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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yvon Castel, Croissy sur Seine, FR;
Assignee:
Institut Francais du Petrole, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7386104 ;
Abstract
A device for determining at least one parameter characteristic of a fluid with a variable density and at least one phase having different density values is disclosed. A process of measuring the density of a multi-phase petroleum effluent. A parameter associated with a fluid of variable density is determined by measuring the value by which a flexible element in contact with the fluid is deformed.