Patent ID: 11874152
Assignee: SENSIA LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  F | IPC F  G

Claim 13:
14. A method for monitoring flow, comprising:
providing a restriction along an internal flow passage of a tubing;
locating a gas separation section having a first end and a second end along the tubing at a position upstream of the restriction, wherein the gas separation section comprises a plurality of flow straightening vanes extending from the first end of the gas separation section to the second end of the gas separation section and oriented to straighten a flow of a fluid and to generate a constant flow profile for the fluid as the fluid moves through the gas separation section;
flowing a fluid along the internal flow passage through the gas separation section and then past the restriction;
conducting gas, separated from the fluid at the gas separation section, along a gas bypass before reintroducing the gas back into the internal flow passage downstream of the restriction, wherein the gas bypass comprises a conduit having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the conduit extends from and overlaps with an upper portion of the first end of the gas separation section at a location adjacent to the plurality of flow straightening vanes; and
wherein the second end of the conduit extends into communication with the internal flow passage downstream of the restriction; and using a differential pressure between regions of the internal flow passage upstream and downstream of the restriction to determine a desired flow parameter of the fluid.