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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard T. Jones, Hamden, CT (US);
Allen R. Davis, Falls Church, VA (US);
John M. Faustino, East Haven, CT (US);
Assignee:
Weatherford/Lamb, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/04 ; G01J 1/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/04 ; G01J 1/42 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for non-intrusively sensing fluid flow within a pipe is provided. The apparatus includes an array of sensors that include a plurality of optical fiber coils. The array of sensors senses the fluid flow inside the pipe. At least one optical reflective device is disposed between adjacent optical fiber coils. An isolation pad is disposed between each optical reflective device and the pipe.