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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2008
Martin Peter William Jones, Emsworth, GB;
Richard Damon Goodman Roberts, Southampton, GB;
Mark Volanthen, Fareham, GB;
Martin Peter William Jones, Emsworth, GB;
Richard Damon Goodman Roberts, Southampton, GB;
Mark Volanthen, Fareham, GB;
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
A vibration detector () comprising at least one fiber optic sensor () mechanically coupled to a flexible support member (). The vibration detector () is mounted on the outside of the pipeline and a signal from the fiber optic sensor is measured. This signal is indicative of whether the vibration detector is experiencing vibrations due to collisions of contaminant particles with each other and/or with the walls of the pipeline. A method for detecting particulate contaminants in a fluid flowing in a pipeline is also provided.