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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2017
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (US);
Austin Gray Mullins, Bradenton, FL (US);
Miles Patrick Mullins, Bradenton, FL (US);
Christopher L. Lewis, Plant City, FL (US);
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, Tampa, FL (US);
Abstract
In some embodiments, a system for automatically evaluating slurry properties includes a down-hole measurement device configured to be lowered into slurry provided in an excavated hole, the measurement device comprising an outer housing, a flow pump, a flow meter, and a differential pressure sensor, wherein the flow pump is configured to pump slurry through the flow meter, the flow meter is configured to measure a flow rate of the pumped slurry, and the differential pressure sensor is configured to measure a difference in pressure between the pumped slurry and the slurry outside of the measurement device.