Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flowmeter for two-phase fluid with simultaneous or alternating measurement of the gas phase and the liquid phase
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Application No.: US16240246Application Date: 2019-01-04
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Publication No.: US10655997B2Publication Date: 2020-05-19
- Inventor: Didier Pathier , Vincent Alaterre
- Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
- Applicant Address: FR Paris
- Assignee: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
- Current Assignee: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
- Current Assignee Address: FR Paris
- Agent Christopher J. Cronin
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@420255fb
- Main IPC: G01F1/74
- IPC: G01F1/74 ; G01F1/76 ; G01F15/00 ; G01F15/08

Abstract:
The invention relates to a flowmeter for liquid/gas two-phase cryogenic fluids, including: a separator of the liquid/gas phases, preferably made up of vessel, the cryogenic fluid being admitted into the top portion of said vessel; a liquid flow sensor, located on a liquid pipe in fluid communication with the bottom portion of the vessel, the vessel being placed in the top position in the space relative to the liquid flow sensor; a gas pipe, in fluid communication with the upper portion of the vessel, provided with a flow sensor of the gas phase circulating in said gas pipe; a three-way valve capable of recovering, in two of the channels thereof (A/B), the downstream end of said gas pipe and the downstream end of said liquid pipe; and a device for measuring the level of liquid in the vessel, preferably comprising two level sensors: a bottom level sensor and a top level sensor.
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