Patent ID: 6532826
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: G01F

Abstract:
An apparatus for measuring flow rates of individual phases in a gas/liquid multiphase flow through a flow pipe, said apparatus comprising:static means for generating slug flow within said flow pipe; a cross correlation type flow meter for measuring a total flow rate of said gas/liquid multiphase flow through said flow pipe, said cross correlation type flow meter being located down stream of and adjacent to said static means for generating slug flow in a flow direction, means for conditioning multiphase flow within said flow pipe; means for measuring actual phase fractions of said multiphase flow within said flow pipe, said means for measuring actual phase fractions being located down stream of an adjacent to said means for conditioning multiphase flow; and data acquisition and processing means in communication with said cross correlation type flow meter and said means for measuring actual phase fractions for collecting data therefrom and carrying out calculations for flow rates of individual phases of said gas/liquid multiphase flow.