Patent ID: 11920469
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  G | IPC E  G

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a processor and from a plurality of sensors coupled to a flexible tube, fluid information, the flexible tube fluidically coupled to and configured to flow fluid received from a pipe, the flexible tube comprising an end fixed to the pipe and a throat in a first position with respect to the fixed end, the throat residing between a first portion of the flexible tube converging along a flow direction of the fluid and a second portion of the flexible tube diverging along the flow direction of the fluid, the fluid information including a strain or pressure at the first portion of the flexible tube and a strain or pressure at the second portion of the flexible tube;
determining, by the processor and based on the fluid information, a first fluid parameter of the fluid;
transmitting, from the processor to a controller operationally coupled to the throat, second position information including a second position of the throat different than the first position to change a position of the throat from the first position to the second position;
receiving, with the throat in the second position, by the processor and from the plurality of sensors, second fluid information including a strain or pressure at the first portion of the flexible tube and a strain or pressure at the second portion of the flexible tube; and
determining, based on the second fluid information, a second fluid parameter of the fluid.