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Thermal bubble point measurement system and method
US8950246B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8950246-B2 |
| Application number | US-81003308-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 19, 2008 |
| Priority date | Dec 22, 2007 |
| Publication date | Feb 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2015 |
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A method and an apparatus for nucleating bubbles in an oil-gas mixture, including introducing a sample comprising an oil-gas mixture into a chamber; and heating the sample with a heater until at least one bubble is thermally nucleated in the chamber. The bubble point (BP) pressure of the sample can be determined by detecting pressure at two points in a system, which includes the chamber and the heater, and by determining the behavior of the nucleated bubble as the pressure on the bubble is varied.
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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for nucleating bubbles in an oil-gas mixture, the apparatus comprising: a chamber configured to receive a sample comprising an oil-gas mixture; and a heater configured to heat the sample until at least one bubble is thermally nucleated in the chamber, wherein the heater comprises a metallic heating filament and wherein the chamber and the heater are included in a system or device and which includes a plurality of chambers interconnected by at…
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- What does patent US8950246B2 cover?
- A method and an apparatus for nucleating bubbles in an oil-gas mixture, including introducing a sample comprising an oil-gas mixture into a chamber; and heating the sample with a heater until at least one bubble is thermally nucleated in the chamber. The bubble point (BP) pressure of the sample can be determined by detecting pressure at two points in a system, which includes the chamber and the…
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- Angelescu Dan, Sullivan Matthew, Harrigan Edward, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G01N33/2823. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Feb 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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