WO2007008896A1 - Wet gas metering using a differential pressure based flow meter with a sonar based flow meter - Google Patents
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- a fluid flow process includes any process that involves the flow of fluid through pipes, ducts, or other conduits, as well as through fluid control devices such as pumps, valves, orifices, heat exchangers, and the like.
- Flow processes are found in many different industries such as the oil and gas industry, refining, food and beverage industry, chemical and petrochemical industry, pulp and paper industry, power generation, pharmaceutical industry, and water and wastewater treatment industry.
- the fluid within the flow process may be a single phase fluid (e.g., gas, liquid or liquid/liquid mixture) and/or a multi-phase mixture (e.g. paper and pulp slurries or other solid/liquid mixtures).
- the multi-phase mixture may be a two-phase liquid/gas mixture, a solid/gas mixture or a solid/liquid mixture, gas entrained liquid or a three- phase mixture.
- liquid and/or water liquid and/or water
- gas e.g., air
- separator an item of production equipment used to separate liquid components of the fluid stream from gaseous components.
- the liquid and gas components flow from the separator in separate legs (pipes), with the leg containing the gas component referred to as the "gas leg” and the leg containing the liquid component referred to as the "liquid leg".
- Each of the legs typically includes a flow meter to determine the volumetric flow rate for each of the gas and the fluid components, respectively, wherein the volumetric flow rate for the gas leg is commonly measured using an orifice plate.
- An apparatus for measuring wetness of a wet gas flow or mixture includes a differential pressure based flow meter configured to determine a first volumetric flow rate of the wet gas flow.
- the apparatus also includes a second flow meter having an array of sensors configured to determine a second volumetric flow rate of the wet gas flow.
- the apparatus includes a processing device communicated with at least one of the differential pressure base flow meter and the second flow meter, wherein the processing device is configured to determine at least one of the wetness of the wet gas flow, the volumetric flow of the liquid portion of the wet gas flow, and the volumetric flow of the gas portion of the wet gas flow using the first and second volumetric flow rates.
- a method of measuring the wetness of a wet gas flow or mixture includes determining a first volumetric flow rate of the wet gas flow responsive to a differential pressure in the wet gas flow. The method further includes determining a second volumetric flow rate of the wet gas flow responsive to the unsteady pressures caused by coherent structures convecting with the gas flow. Additionally, the method includes processing the first volumetric flow rate and the second volumetric flow rate to determine at least one of the wetness of the wet gas flow, the volumetric flow of the liquid portion of the wet gas flow, and the volumetric flow of the gas portion of the wet gas flow.
- an apparatus for measuring a parameter of a wet gas flow includes a first metering device for measuring a differential pressure, wherein the first metering device is configured to determine a first characteristic of the wet gas flow, the first characteristic being sensitive to wetness of the wet gas flow.
- the apparatus also includes a second metering device, wherein the second metering device is configured to determine a second characteristic of the wet gas flow, the second characteristic being relatively insensitive to wetness of the wet gas flow.
- the apparatus includes a processing device communicated with at least one of the first metering device and the second metering device, wherein the processing device is configured to determine the parameter of the wet gas flow using the first and second characteristic.
- Figure 1 is schematic diagram of a first embodiment of an apparatus for measuring at least the wetness, the volumetric flow rate of the gas portion, and the volumetric flow rate of the liquid portion of a wet gas flow within a pipe, wherein a flow meter having an array of sensors (sonar meter) is disposed upstream of a differential pressure meter (DP meter) in accordance with the present invention.
- a flow meter having an array of sensors sonar meter
- DP meter differential pressure meter
- Figure 2 is plot of the output of a DP meter and an output of a sonar meter to illustrate that the wetness of the gas is related to the difference of the two outputs in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating one embodiment of a wet gas algorithm in accordance with the present invention.
- Figure 4 is plot of the output of a DP meter and an output of a sonar meter to illustrate that the wetness of the gas is related to the difference of the two outputs in accordance with the present invention.
- Figure 5 is a plot of over reporting (over-reading) of an Emerson Model 1595 orifice based flow meter as a function of Lockhart-Martinelli number.
- Figure 6 is a plot depicting the offset between a sonar flow meter and a reference volumetric flow rate as a function of Lockhart-Martinelli number.
