IP Library Granted Patent US 8,447,535
Granted Patent B2
US 8,447,535 · App. 13/357,151 · Granted May 21, 2013

Wet gas measurement

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Patent No.
US 8,447,535
App. No.
13/357,151
Granted
May 21, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A multi-phase process fluid is passed through a vibratable flowtube. Motion is induced in the vibratable flowtube. A first apparent property of the multi-phase process fluid based on the motion of the vibratable flowtube is determined, and an apparent intermediate value associated with the multi-phase process fluid based on the first apparent property is determined. A corrected intermediate value is determined based on a mapping between the intermediate value and the corrected intermediate value. A phase-specific property of a phase of the multi-phase process fluid is determined based on the corrected intermediate value.

Claims (16)

1. A method comprising:

passing a multi-phase process fluid through a vibratable flowtube;

inducing motion in the vibratable flowtube;

collecting sensor data from a sensor attached to the flowtube;

providing a computer system further comprising a computer processor with computer instructions; said instructions performing the steps of:

determining frequency from collected sensor data;

comparing with an expected frequency range;

eliminating a zero offset when frequency is within the expected range;

determining an amplitude;

determining a phase; and

calculating a drive signal using the amplitude and phase.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the zero offset is provided from a zero offset compensation procedure.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the amplitude is determined using a Fourier-based technique.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the phase is determined using a Fourier-based technique.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the calculated drive signal is feed back into the positive drive signal to vibrate the flow tube.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the frequency is outside the expected range and setting a stall signal for subsequent communication.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 31, 2017
From: INVENSYS SYSTEMS, INC.
To: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SYSTEMS USA, INC.
Reel/Frame 043379/0925 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 13, 2012
From: TOMBS, MICHAEL S., MR.
To: INVENSYS SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 028040/0345 →