Ultrasound color flow imaging for oil field applications
First Claim
1. A system for rheology measurements comprising:
- a conduit;
an ultrasound transmitter positioned to direct ultrasound pulses into the conduit;
an ultrasound receiver positioned to receive sound waves from the conduit;
a pump fluidically coupled to the conduit;
a heat exchanger fluidically coupled to the conduit; and
a flow straightening device disposed in the conduit.
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Abstract
A system and method for rheology measurements. The system may comprise a conduit; an ultrasound transmitter positioned to direct ultrasound pulses into the conduit; an ultrasound receiver positioned to receive sound waves from the conduit; a pump fluidically coupled to the conduit; and a heat exchanger fluidically coupled to the conduit. The method may comprise drawing a sample of a treatment fluid into the rheology measurement system; pressuring the sample of the treatment fluid; adjusting temperature of the treatment fluid; directing ultrasound pulses into the treatment fluid while the treatment fluid is flowing through the rheology measurement system; measuring sound waves reflected by the treatment fluid; and determining a velocity profile of the treatment fluid based at least on the measured sound waves.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for rheology measurements comprising:
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a conduit; an ultrasound transmitter positioned to direct ultrasound pulses into the conduit; an ultrasound receiver positioned to receive sound waves from the conduit; a pump fluidically coupled to the conduit; a heat exchanger fluidically coupled to the conduit; and a flow straightening device disposed in the conduit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for rheology measurements comprising:
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a conduit; an ultrasound transmitter positioned to direct sound waves into the conduit; an ultrasound receiver on an opposite side of the conduit from the ultrasound transmitter and positioned to receive sound waves from the conduit; a pump fluidically coupled to the conduit; a heat exchanger fluidically coupled to the conduit; and vanes disposed in the conduit. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A method of operating a rheology measurement system comprising:
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drawing a sample of a treatment fluid into the rheology measurement system; pressuring the sample of the treatment fluid; adjusting temperature of the treatment fluid; directing ultrasound pulses into the treatment fluid while the treatment fluid is flowing through the rheology measurement system; measuring sound waves reflected by the treatment fluid; and determining a velocity profile of the treatment fluid based at least on the measured sound waves. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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