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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2002
Joseph Perry Cohen, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Paul Anthony Mattiola, Coopersburg, PA (US);
David John Farese, Riegelsville, PA (US);
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Abstract
A process for measuring a total mass of a pressurized fluid flowing through a conduit is provided which includes measuring a first volume, temperature and pressure of the fluid during a first timed interval of a sequence of timed intervals, calculating a first mass during the first timed interval by applying the first temperature and pressure to an equation of state to determine a first density and multiplying the first density by the first volume to determine the first mass, measuring a second volume, temperature and pressure of the fluid during a second timed interval, calculating a second mass during the second timed interval by applying the second temperature and pressure to the equation of state to determine a second density and multiplying the second density by the second volume to determine the second mass, and calculating the total mass of the fluid by summing the first and second masses.