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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2009
Christian O'keefe, Durham, CT (US);
Robert J. Maron, Cromwell, CT (US);
Mark R. Fernald, Enfield, CT (US);
Timothy J. Bailey, Longmeadow, MA (US);
Alex Van Der Spek, Rotterdam, NL;
Michael A. Davis, Glastonbury, CT (US);
John V. Viega, Ellington, CT (US);
Christian O'Keefe, Durham, CT (US);
Robert J. Maron, Cromwell, CT (US);
Mark R. Fernald, Enfield, CT (US);
Timothy J. Bailey, Longmeadow, MA (US);
Alex Van der Spek, Rotterdam, NL;
Michael A. Davis, Glastonbury, CT (US);
John V. Viega, Ellington, CT (US);
CiDRA Corporate Services Inc., Wallingford, CT (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides new techniques for non-invasive and real-time measurement of the velocity profile of slurry flow in horizontal pipes, as well as the measurement and trending of pipe wear on slurry lines. In the first case, this information can be used to determine the approach and onset of solid deposition on the bottom of the pipe. Having this information in real time can enable operation at lower velocities or higher solids concentration or both while avoiding solids deposition or plugging and their associated operational costs. In the second case, the present invention uses a permanently or semi-permanently installed ring of conformable ultrasonic transducers clamped onto the outside of the pipe. These transducers are used to measure the thickness of the pipe under their respective locations.