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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2015
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Prafull Sharma, Karnataka, IN;
Aparna Chakrapani Sheila-Vadde, Karnataka, IN;
Suma Memana Narayana Bhat, Karnataka, IN;
Vikram Melapudi, Karnataka, IN;
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
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.