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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2014
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Kristin Katherine Holden, Fletcher, OK (US);
Robert Paul Freese, Pittsboro, NC (US);
John Gilbert Heaton, Duncan, OK (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method includes optically interacting a flow of bulk material or powder in a pneumatic conveyor with an integrated computational element ('ICE') configured to modify an electromagnetic radiation according to a characteristic of the flow of bulk material or powder. The method includes detecting the modified electromagnetic radiation with a detector, producing an output signal corresponding to the characteristic of the flow, and receiving and processing the output signal with a signal processor to yield a value for the characteristic of the flow. Also, the method includes modifying at least one of a flow rate or an air pressure in the pneumatic conveyor in response to the value of the characteristic of the flow. The bulk material or powder includes a dry cement or a dry cement component.