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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2015
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Jing Ye, Shanghai, CN;
Yan Mei, Shanghai, CN;
Xiaolei Ao, Billerica, MA (US);
Weihua Shang, Shanghai, CN;
Ran Niu, Shanghai, CN;
Gregory Ronald Gillette, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Christopher Edward Wolfe, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Robert Arnold Judge, Houston, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An ultrasonic flow meter system includes a conduit defining a channel, at least one pair of first transducers, at least one second transducer, and a processor. The pair of first transducers is mounted on the conduit and includes a transmitting transducer and a receiving transducer for generating a first responsive signal. The transmitting transducer and the receiving transducer are arranged on a chordal path. The second transducer is mounted on the conduit for generating a second responsive signal. The processor is configured to receive the first responsive signal and the second responsive signal, select one responsive signal according to a relationship of the first responsive signal and noise thereof and a relationship of the second responsive signal and noise thereof, and determine a flow rate of a flow medium according to the selected responsive signal. A method for measuring the flow rate of the fluid medium is also provided.