Patent attributes
A device is provided that is intended to simultaneously measure and identify at least two characteristics of multiphase fluid flows through the device and/or equipment attached to the device. The device has a lower measurement medium invasive compartment comprised of at least two ultrasonic and/or acoustic transducers, a piezo-resistive sensing element, and a resistance temperature detector (RTD) to make simultaneous independent measurement. A pathway connects to the device's upper electronic compartment comprised of an accelerometer array, multiple stacked circuit boards providing power, sensing interface, processing, calculation, and network communication functionalities. The device is capable of measuring, processing, and calculating simultaneous independent pressure, temperature, flow rate, and vibration measurement. The device reports data to an external system via either wired and/or wireless communication channel.
