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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 1991
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1990
Marcel L Mougne, Houston, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for continuous measurement of water volume in oil or steam which overcomes many of the shortcomings. In the present invention may shortcomings encountered in the prior art devices are overcome by placing a dielectric capacity probe inside the main pipeline, to measure the average dielectric constant (E) of the flowing mixture. This `in situ` sampling, will account for the entire cross-sectional area of the pipe or duct and its contents. The `in-situ` probe will have a high intrinsic capacitance approaching that of air, which has a dielectric constant equal to '1'. The probe placed within the pipeline shall offer a minimal impedance to flow of the crude oil or steam and the oil's normal impurities and sediments. The probe will automatically self-calibrate, `in-line`, at selected time intervals and shall be fully automated for the overall routine operation. Additionally it is an object of the present invention to continuously correct the measured capacitance as the temperature fluctuates throughout delivery.
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