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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Dresser Inc., Addison, TX (US);
Inventor:
Larry Gene Schoonover, Falmouth, MA (US);
Assignee:
Dresser, Inc., Addison, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 5/30 (2006.01); G01M 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 29/44 (2006.01); F16K 37/00 (2006.01); G05B 9/02 (2006.01); G01N 29/14 (2006.01); G01N 29/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/007 (2013.01); F16K 37/00 (2013.01); G01N 29/14 (2013.01); G01N 29/4454 (2013.01); G01N 29/46 (2013.01); G05B 9/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of systems and methods that can filter acoustic energy from sources remote from the valve. These embodiments utilize signals from sensors that manifest acoustic energy from various locations on and/or about the valves. In one embodiment, the system includes sensors at locations proximate the valve and locations spaced apart from the valve. The system can further process the signals from these locations and, in one example, combines samples of data to form an energy signature of the valve that is effectively free of noise that emanates from upstream and/or downstream of the valve.