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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2016
Aspect Imaging Ltd., Shoham, IL;
Emilio Javier Tozzi, Davis, CA (US);
Uri Rapoport, Moshav Ben Shemen, IL;
ASPECT IMAGING LTD., Shoham, IL;
Abstract
A system for performing inline measurements of flow rate, density, and rheology of a flowing fluid is disclosed, comprising: (a) a rheology measurement subsystem comprising: a horizontal tube of internal radius r; means for measuring a velocity profile of a test fluid flowing through said horizontal tube at a distance xfrom its upstream end; and means for determining wall shear stress at a boundary between said flowing fluid and an inner surface of said horizontal tube; (b) a density measurement subsystem comprising: a vertical tube of internal radius rin fluid connection with said horizontal tube; a pressure sensor for measuring the pressure of said test fluid within said vertical tube at a location y; and, (c) a pressure sensor for measuring the pressure of said test fluid within said vertical tube at a location ydownstream from yand displaced vertically from yby a distance Δh.