Patent ID: 6792361
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: G01F

Abstract:
A medium for calculating a flow volume of a fluid within a conduit, the medium being readable by a controller, the controller including a backplane and a flow meter module, the controller being operably connected to a flow meter, the flow meter being operably connected to the conduit, the medium comprising:a first segment for obtaining pulse data from the flow meter; a second segment for obtaining temperature data of the fluid; a third segment for obtaining density data of the fluid; a fourth segment for obtaining pressure data of the fluid; a fifth segment for calculating a correction factor for temperature, CTL, the calculation utilizing API 2540 Tables 5, 6, 23, 24, 53, 54, 59, and 60; and, a sixth segment for calculating a correction factor for pressure and compressibility, CPL, the calculation utilizing API 2540 Chapter 11.2.1/M Compressibility Factors for Hydrocarbons: 638-1074 Kg/m3.