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Method and apparatus for determining mass flow rate and quality in a steam line

CA 1301482 C · Owner: Texaco Development Corporation · Inventors: Brown, Alfred; Cheung, Yin L.

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A STEAM LINE (D#77,996-F), ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A method and/or apparatus for determining the mass flow rate and the quality of steam in a flowing line. It involves directing the total flow to a liquid-vapor separator. The separated vapor and liquid have the flow of each metered and the flow of one regulated so as to hold the level of the separated liquid constant. Then, by measuring pressure and temperature of the separated flows upstream from the regulation, the mass flow rate and the quality of the steam may be determined.

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  • Granted May 26, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 26, 2009.
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FiledJuly 2, 1987
GrantedMay 26, 1992
Term endedMay 26, 2009
Patent numberCA 1301482 C
Classification (IPC)G01F15/08

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19881991199419972000200320062009Application filedJuly 2, 1987Patent grantedMay 26, 1992Term endedMay 26, 2009

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