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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2013
Daniel Measurement and Control, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Lawson Hamilton Ramsay, Falkirk, GB;
DANIEL MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and method for monitoring operation of a flow metering system. In one embodiment, a flow metering system includes a flow meter, a first and second pressure sensors, a flow conditioner, and a condition monitor. The flow meter is configured to measure the volume of fluid flowing through the flow meter. The first pressure sensor is disposed proximate the flow meter to measure pressure of the fluid proximate the flow meter. The flow conditioner is disposed upstream of the flow meter. The second pressure sensor is disposed upstream of the flow conditioner to measure pressure of the fluid upstream of the flow conditioner. The condition monitor is coupled to the flow meter and the pressure sensors, and is configured to identify a potential discrepancy in operation of the flow metering system based on a difference between pressure measurements of the first and second pressure sensors.