Apparatus and methods for acoustically determining fluid properties while sampling
CA 2560100 C · Owner: Shell Canada Limited · Inventors: Myers, Michael Tolbert; Hashem, Mohamed Naguib
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An apparatus and methods for acoustically analyzing a fluid sample and determining one or more properties of the sample are disclosed by the present invention. The apparatus comprises a chamber a transmitter positioned within , the chamber for transmitting an acoustic signal through the fluid a reflector , movably positioned within the fluid inside the chamber for reflecting the acoustic signal, and a receiver positioned within the chamber for detecting reflections of the acoustic signal. The methods employ the use of a transmitter, a reflector movably positioned within the fluid inside the chamber, and a receiver to characterize the fluid sample based on one or more of its acoustic …
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- Filed April 6, 2005 and granted February 4, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 6, 2025.
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