METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE THE COMPRESSIBILITY OF A FLUID
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1. A method comprising:
- capturing a fluid in a chamber;
pressurizing the captured fluid to first and second pressures;
measuring first and second values representative of first and second densities of the fluid while pressurized at respective ones of the first and second pressures; and
computing a third value representative of a compressibility of the fluid using the first and second values.
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Abstract
Example methods and apparatus to determine the compressibility of a fluid are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes capturing a fluid in a chamber, pressurizing the captured fluid to first and second pressures, measuring first and second values representative of first and second densities of the fluid while pressurized at respective ones of the first and second pressures, and computing a third value representative of a compressibility of the fluid using the first and second values.
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1. A method comprising:
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capturing a fluid in a chamber; pressurizing the captured fluid to first and second pressures; measuring first and second values representative of first and second densities of the fluid while pressurized at respective ones of the first and second pressures; and computing a third value representative of a compressibility of the fluid using the first and second values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A fluid analysis apparatus comprising:
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a chamber; a pressure control unit to pressurize a fluid contained in the chamber at first and second pressures; a density sensor to measure first and second values representative of first and second densities of the fluid while pressurized at respective ones of the first and second pressures; and a compressibility module to compute a third value representative of a compressibility of the fluid based on the first and second values. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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