- Figure 7 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of a flow logic the sonar flow meter in the apparatus of Figure 1.
- Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of a pipe having coherent structures therein.
- Figure 9 is a k ⁇ plot of data processed from the apparatus of the present invention that illustrates the slope of the convective ridge, and a plot of the optimization function of the convective ridge in accordance with the present invention.
- Figure 10 is schematic diagram of a second embodiment of an apparatus for measuring at least the wetness, the volumetric flow rate of the gas portion, and the volumetric flow rate of the liquid portion of a wet gas flow within a pipe, wherein a flow meter having an array of sensors is disposed upstream of a differential pressure meter in accordance with the present invention.
- Differential pressure-based (DP) flow meters such as venruri meters, are widely used to monitor gas production and are well-known to over-report the gas flow rates in the presence of liquids, wherein this tendency to over report due to wetness indicates a strong correlation with the liquid to gas mass ratio of the flow. Additionally, it has been observed that sonar meters, as will be described hereinafter, continue to accurately report gas flow rates, independent of the liquid loading. As such, this insensitivity to wetness provides a practical means for accurately measuring the gas flow rate and the liquid flow rate of a wet gas flow. In the processing of the combined data (i.e.
- a set of local wetness sensitivity coefficients for each wetness series can be used to provide a more accurate characterization for both the DP meter and the sonar meter to determine wetness, wherein the wetness sensitivity coefficients for each device may be provided by a low order polynomial fit of the over-report vs wetness. This characterization may then be used to "invert" the outputs of the DP meter and the sonar meter to provide an accurate gas flow rate and an accurate liquid flow rate.
- Fr is the Froude number
- p gas is the gas density
- pu q is the liquid density
- V gas is the flow velocity of the gas
- gD is the force of gravity multiplied by the inner diameter of the pipe.
- FIG. 1 a schematic diagram of a first embodiment of an apparatus 112 for measuring wetness and volumetric flow rates of a wet gas flow 104 flowing within a pipe 124 is shown.
- the apparatus 112 includes a differential pressure based flow meter 114 (DP flow meter) and a flow meter 116 having an array of sensors 118 (sonar flow meter).
- the DP flow meter 114 determines the volumetric flow rate (Q ⁇ P) of the wet gas flow 104.
- the sonar flow meter 116 determines the volumetric flow rate (Qsonar) of the wet gas flow 104, which will be described in greater detail herein after.
- a processing unit 116 in response to volumetric flow rates provided by the DP flow meter 114 and the sonar flow meter 116, determines at least the wetness, the volumetric flow rate of the gas portion, and the volumetric flow rate of the liquid portion of a wet gas flow within a pipe, which will be described in greater detail hereinafter.
- the sonar flow meter 116 is disposed downstream of the DP flow meter 114, which provides a well mixed liquid gas flow 104 to be measured by the sonar meter 116.
- the DP flow meter may be disposed downstream of the sonar flow meter as shown in Figure 10.
- the differential pressure based flow meter 114 may include any type of flow meter that enables flow measurement using a differential pressure ( ⁇ P) in the flow 104.
- the DP flow meter 114 may enable flow measurement by using a flow obstruction 128 or restriction to create a differential pressure that is proportional to the square of the velocity of the gas flow 104 in the pipe 124, in accordance with Bernoulli's theorem.
- This differential pressure across the obstruction 128, using a pair of pressure sensors 113 may be measured and converted into a volumetric flow rate using a processor or secondary device 130, such as a differential pressure transmitter.
- the flow obstruction 128 is an orifice plate 128 through which the wet gas flow 104 passes.
- the transmitter 130 senses the drop in pressure of the flow 104 across the orifice plate 128, and determines a volumetric flow rate of the wet gas flow 104 (Q ⁇ P) as a function of the sensed pressure drop. While an orifice-based flow meter 128 is shown, it will be appreciated that the differential pressure based flow meter 114 may include a venturi meter, an elbow flow meter, a v-cone meter, a pipe constriction or the like.
