FLUID VOLUMETRIC ANALYZER

摘要

Systems and methods are disclosed for an automatic fluid composition sensor. A fluid composition sensor includes a plurality of detection elements positioned along a length of a sample chamber having a number of material interfaces, the fluid composition sensor detecting location(s) of the interface(s) and/or a composition of one or more of the materials within the chamber. A fluid level sensor generates one or more pulses and measures a time delay between a transmission of the pulses from a source and a reception of the reflected pulses from a gas/oil interface to estimate a position of the oil/gas interface and thus a height of the oil in an oil well.

主权项

1. A fluid mixture sensor, comprising:
an elongate tubular chamber having a first port, a second port, and a first sidewall extending between said ports wherein said first port defines a first opening, said second port defines a second opening, and said first sidewall defines a sample volume capturing a sample of a fluid mixture including a first constituent and a second constituent, said chamber configured to separate said fluid mixture into said constituents and produce a first interface between said first constituent and said second constituent after said separation of said fluid mixture into said constituents; a plurality of detecting elements disposed along said first sidewall accessing said sample volume, each said detecting element having a first response to said first constituent and having a second response to said second constituent, said second response different from said first response; and a controller, coupled to said plurality of detecting elements and responsive to said responses, locating a first distance of said first interface from a particular one of said ports.