Patent ID: 7938021

Claim:
A compact vibratory flowmeter ( 200 ) for measuring flow characteristics of a cement flow material at a cement flow material pressure of greater than about 10 pounds-per-square-inch (psi), the flowmeter comprising at least two pickoff sensors ( 308 ), a driver ( 309 ); and one or more flow conduits ( 301 ), with the at least two pickoff sensors ( 308 ) being affixed to the one or more flow conduits ( 301 ) and the driver ( 309 ) being configured to vibrate the one or more flow conduits ( 301 ), with the compact vibratory flowmeter ( 200 ) being characterized by: the one or more flow conduits ( 301 ) including a drive frequency that is less than about 200 Hertz (Hz) and a frequency ratio of the drive frequency to a fluid resonant frequency of the cement flow material that is less than about 0.8.