- the sonar based flow meter 116 includes a spatial array 132 of at least two pressure sensors 118 disposed at different axial locations X 1 ... XN along the pipe 124. Each of the pressure sensors 118 provides a pressure signal P(t) indicative of unsteady pressure within the pipe 124 at a corresponding axial location X 1 ... XN of the pipe 124.
- a signal processor 134 receives the pressure signals Pi(t) ... PN(O from the pressure sensors 118 in the array 132, and determines the velocity and volumetric flow rate of the wet gas flow 104 using pressure signals from the pressure sensors 118. The signal processor 134 then applies array-processing techniques to the pressure signals Pi(t) ... PN(O to determine the velocity, volumetric flow rate, and/or other parameters of the wet gas flow 104.
- the sonar based flow meter 116 is shown as including four pressure sensors 118, it is contemplated that the array 132 of pressure sensors 118 may include two or more pressure sensors 118, each providing a pressure signal P(t) indicative of unsteady pressure within the pipe 124 at a corresponding axial location X of the pipe 124.
- the sonar based flow meter 116 may include 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, or 24 pressure sensors 118.
- the accuracy of the measurement improves as the number of sensors 118 in the array 132 increases.
- the degree of accuracy provided by the greater number of sensors 118 is offset by the increase in complexity and time for computing the desired output parameter of the flow. Therefore, the number of sensors 118 used is dependent at least on the degree of accuracy desired and the desire update rate of the output parameter provided by the meter 116.
- the signals Pi(t) ... PN(O provided by the pressure sensors 118 in the array 132 are processed by the signal processor 134, which may be part of the larger processing unit 120.
- the signal processor 134 may be a microprocessor and the processing unit 120 may be a personal computer or other general purpose computer. It is contemplated that the signal processor 134 may be any one or more analog or digital signal processing devices for executing programmed instructions, such as one or more microprocessors or application specific integrated circuits (ASICS), and may include memory for storing programmed instructions, set points, parameters, and for buffering or otherwise storing data.
- ASICS application specific integrated circuits
- flow logic 136 may be implemented in software (using a microprocessor or computer) and/or firmware, or may be implemented using analog and/or digital hardware, having sufficient memory, interfaces, and capacity to perform the functions described herein.
- the signal processor 134 applies the data from the pressure sensors 118 to flow logic 136 executed by the signal processor 134.
- the flow logic 136 is described in further detail hereinafter. It is also contemplated that one or more of the functions performed by the secondary device 130 of the differential pressure flow meter 114 may be performed by the signal processor 134. For example, signals indicative of gas flow pressure upstream and downstream of the orifice 128 may be provided to the signal processor 134, and the signal processor 134 may determine the volumetric flow rate Q ⁇ P.
- the signal processor 134 can determine the wetness, the volumetric flow rate of the gas portion, and the volumetric flow rate a the liquid portion of the flow 104.
- the Lockhardt Martinelli (LM) number is defined as the square root of the ratio of the product of liquid mass flow times the liquid volumetric flow to the product of the gas mass flow times the gas volumetric flow and is given by,
- nii iq is the liquid mass flow
- Qh q is the liquid volumetric flow
- pu q is the density of the liquid
- m gas is the gas mass flow
- Q gas is the gas volumetric flow
- p gas is the density of the gas.
- the differential pressure based flow meter 114 will over report the volumetric flow rate of the gas flow 104 by a ratio of 1+ ⁇ LM as compared to the volumetric flow reported for an equivalent volume flow rate of dry gas.
- Figure 5 depicts a plot of this over reporting (over- reading) of an Emerson Model 1595 orifice based flow meter as a function of the LM number and as shown, the over reporting scales linearly with the LM number.
- FIG. 6 depicts the offset between a sonar flow meter 116 and a reference volumetric flow rate as a function of the LM number. As shown, the offset is a relatively weak function of the LM number. Accordingly:
- QSONAR is the flow rate of the gas of the flow 104.
- the sonar flow meter 116 and the differential flow meter (“DP meter") 114 will report the same flow rates for dry gases, and will report diverging flow rates with increasing wetness.
