Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100134304 | VIBRATORY FLOW METER AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING FOR ENTRAINED GAS IN A FLOW MATERIAL - A vibratory flow meter ( | 06-03-2010 |
20100170322 | VIBRATORY FLOW METER AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING FOR AN ENTRAINED PHASE IN A TWO-PHASE FLOW OF A FLOW MATERIAL - A vibratory flow meter ( | 07-08-2010 |
20100299089 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETECTING A PROCESS DISTURBANCE IN A VIBRATING FLOW DEVICE - The present invention relates to a system, a method, and a computer program product for detecting a process disturbance from entrained gas or particulates within a fluid flowing in a vibrating flow device ( | 11-25-2010 |
20110023625 | VERY LOW FREQUENCY VIBRATORY FLOW METER - A very low frequency vibratory flow meter ( | 02-03-2011 |
20110023626 | VIBRATORY FLOW METER FOR DETERMINING ONE OR MORE FLOW FLUID CHARACTERISTICS OF A MULTI-PHASE FLOW FLUID - A vibratory flow meter ( | 02-03-2011 |
20110264385 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING A FLUID PARAMETER IN A VIBRATING METER - A method for calculating a fluid parameter of a fluid flowing through a vibratory flow meter is provided. The method comprises vibrating the flow meter at one or more frequencies and receiving a vibrational response. The method further comprises generating a first fluid property and generating at least a second fluid property. The method further comprises calculating a fluid parameter based on the first fluid property and the at least second fluid property. | 10-27-2011 |
20120055229 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A FLOW RATE ERROR IN A VIBRATING FLOW METER - A method for determining an error in a flow rate of a fluid flowing through a vibrating flow meter is provided. The method includes the step of receiving sensor signals from the vibrating flow meter. A first flow rate is determined using the sensor signals. A fluid density is determined. A fluid velocity is determined using the first flow rate, the fluid density, and a physical property of the flow meter. A flow parameter, V/p is calculated based on the fluid velocity and the density. A flow rate error is then determined based on the calculated flow parameter. | 03-08-2012 |
20120096923 | METER ELECTRONICS AND FLUID QUANTIFICATION METHOD FOR A FLUID BEING TRANSFERRED - Meter electronics ( | 04-26-2012 |
20120109543 | METER ELECTRONICS AND FLUID QUANTIFICATION METHOD FOR A FLUID BEING TRANSFERRED - Meter electronics ( | 05-03-2012 |
20120125123 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AND COMPENSATING FOR A CHANGE IN A DIFFERENTIAL ZERO OFFSET OF A VIBRATING FLOW METER - A method for operating a vibrating flow meter system is provided. The method includes the step of receiving a first sensor signal from a first vibrating flow meter. A second sensor signal is received from a second vibrating flow meter. A first flow rate is generated from the first sensor signal and a second flow rate is generated from the second sensor signal. The method further includes the step of determining a differential zero offset of the first vibrating flow meter based on the first and second flow rates. | 05-24-2012 |
20120125124 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A ZERO OFFSET IN A VIBRATING FLOW METER - A method and apparatus for operating a vibrating flow meter is provided. The method comprises the steps of receiving sensor signals from the vibrating flow meter and determining a current zero offset for the vibrating flow meter. The current zero offset can be determined based on the received sensor signals. The method also comprises the step of determining one or more current operating conditions. The one or more current operating conditions can be compared to one or more previous operating conditions of the offset correlation. The method also includes the step of generating an average zero offset if the offset correlation includes a previously determined zero offset corresponding to the current operating conditions. The average zero offset can be based on the current zero offset and the previously determined zero offset. | 05-24-2012 |
20120232811 | VIBRATORY FLOWMETER FRICTION COMPENSATION - The invention relates to meter electronics (20) for vibratory flowmeter friction compensation is provided. The meter electronics (20) includes an interface (201) configured to communicate with a flowmeter assembly (10) of a vibratory flowmeter (5) and receive a vibrational response and a processing system (203) coupled to the interface (201) and configured to measure a mass flow rate of a fluid using the vibrational response. The processing system (203) is configured to determine a fluid velocity (V) using the mass flow rate, a fluid density (ρ), and a cross-sectional flow area (A), determine a friction factor (f) using the fluid velocity (V) and a pressure drop (ΔP), and determine a compensation factor using the friction factor (f). The invention also relates to a vibratory flowmeter compensation method. | 09-13-2012 |
20140039814 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETECTING A PROCESS DISTURBANCE IN A VIBRATING FLOW DEVICE - The present invention relates to a system, a method, and a computer program product for detecting a process disturbance from entrained gas or particulates within a fluid flowing in a vibrating flow device ( | 02-06-2014 |
20140116107 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING FALSE FLOW MEASUREMENTS IN A VIBRATING METER - A meter electronics ( | 05-01-2014 |
20140123727 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING DIFFERENTIAL FLOW CHARACTERISTICS OF A MULTIPLE METER FLUID FLOW SYSTEM - A fluid flow system ( | 05-08-2014 |