General Electric Company

Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC

Prafull Sharma

Aparna Chakrapani Sheila-Vadde

Vikram Reddy Melapudi

Manoj Kumar Koyithitta Meethal

Mandar Diwakar Godbole

Suma Memana Narayana Bhat

Ui Won Suh

William Stewart McKnight

Vamshi Krishna Reddy Kommareddy

Wrichik Basu

Sakethraman Mahalingam

Megha Navalgund

Rajesh Veera Venkata Lakshmi Langoju

Parama Ghoshal

Suneel Tumkur Shankarappa

Manikandasriram Srinivasan Ramanagopal

Anjani Narendra Schrad

Manojkumar Meethal

A method of determining a fraction of one or more phases in a multi-phase fluid in a conduit is provided. The method includes exciting () a sensing device to cause emission of electromagnetic waves of a range of frequencies into a multi-phase fluid. The sensing device comprises an antenna and a dielectric layer, selected to cause resonance in at least one of a first set of frequencies or a second set of frequencies based on a flow state of the multi-phase fluid, when placed proximate to the multi-phase fluid. The method also includes receiving () transmitted or reflected electromagnetic waves from the multi-phase fluid. The flow state of the multi-phase fluid is selected () based on a classification parameter. Fractions are determined () utilizing at least one fraction determination model that is selected based on the flow state of the multi-phase fluid.

Multi-phase fluid fraction measurement

A system includes a plurality of movable members and an electromagnetic wave probe disposed within at least one movable member among the plurality of movable members. The actuation system is coupled to the plurality of movable members. The actuation system is configured to actuate and removably position the plurality of movable members to form a wave guide around at least a portion of an outer peripheral surface of the pipe assembly and position the electromagnetic wave probe proximate to the portion of the outer peripheral surface of the pipe assembly.

System and method for detecting an anomaly in a pipe assembly

A method of determining salinity of multi-phase fluids in a conduit includes exciting a sensing device to cause emission of electromagnetic waves of one or more frequencies into the multi-phase fluid. The method includes receiving transmitted or reflected electromagnetic waves from the multi-phase fluid. Furthermore, the method includes determining an intermediate parameter from the received electromagnetic waves. The method also includes obtaining estimated values of a plurality of parameters from the intermediate parameter. The estimated values comprise at least one of an estimated value of conductance, an estimated value of susceptance, an estimated value of differential conductance, an estimated value of differential susceptance, an estimated value of a real part of complex permittivity, and an estimated value of an imaginary part of complex permittivity. Salinity of the fluid is determined based, at least in part, on the estimated values of the plurality of parameters.

System and method to measure salinity of multi-phase fluids

A method for determining a phase composition of a multiphase mixture flowing through a pipe is presented. The method includes exciting one or more patch antennas configured to operate over the range of frequencies. Further, the method includes acquiring at least one of a transmitted signal and a reflected signal over the range of frequencies from the one or more patch antennas. Moreover, the method includes estimating the phase composition of the multiphase mixture based on a group delay determined from at least one of the transmitted signal and the reflected signal. A system for determining a phase composition of a multiphase mixture flowing through a pipe is also presented.

Multiphase flow measurement using electromagnetic sensors

Various methods of metering a multi-phase composition in a pipe using patch antenna(s), that operate in a radio or microwave frequency range, are disclosed including locating and then exciting the patch antenna(s) over a range of frequencies; measuring transmitted and reflected signals over time; estimating a shift in a resonant frequency from a baseline resonant frequency; then calculating a permittivity of the composition, based on the shift; and calculating a phase composition of the multi-phase composition. The present invention has been described in terms of specific embodiment(s), and it is recognized that equivalents, alternatives, and modifications, aside from those expressly stated, are possible and within the scope of the appending claims.

Multiphase flow metering with patch antenna

An electrode array, a system and a method for reconstructing the distribution of electrical properties within a multi-material object. One embodiment includes electrodes arranged along a three-dimensional helical path to provide one or more helical arrays and circuitry to measure signals for calculating a conductivity or admittivity distribution representative of the interior of the structure. Image data may be obtained which is representative of the multi-material region.

System and method for performing electrical impedance tomography

A method for generating a scanplan for inspection of a component is provided. The method includes loading a geometric model of the component and generating the scanplan of the component based on the geometric model and at least one scanning parameter. A method of inspecting a component is also provided and includes loading a geometric model of the component, generating a scanplan of the component based on the geometric model and at least one scanning parameter, mounting the component on an inspection system manipulator and inspecting the component including moving an inspection probe relative to the component using the scanplan.

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