- the combination of the volumetric flow rates Q ⁇ P and Qsonar from the differential pressure based flow meter 114 and sonar based flow meter 116 provide a measure of both the flow rate and the wetness of a gas continuous flow 104, which can be determined by the signal processor 134 using the equations:
- a is an empirically determined wetness sensitivity coefficient that may be introduced by various factors, such as environmental factors (i.e. temperature and/or pressure) and/or factors related to the meter being used (i.e. a characteristic of an individual or group of meters and/or the tolerance of the meter). It should be appreciated that a calibration point can be added by equating the outputs of the differential pressure based flow meter 114 and sonar based flow meter 116 during flow conditions where the gas is known to be dry.
- the LM may be determined using the measured volumetric flow rates (i.e., Q ⁇ P and QSONAR) measured by the DP flow meter 114 and the sonar flow meter 116, respectively, using Eqn. 4 b. Knowing the LM number and the density of the gas and liquid, the volumetric flow rale of the liquid may be determined using Eqn. 2 and Eqn. 3.
- over-reporting may be defined as the linear function 1 +oLM
- the over-reporting can be defined as any function suitable to the desired end purpose, such as a linear, quadratic, polynomial and/or logarithmic function that defines an over-reporting characteristics of the meters which will be described in greater detail hereinafter.
- any over-reporting function may be used that accurately fits the output of the flow meters 114, 116 over the desire range of LM numbers (e.g., curve fitting).
- the signal processor 134 may output the LM number, the volumetric flow rates Q ⁇ P and/or Qsonar,, velocity of the gas and liquid portions, or any combination thereof, as well as various other parameters that may be determined from these values as a signal 138.
- the signal 138 may be provided to a display 140, another input/output (I/O) device 142 or another processing device for further processing.
- the I/O device 142 may also accept user input parameters 144 as may be necessary for the flow logic 136.
- the I/O device 142, display 140, and/or signal processor 134 unit may be mounted in a common housing, which may be attached to the array 132 by a flexible cable, wireless connection, or the like. The flexible cable may also be used to provide operating power from the processing unit 120 to the array 132 if necessary.
- the relationship of the LM number to the output of the DP flow meter 114 (Q ⁇ P) and the sonar flow meter 116 (QSONAR) as described hereinbefore is graphically illustrated in Figure 2.
- the difference 400 between the volumetric flow rate 402 of the DP flowmeter 114 and the volumetric flow rate 404 of the sonar meter 116 is related to the wetness of the gas flow 104, and is given by 1+ ⁇ LM.
- the description for the sonar meter 116 provides an output signal representative of the velocity or flow rate of the gas to be used in the determination of the wetness, the invention contemplates that any other output of the sonar meter 116, which is insensitive to wetness may be used to determine the wetness of the gas.
- a block diagram 300 describes an algorithm for determining at least one of the wetness, volumetric liquid flow rate, and volumetric gas flow rate of the wet gas 104 flowing in the pipe 124.
- An output function of each of the flow meters 114, 116 is provided that is dependent on a non-dimensional parameter relating to the wetness of the flow 104, as shown in operational block 302.
- the non-dimensional parameter e.g., LM number and liquid to gas mass flow ratio (MR)
- MR liquid to gas mass flow ratio
- volumetric flow rate or velocity of the flow 104 obtained by the sonar flow meter can be expressed as,
- V ve nturi V ve nturi
- MR liquid to gas mass flow ratio
- Q gas volumetric flow rate of the gas portion of the wet gas flow 104.
- the over-reporting of the sonar meter may be defined as 1 + ⁇ MR and the over- reporting of the DP meter (e.g., venturi meter) may be defined as 1 + /3MR + ⁇ MR
- the over-reporting can be defined as any function suitable to the desired end purpose, such as a linear, quadratic, polynomial and/or logarithmic function that defines an over-reporting characteristics of the meters which will be described in greater detail hereinafter.
- Q SO NAR and Qventuri may be defined by any function suitable to the desired end purpose, such as a linear, quadratic, polynomial and/or logarithmic function that defines an over-reporting characteristic of the meter(s) as will be described in greater detail hereinafter.
- any over-reporting function may be used that accurately fits the output of the flow meters 114, 116 over the desire range of MRs (e.g., curve fitting).
- the value for MR may be determined by solving the above equations (Eqn. 5 and Eqn. 6) for Qg as and equating the two resultant equations as follows,
- the relationship of the MR to the output of the DP flowmeter 114 (Q ⁇ P) and the sonar flow meter 116 (QSONAR) as described hereinbefore is graphically illustrated in Figure 4.
