Patent ID: 11885653
Assignee: HYDRO RADAR, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  C | IPC G

Claim 12:
13. A method for using a monitor, the method comprising:
providing the monitor that includes processing circuitry and that is configured to be positioned at a distance above a fluid being measured;
providing an angle flow sensor and a nadir-facing sensor, wherein the angle flow sensor and the nadir-facing sensor are both Multiple-Input Multiple-Output radar sensors that are configured to create a virtual array;
positioning the angle flow sensor and the nadir-facing sensor in the monitor;
determining a position for the monitor in a non-pressurized pipe system; and
installing the monitor at the position so that the monitor is configured to reflect radar signals off of a wall in the non-pressurized pipe system,
wherein the processing circuitry is configured to receive sensor data from the angle flow sensor, and wherein the sensor data includes at least one of a fluid speed or a fluid surface level.