Fluid monitoring and management devices, fluid monitoring and management systems, and fluid monitoring and management methods
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1. A fluid monitoring and management method comprising:
- measuring temperature of a fluid in a fluid system having a sensor and obtaining a first temperature value;
measuring viscosity of the fluid and obtaining a first viscosity value;
calculating a first temperature-corrected viscosity value utilizing the first viscosity value and the first temperature value;
determining if the first temperature-corrected viscosity value is outside a preselected range of threshold values;
if the determining is yes, automatically collecting a sample of the fluid by extracting the fluid in to one of a plurality of bottles in a housing while simultaneously performing the following steps;
i) measuring a second temperature of the fluid;
ii) measuring a second viscosity of the fluid;
iii) calculating a second temperature-corrected viscosity value of the fluid;
iv) storing data comprising the second temperature, the second viscosity value, and the second temperature-corrected viscosity value;
v) creating a sample bottle identification code which associates the data with the one of the plurality of bottles;
vi) automatically stamping the one of the plurality of bottles with a timestamp and the sample bottle identification code; and
vii) generating an alert notification.
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Abstract
A fluid monitoring and management device that includes a housing with a fluid passageway. The fluid monitoring and management device further includes a fluid property sensor with a sensing element in the fluid passageway. A valve is in the fluid passageway of the fluid monitoring and management device. A removable bottle mount is aligned with the valve to be selectively in fluid communication with the fluid passageway.
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1. A fluid monitoring and management method comprising:
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measuring temperature of a fluid in a fluid system having a sensor and obtaining a first temperature value; measuring viscosity of the fluid and obtaining a first viscosity value; calculating a first temperature-corrected viscosity value utilizing the first viscosity value and the first temperature value; determining if the first temperature-corrected viscosity value is outside a preselected range of threshold values; if the determining is yes, automatically collecting a sample of the fluid by extracting the fluid in to one of a plurality of bottles in a housing while simultaneously performing the following steps; i) measuring a second temperature of the fluid; ii) measuring a second viscosity of the fluid; iii) calculating a second temperature-corrected viscosity value of the fluid; iv) storing data comprising the second temperature, the second viscosity value, and the second temperature-corrected viscosity value; v) creating a sample bottle identification code which associates the data with the one of the plurality of bottles; vi) automatically stamping the one of the plurality of bottles with a timestamp and the sample bottle identification code; and vii) generating an alert notification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A fluid monitoring and management method comprising:
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measuring temperature of a fluid in a fluid system having a sensor and obtaining a first temperature value; measuring viscosity of the fluid and obtaining a first viscosity value; calculating a first temperature-corrected viscosity value utilizing the first viscosity value and the first temperature value; measuring a first fluid pressure and a first fluid density; determining if the first temperature-corrected viscosity value and any one of the first fluid pressure, the first temperature value, and the first fluid density are outside a preselected range of threshold values; if the determining is yes, automatically collecting a sample of the fluid by extracting the fluid in to one of a plurality of bottles in a housing while simultaneously performing the following steps; i) measuring a second temperature of the fluid; ii) measuring a second viscosity of the fluid; iii) calculating a second temperature-corrected viscosity value of the fluid; iv) measuring a second fluid pressure and a second fluid density; v) storing data comprising the second temperature, the second viscosity value, the second temperature-corrected viscosity value, the second fluid pressure, and the second fluid density; vi) creating a sample bottle identification code which associates the data with the one of the plurality of bottles; vii) automatically stamping the one of the plurality of bottles with a timestamp and the sample bottle identification code; and viii) generating an alert notification. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A fluid monitoring and management method comprising:
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measuring temperature over a first time period of a fluid in a fluid system having a sensor to obtain a plurality of temperature values; measuring viscosity of the fluid over the first time period to obtain a plurality of viscosity values which correspond to the plurality of temperature values; calculating curve fit coefficients of a curve fit equation using the plurality of temperature values and the plurality of viscosity values, wherein the curve fit equation is defined as μ
=(a +bT2)2, μ
is the viscosity of the fluid, T is the temperature of the fluid, and a and b are the curve fit coefficients;measuring temperature of the fluid during a second time period to obtain a second temperature value; measuring viscosity of the fluid during the second time period to obtain a second viscosity value; calculating a first temperature-corrected viscosity value utilizing the second temperature value, the second viscosity value, and the curve fit equation; determining if the first temperature-corrected viscosity value is outside a preselected range of threshold values; if the determining is yes, automatically collecting a sample of the fluid by extracting the fluid in to one of a plurality of bottles in a housing while simultaneously performing the following steps; i) measuring a third temperature of the fluid; ii) measuring a third viscosity of the fluid; iii) calculating a second temperature-corrected viscosity value of the fluid; iv) automatically timestamping the one of the plurality of bottles; and v) generating an alert notification. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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