- the difference 410 between the volumetric flow rate 412 of the DP flowmeter 114 and the volumetric flow rate 414 of the sonar meter 116 is relative to the wetness of the gas flow 104, and is given by the difference of 1+/5MR + ⁇ MR 2 and 1+oMR.
- the sonar flow meter 116 provides an output signal representative of the velocity or volumetric flow rate of the gas to be used in the determination of the wetness
- the invention contemplates that any other output of the sonar flow meter 116, which is insensitive to wetness may be used to determine the wetness of the gas.
- the DP flowmeter 114 is described herein as being a venturi meter, the invention contemplates that any other type of DP flowmeter suitable to the desired end purpose may be used.
- the characteristics of the output was defined as the volumetric flow rates of the meters, the present invention contemplates that the characteristics may be define by any other output measured by the flow meters, such as the flow velocity, provided the sensitivity of the outputs to wetness are comparable to the sensitivity of the measured volumetric flow rate.
- the measured parameter of the DP flow meter 114 is sensitive to wetness and the measured output of the sonar flow meter 116 is relatively insensitive to wetness of the flow 104.
- the present invention defines the outputs of the DP flow meter 114 and the sonar flow metere 116 as a respective formula to be solved, it will be appreciated that the data may be provided in the form of a look-up table to provide a number for a non-dimensional parameter (e.g., LM number, MR), the volumetric liquid flow rate and volumetric gas flow rate of the flow 104 in response to the measured parameters (velocity, volumetric flow) of the flow meters 114, 116.
- a non-dimensional parameter e.g., LM number, MR
- the apparatus 112 is shown wherein the wet gas mixture 104 is directed to flow in a gas leg portion 108 of a separator 102 and the liquid 106 is directed to flow in a liquid leg portion 110 of the separator 102.
- the gas mixture 104 flowing in the gas leg 108 includes gas and liquid carry-over from the separator 102.
- the fluid flow 100 is shown being introduced into a separator 102 which separates the fluid flow 100 into a gas mixture 104 and a liquid 106, wherein the gas mixture 104 is directed to flow in a gas leg portion 108 of the separator 102 and the liquid 106 is directed to flow in a liquid leg portion 110 of the separator 102.
- the gas mixture 104 flowing in the gas leg 108 includes gas and liquid carry-over from the separator 102.
- An apparatus 112 is provided to measure the wetness and flow rate of the gas mixture 104 and may include a differential flow meter ("DP meter") 114 and a sonar flow meter 116 having an array of strain-based sensors 118, wherein the combination of the DP meter 114 and the sonar flow meter 116 provides flow rate measurements to a separator outflow processor 120.
- DP meter differential flow meter
- sonar flow meter 116 having an array of strain-based sensors 118
- the separator outflow processor 120 determines the wetness of the gas mixture 104 in the gas leg 108 as well as, the volumetric flow rate of the gas, and the volumetric flow rate of the liquid carry-over.
- the volumetric flow rate of the components of the liquid carry-over i.e. oil and water
- the gas/liquid separator 102 is an item of production equipment used to separate liquid components of an incoming fluid stream 100 from any gaseous components.
- the liquid and gas components flow from the separator 102 in separate pipes (legs) 124 and 126, with the leg 124 containing the gas component 104 and the leg 126 containing the liquid component 106.
- the liquid leg 126 may include the liquid flow meter 122, which measures the volumetric flow rate of the liquid 106 flowing there through.
- the separator 102 is depicted as a vertical vessel, the gas/liquid separator 102 may be any device for separating gas from one or more liquids.
- the separator 102 may include a cylindrical or spherical vessel, and may be either horizontally or vertically positioned.
- the separator 102 may use gravity segregation, centrifugal separation, cyclone separation, or any other known means to accomplish the separation, and may include one or more stages.
- the sonar meter 116 may comprise a plurality of ultrasonic sensors 118 to provide an output signal, for example a velocity measurement.
- the ultrasonic sonar flow meter 116 is similar to that described in U.S. Patent Application No. 10/756,977 (Atty Docket No. CC-0700) filed on January 13, 2004 and U.S. Patent Application No. 10/964,043 (Atty Docket No. CC-0778) filed on October 12, 2004, which are incorporated herein by reference.
