Patent ID: 11933734
Assignee: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. A method for analyzing a fluid, comprising:
providing a vessel containing a fluid;
venting a fluid surface of the fluid to a first gas pressure, the fluid surface having a first cross-sectional area;
flowing the fluid from the vessel to a conduit positioned downstream from the vessel, the conduit having a region with a second cross-sectional area that is less than the first cross-sectional area and comprising one or more orifices;
venting the one or more orifices to a second gas pressure, the second gas pressure equal to or greater than the first gas pressure; and
characterizing the fluid in the conduit,
wherein a first side of the one or more orifices and a first side of a wall of the conduit are exposed to an interior of the conduit;
wherein a second side of the wall of the conduit is exposed to an exterior of the conduit, the second side of the wall of the conduit disposed opposite the first side of the wall of the conduit;
wherein a second side of the one or more orifices is exposed to the exterior of the conduit, the second side of the one or more orifices disposed opposite the first side of the one or more orifices; and
wherein the exterior of the conduit is in fluid communication with the interior of the conduit.