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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2012
Rainer Josef Hoffmann, Unterhaching, DE;
William George Clark, Porsgrunn, NO;
Lene Amundsen, Porsgrunn, NO;
Ruben Schulkes, Sandefjord, NO;
Rainer Josef Hoffmann, Unterhaching, DE;
William George Clark, Porsgrunn, NO;
Lene Amundsen, Porsgrunn, NO;
Ruben Schulkes, Sandefjord, NO;
STATOIL PETROLEUM AS, Stavanger, NO;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining contents of a conduit containing at least one fluid is described. The conduit may be at least partially defined by at least one wall portion. The wall portion may be cooled. After cooling said, the temperature at least one temperature sensor located adjacent to the wall portion may be measured. A characteristic of said contents is determined based on said measured temperature at the or each temperature sensor.