- the sensors 118 may also include electrical strain gages, optical fibers and/or gratings, ported sensors, among others as described herein, and may be attached to the pipe 124 by adhesive, glue, epoxy, tape or other suitable attachment means to ensure suitable contact between the sensor and the pipe 124. Additionally, the sensors 118 may alternatively be removable or permanently attached via known mechanical techniques such as mechanical fastener, spring loaded, clamped, clam shell arrangement, strapping or other equivalents. Alternatively, strain gages, including optical fibers and/or gratings, may be embedded in a composite pipe 124. If desired, for certain applications, gratings may be detached from (or strain or acoustically isolated from) the pipe 124 if desired. It is also contemplated that any other strain sensing technique may be used to measure the variations in strain in the pipe 124, such as highly sensitive piezoelectric, electronic or electric, strain gages attached to or embedded in the pipe 124.
- a piezo-electronic pressure transducer may be used as one or more of the pressure sensors 118 and it may measure the unsteady (or dynamic or ac) pressure variations inside the pipe 124 by measuring the pressure levels inside the pipe 124.
- the sensors 118 comprise pressure sensors manufactured by PCB Piezotronics of Depew, New York.
- the sensors 118 there are integrated circuit piezoelectric voltage mode-type sensors that feature built-in microelectronic amplifiers, and convert the high-impedance charge into a low-impedance voltage output.
- Model 106B manufactured by PCB Piezotronics which is a high sensitivity, acceleration compensated integrated circuit piezoelectric quartz pressure sensor suitable for measuring low pressure acoustic phenomena in hydraulic and pneumatic systems. It has the unique capability to measure small pressure changes of less than 0.001 psi under high static conditions.
- the 106B has a 300 mV/psi sensitivity and a resolution of 91 dB (0.0001 psi).
- the sensors 118 may incorporate a built-in MOSFET microelectronic amplifier to convert the high-impedance charge output into a low-impedance voltage signal.
- the sensors 118 may be powered from a constant-current source and can operate over long coaxial or ribbon cable without signal degradation.
- the low-impedance voltage signal is not affected by triboelectric cable noise or insulation resistance-degrading contaminants.
- Power to operate integrated circuit piezoelectric sensors generally takes the form of a low-cost, 24 to 27 VDC, 2 to 20 niA constant- current supply.
- piezoelectric pressure sensors are constructed with either compression mode quartz crystals preloaded in a rigid housing, or unconstrained tourmaline crystals. These designs give the sensors microsecond response times and resonant frequencies in the hundreds of IcHz, with minimal overshoot or ringing. Small diaphragm diameters ensure spatial resolution of narrow shock waves.
- the output characteristic of piezoelectric pressure sensor systems is that of an AC- coupled system, where repetitive signals decay until there is an equal area above and below the original base line. As magnitude levels of the monitored event fluctuate, the output remains stabilized around the base line with the positive and negative areas of the curve remaining equal.
- each of the sensors 118 may include a piezoelectric sensor that provides a piezoelectric material to measure the unsteady pressures of the flow 104.
- the piezoelectric material such as the polymer, polarized fluoropolymer, PVDF, measures the strain induced within the process pipe 124 due to unsteady pressure variations within the flow 104. Strain within the pipe 124 is transduced to an output voltage or current by the attached piezoelectric sensors 118.
- each piezoelectric sensor 118 may be adhered to the outer surface of a steel strap that extends around and clamps onto the outer surface of the pipe 124.
- the piezoelectric sensing element is typically conformal to allow complete or nearly complete circumferential measurement of induced strain.
- the sensors can be formed from PVDF films, co-polymer films, or flexible PZT sensors, similar to that described in "Piezo Film Sensors technical Manual” provided by Measurement Specialties, Inc. of Fairfield, New Jersey, which is incorporated herein by reference. The advantages of this technique are the following:
- Measurement technique requires no excitation source. Ambient flow noise is used as a source;
- Flexible piezoelectric sensors can be mounted in a variety of configurations to enhance signal detection schemes. These configurations include a) co-located sensors, b) segmented sensors with opposing polarity configurations, c) wide sensors to enhance acoustic signal detection and minimize vortical noise detection, d) tailored sensor geometries to minimize sensitivity to pipe modes, e) differencing of sensors to eliminate acoustic noise from vortical signals; and
- Each sensor 118 provides a signal indicating an unsteady pressure at the location of each sensor 118, at each instant in a series of sampling instants.
