Patent ID: 8302489

Claim:
A vibratory flow meter ( 5 ) for measuring flow characteristics of a three phase flow, the vibratory flow meter ( 5 ) comprising a meter assembly ( 10 ) including pickoff sensors ( 105 , 105 ′) and meter electronics ( 20 ) coupled to the pickoff sensors ( 105 , 105 ′), with the vibratory flow meter ( 5 ) being characterized by: the meter electronics ( 20 ) being configured to receive a vibrational response from the pickoff sensors ( 105 , 105 ′), generate a first density measurement of the three phase flow using a first frequency component of the vibrational response, generate at least a second density measurement of the three phase flow using at least a second frequency component of the vibrational response, with the at least second frequency component being a different frequency than the first frequency component, and determine one or more flow characteristics from the first density measurement and the at least second density measurement.