一和第二流体传感器,第一和第二流体传感器,第一和第二流体传感器, 第二感测材料以与第一感测材料相比可测量的方式不同。 每个感测材料优选通过薄壁膜与生产流体相连,以便处于与制备流体相同的DC压力和温度。 每个流体传感器用于提供关于其感测材料中的声速的信息,并且由于声音的速度取决于传感材料的直流压力和温度,在提供关于声速的信息时,每个流体传感器还提供 关于传感材料的直流压力和温度的信息,其与生产流体的直流压力和温度相同,或者可以与生产流体的相关。

    Flow rate measurement for industrial sensing applications using unsteady pressures
    7.
    发明授权
    Flow rate measurement for industrial sensing applications using unsteady pressures 有权
    使用不稳定压力的工业​​传感应用的流量测量

    公开(公告)号:US06889562B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-10

    申请号:US10007736

    申请日:2001-11-08

    CPC分类号: G01F1/7086 G01F1/712 G01F1/74

    摘要: 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 33,35 filters 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.

    摘要翻译: 流量测量系统包括沿着管12分开的平均轴向距离DeltaX的两个测量区域14,16,第一测量区域14具有位于距离X 1分开的两个不稳定压力传感器18,20 以及第二测量区域16,其具有两个位于距离X 2 2的两个非稳态压力传感器22,24,每个能够测量管12中的不稳定压力。 来自每对压力传感器18,20和22,24的信号分别由加和器44,44分别形成空间波长滤波器33,35。 每个空间滤波器33,35滤除管12中的声压干扰声和其他长波长压力干扰,并且通过短波长的低频涡旋压力扰动P< Vortical< 与涡旋流场15相关联。 空间滤波器33,35向滤波器输出高频信号的带通滤波器46,56提供信号P 1,N 2,P 2,...。 来自两个区域14,16的P< S> Vortical< / SUB>域滤波信号P 1,S 2,P 2,..., 以确定两个感测位置14,16之间的时间延迟τ,其被分成距离DeltaX以获得与流体的平均流速相关的对流速度U c(t) 即,一个或多个液体和/或气体)流入管道12中。 本发明还可以被配置为检测流中任何所需非均匀压力场的速度。 本发明还可以与工业过程控制系统中的仪器,光电转换器和控制器组合。

    Flow rate measurement using unsteady pressures
    8.
    发明授权
    Flow rate measurement using unsteady pressures 有权
    使用不稳定压力进行流量测量

    公开(公告)号:US06691584B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-02-17

    申请号:US10115727

    申请日:2002-04-03

    IPC分类号: G01F142

    摘要: According to one embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus comprises a first filter for measuring a pressure field at a first axial location along the pipe and providing a first pressure signal indicative of the vortical pressure field. The apparatus further comprises a second filter for measuring the vortical pressure field at a second axial location along the pipe and providing a second pressure signal indicative of the vortical pressure field. The apparatus further comprises a signal processor, responsive to the first and the second pressure signals, which provides a velocity signal indicative of a velocity of the vortical pressure field moving in the pipe.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的一个实施例,该装置包括第一过滤器,用于测量沿着管道的第一轴向位置处的压力场,并提供指示涡旋压力场的第一压力信号。 该装置还包括第二过滤器,用于在沿着管道的第二轴向位置处测量涡旋压力场,并提供指示涡旋压力场的第二压力信号。 该装置还包括响应于第一和第二压力信号的信号处理器,其提供指示在管道中移动的涡旋压力场的速度的速度信号。

    Optical flow rate measurement using unsteady pressures
    9.
    发明授权
    Optical flow rate measurement using unsteady pressures 有权
    使用不稳定压力进行光学流量测量

    公开(公告)号:US06536291B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-03-25

    申请号:US09345827

    申请日:1999-07-02

    IPC分类号: G01F134

    CPC分类号: G01F1/7086 G01F1/34 G01F1/704

    摘要: A fiber optic strain gauge based flow rate measurement system includes two measurement regions located an average axial distance &Dgr;X apart along the pipe, the first measurement region having two fiber optic strain gauges located a distance X1 apart, and the second measurement region having two other fiber optic strain gauges located a distance X2 apart, each capable of measuring the unsteady pressure in the pipe 12. Signals from each pair of fiber optic strain gauges are differenced by summers to form spatial wavelength filters. Each spatial filter filters out acoustic pressure disturbances Pacoustic and other long wavelength pressure disturbances in the pipe and passes short-wavelength low-frequency vortical pressure disturbances Pvortical associated with the vortical flow field. The spatial filters provide signals to band pass filters that filter out high frequency signals. The Pvortical-dominated filtered signals from the two sensing regions are cross-correlated to determine a time delay &tgr; between the two sensing locations which is divided into the distance &Dgr;X 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 detect the velocity of any desired inhomogeneous pressure field in the flow.

    摘要翻译: 基于光纤应变计的流量测量系统包括沿着管道分开的平均轴向距离DELTAX的两个测量区域,第一测量区域具有位于距离X1的两个光纤应变计,并且第二测量区域具有两个另外的光纤 光学应变计位于距离X2的距离处,每个能量测量管12中的不稳定压力。来自每对光纤应变仪的信号由夏天差分以形成空间波长滤波器。 每个空间滤波器滤除声压干扰管道中的声波和其他长波长压力干扰,并通过短波长低频涡旋压力扰动与涡旋流场相关的涡流。 空间滤波器为滤除高频信号的带通滤波器提供信号。 来自两个感测区域的以波特率为主的滤波信号是相互关联的,以确定两个感测位置之间的时间延迟τ,其被分成距离DELTAX以获得与平均流量相关的对流速度Uc(t) 流体(即,一个或多个液体和/或气体)在管道12中流动。本发明还可以被配置为检测流中任何期望的不均匀压力场的速度。

    Flow rate measurement for industrial sensing applications using unsteady pressures
    10.
    发明授权
    Flow rate measurement for industrial sensing applications using unsteady pressures 有权
    使用不稳定压力的工业​​传感应用的流量测量

    公开(公告)号:US07261002B1

    公开(公告)日:2007-08-28

    申请号:US11124753

    申请日:2005-05-09

    IPC分类号: G01F1/34

    摘要: 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.

    摘要翻译: 流量测量系统包括沿着管12分开的平均轴向距离DeltaX的两个测量区域14,16,第一测量区域14具有位于距离X 1分开的两个不稳定压力传感器18,20 以及第二测量区域16,其具有两个位于距离X 2 2的两个非稳态压力传感器22,24,每个能够测量管12中的不稳定压力。 来自每对压力传感器18,20和22,24的信号分别由加和器44,44分别形成空间波长滤波器33,35。 每个空间滤波器33,35滤除管12中的声压干扰声和其他长波长压力干扰,并且通过短波长的低频涡旋压力扰动P< Vortical< 与涡旋流场15相关联。 空间滤波器33,35向滤波器输出高频信号的带通滤波器46,56提供信号P 1,N 2,P 2,...。 来自两个区域14,16的P< S> Vortical< / SUB>域滤波信号P 1,S 2,P 2,..., 以确定两个感测位置14,16之间的时间延迟τ,其被分成距离DeltaX以获得与流体的平均流速相关的对流速度U c(t) 即,一个或多个液体和/或气体)流入管道12中。 本发明还可以被配置为检测流中任何所需非均匀压力场的速度。 本发明还可以与工业过程控制系统中的仪器,光电转换器和控制器组合。