- the array 132 may include more than two sensors 118 distributed at locations xi . XN.
- the pressure generated by the convective pressure disturbances (e.g., eddies 146, see Figure 8) may be measured through the sensors 118, which may be strained-based sensors and/or pressure sensors.
- the sensors 118 provide analog pressure time-varying signals Pi(t),
- the flow logic 136 processes the signals P 1 (I). P 2 (t), P 3 (t) ... PN(O to first provide output signals (parameters) indicative of the pressure disturbances that convect with the fluid (gas) 104, and subsequently, provide output signals in response to pressure disturbances generated by convective waves propagating through the fluid 104, such as velocity, Mach number and volumetric flow rate of the fluid 104.
- the signal processor 134 includes data acquisition unit 148 (e.g., A/D converter) that converts the analog signals Pi(t)...PN(O to respective digital signals and provides the digital signals Pi(t)...P N (O to FFT logic 150.
- the FFT logic 150 calculates the Fourier transform of the digitized time-based input signals Pi (0...P N (O and provides complex frequency domain (or frequency based) signals Pi( ⁇ ),P2( ⁇ ),P3( ⁇ ), ⁇ •• PN(GO) indicative of the frequency content of the input signals to a data accumulator 152.
- any other technique for obtaining the frequency domain characteristics of the signals Pi(t) - PN(O may also be used.
- the cross-spectral density and the power spectral density may be used to form a frequency domain transfer functions (or frequency response or ratios) discussed hereinafter.
- One technique of determining the convection velocity of the turbulent eddies 146 within the fluid 104 is by characterizing a convective ridge (154 in Figure 9) of the resulting unsteady pressures using an array of sensors or other beam forming techniques, similar to that described in U.S Patent Application, Serial No. (Cidra's Docket No. CC-0122A) and U.S. Patent Application, Serial No. 09/729,994 (Cidra's Docket No. CC-0297), filed December 4, 200, now US6,609,069, which are incorporated herein by reference.
- the data accumulator 152 accumulates the frequency signals Pi( ⁇ ) - PN(OO) over a sampling interval, and provides the data to an array processor 156, which performs a spatial- temporal (two-dimensional) transform of the sensor data, from the xt domain to the k- ⁇ domain, and then calculates the power in the k- ⁇ plane, as represented by the k- ⁇ plot shown in Figure 9.
- the array processor 156 uses standard so-called beam forming, array processing, or adaptive array-processing algorithms, i.e. algorithms for processing the sensor signals using various delays and weighting to create suitable phase relationships between the signals provided by the different sensors, thereby creating phased antenna array functionality.
- the prior art teaches many algorithms for use in spatially and temporally decomposing a signal from a phased array of sensors, and the present invention is not restricted to any particular algorithm.
- One particular adaptive array processing algorithm is the Capon method/algorithm. While the Capon method is described as one method, the present invention contemplates the use of other adaptive array processing algorithms, such as MUSIC algorithm.
- the present invention recognizes that such techniques can be used to determine flow rate, i.e. that the signals caused by a stochastic parameter convecting with a flow are time stationary and have a coherence length long enough that it is practical to locate sensor units apart from each other and yet still be within the coherence length. Convective characteristics or parameters have a dispersion relationship that can be approximated by the straight-line equation,
- u is the convection velocity (flow velocity).
- What is being sensed are not discrete events of turbulent eddies, but rather a continuum of possibly overlapping events forming a temporally stationary, essentially white process over the frequency range of interest.
- the convective eddies 146 is distributed over a range of length scales and hence temporal frequencies.
- the array processor 156 determines the wavelength and so the (spatial) wavenumber k, and also the (temporal) frequency and so the angular frequency ⁇ , of various of the spectral components of the stochastic parameter.
