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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Victor Diatschenko, Houston, TX (US);
Winthrop K Brown, Bellaire, TX (US);
James R Stoy, Missouri City, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texaco Inc., White Plains, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73 1903 ; 73 6145 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for detecting the flow regime of multiphase fluid flowing in a closed pipeline system utilizes an entirely passive acoustical detector means. The acoustical pattern detected by the detector means is amplified and compared to known patterns to identify the flow regime according to its acoustical fingerprint.