Patent ID: 11906340
Assignee: L'ATELIER DE MATOURNE S.A.S.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A separation assembly for flow measurement of a gas flow and a liquid flow of a multiphase fluid, wherein the separation assembly comprises: a) a separator with a housing and a separation element inside the housing, wherein the separation element is configured to rotate the multiphase fluid by flow velocity, wherein the housing further comprises an inlet for a multiphase mixture and first and second separator outlets, the first separator outlet is for pre-separated gas with some remaining liquid and the second separator outlet is for pre-separated liquid with some remaining gas, wherein the first and second separator outlets lead to a regulator, b) wherein the regulator is part of the separation assembly and comprises a least two regulator outlets, a first one of the at least two regulator outlets for liquid free gas and a second one of the at least two regulator outlets for gas free liquid, wherein the regulator is configured to ensure a final separation of gas and liquid phases over an entire flow rate range to provide monophase liquid and gas at the at least two regulator outlets, wherein the separation assembly includes a first flowmeter configured to measure a gas flow of the liquid free gas at the first one of the at least two regulator outlets, wherein the separation assembly includes a second flowmeter configured to measure a liquid flow of the gas free liquid at the second one of the at least two regulator outlets, wherein the separation element is stationary with respect to the housing, wherein the separation element is an Archimedes-type screw, wherein a form of the separation element provides a rotation to the incoming multiphase fluid so that different densities of oil and the gas force the gas and the liquid of the multiphase fluid to separate due to a helical pathway of the Archimedes-type screw, wherein the regulator comprises a housing in the form of a pipe, wherein the housing includes the at least two regulator outlets, the first one of the at least two regulator outlets is a gas outlet and the second one of the at least two regulator outlets is a liquid outlet, and wherein, in order to regulate the separation to achieve a monophase liquid and gas flow, the regulator further includes at least one float to regulate the gas or liquid outlet of the regulator, wherein the regulator further comprises at least one balanced valve system enabling the regulator to handle differential pressure between the separation assembly and a pipe pressure in a liquid line coupled to the liquid outlet of the regulator, wherein the at least one balanced valve system comprises at least two valves, and wherein the float is connected to a rod configured so that the rod opens the first one of the at least two regulator outlets when the rod closes the at least two valves of the at least one balanced valve system and the rod closes the first one of the at least two regulator outlets when the rod opens the at least two valves of the at least one balanced valve system.