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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2009
Thomas Edward Kilburn, Pennsburg, PA (US);
Michael D. Newman, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Thomas Edward Kilburn, Pennsburg, PA (US);
Michael D. Newman, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Linde Aktiengesellschaft, , DE;
Abstract
An apparatus for measuring a flow rate of a two-phase fluid flowing within a conduit includes a chamber having at least one transparent wall in fluid communication with the conduit; a high-speed imaging system in visual communication with the at least one transparent wall; a thermocouple and a pressure transducer for obtaining a temperature value and a pressure value of the two-phase fluid flowing within the conduit; and a processor for determining the flow rate of the two-phase fluid by analyzing the images obtained by the high-speed imaging system, and from the temperature and pressure values for the two-phase fluid flowing within the conduit. A process is provided for determining the flow rate of a two-phase fluid flowing within the conduit.