- the array processor 156 determines the wavelength and so the (spatial) wavenumber k, and also the (temporal) frequency and so the angular frequency ⁇ , of various of the spectral components of the stochastic parameter.
- the present invention may use temporal and spatial filtering to precondition the signals to effectively filter out the common mode characteristics Pcommon mode and other long wavelength (compared to the sensor spacing) characteristics in the pipe 124 by differencing adjacent sensors 118 and retain a substantial portion of the stochastic parameter associated with the flow field and any other short wavelength (compared to the sensor spacing) low frequency stochastic parameters.
- suitable turbulent eddies 146 see Figure 8
- the power in the k-co plane shown in the k- ⁇ plot of Figure 9 shows a convective ridge 154.
- the convective ridge 154 represents the concentration of a stochastic parameter that convects with the flow and is a mathematical manifestation of the relationship between the spatial variations and temporal variations described above. Such a plot will indicate a tendency for k- ⁇ pairs to appear more or less along a line 154 with some slope, the slope indicating the flow velocity.
- a convective ridge identifier 158 uses one or another feature extraction method to determine the location and orientation (slope) of any convective ridge 154 present in the k- ⁇ plane.
- a so-called slant stacking method is used, a method in which the accumulated frequency of k- ⁇ pairs in the k- ⁇ plot along different rays emanating from the origin are compared, each different ray being associated with a different trial convection velocity (in that the slope of a ray is assumed to be the flow velocity or correlated to the flow velocity in a known way).
- the convective ridge identifier 158 provides information about the different trial convection velocities, information referred to generally as convective ridge information to an analyzer 160.
- the volumetric flow is determined by multiplying the cross-sectional area of the inside of the pipe 124 with the velocity of the process flow.
- the present invention contemplates that the sonar flow meter 116 may be substituted with an ultrasonic flow meter similar to any one of the following types of meters: Transit Time Ultrasonic Flow Meter (TTUF), Doppler Ultrasonic Flowmeter (DUF), and Cross Correlation Ultrasonic Flow Meter (CCUF), similar to that described in the article "Guidelines for the Use of Ultrasonic Non-Invasive Metering Techniques" by MX. Sanderson and H. Yeung, published on July 17, 2002, which incorporated herein by reference.
- CCUF is manufactured by GE Panametrics DigitalFlow TM CTF878 flowmeter having a pair of ultrasonic sensors disposed axially along the pipe, which is incorporated herein by reference.
- the method of the present invention provides for a flow measurement that is very insensitive to wetness, such as that provided by the sonar flow meter. As such, the present invention allows for a greater difference in the over reporting between the sonar flow meter 116 and the DP meter 114 which translates into measurements that have a greater accuracy and resolution than existing methods.
- the present invention contemplates that any meter and/or combination of meters suitable to the desired end purpose may be used, such that the meters provide an output measurement having a repeatable over report function (or output signal) with respect to the wetness of the flow 104, wherein the over reporting is substantially less than the over reporting of the DP meter 114.
- the meters e.g., sonar meter and ultrasonic meter
- the differential meter may also comprise non-invasive clamp on sensors or wetted sensors.
- any of the features, characteristics, alternatives or modifications described regarding a particular embodiment herein may also be applied, used, or incorporated with any other embodiment described herein.
- the pipe 124 is depicted as the gas leg 108 of the gas/liquid separator 102, it is contemplated that the apparatus 112 may be used on any duct, conduit or other form of pipe 124 through which a gas 104 may flow.
- the method of the invention may be embodied in the form of a computer or controller implemented processes.
- the invention may also be embodied in the form of computer program code containing instructions embodied in tangible media, such as floppy diskettes, CD-ROMs, hard drives, and/or any other computer-readable medium, wherein when the computer program code is loaded into and executed by a computer or controller, the computer or controller becomes an apparatus for practicing the invention.
- the invention can also be embodied in the form of computer program code, for example, whether stored in a storage medium, loaded into and/or executed by a computer or controller, or transmitted over some transmission medium, such as over electrical wiring or cabling, through fiber optics, or via electromagnetic radiation, wherein when the computer program code is loaded into and executed by a computer or a controller, the computer or controller becomes an apparatus for practicing the invention.
- computer program code segments may configure the microprocessor to create specific logic circuits.
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