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Rotary metering device useful with abrasive fluids
Assignee: LAKE CHARLES INSTRUMENTS Inc A LA CORP
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Filing: 1985-04-08
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Granted: 1987-02-03
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Expires: 2005-04-08
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is directed to an apparatus useful for measuring the flow of an abrasive fluid. The present invention comprises a rotary metering device particularly useful for the measurement of oil well production fluids including sand and other abrasive materials. The present invention comprises a rotary metering device for repetitively producing a measuring chamber by the shuttle movement of a plurality of symmetrically disposed blades through slots in a rotor body into and out of a fluid flow channel between the rotor body and its housing. The rotor body of the present invention includes slots having surfaces comprised of a highly wear resistant metal, preferably having a hardness between about 40 and about 70 on the Rockwell C hardness scale to increase the service life of the meter. In a more preferred embodiment, the surface of the cooperating blades is also comprised of a metal having a high wear resistance, also preferably between about 40 and about 70 on the Rockwell C hardness scale, but less than that of the cooperating slot surface.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank Carpenter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-07 23:02
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01F; G01F3/00; G01F3/02; G01F3/04; G01F3/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
228 words
An apparatus useful for measuring the flow of abrasive fluids through a pipe, comprising: a cylindrical housing having inlet and outlet ports through which the flow of a fluid may be directed; a cylindrical rotor body mounted within said housing for rotation about an axis parallel to the axis of said housing; a flow channel through said housing between said inlet and outlet ports defined by the exterior of said rotor body and the interior of said housing; a plurality of slots through the cylindrical surface of said rotor body, wherein said slots are disposed symmetrically about said rotor body and parallel to the axis of said rotor body, wherein the exposed surfaces of said slots formed by said rotor body comprise a metal of high wear resistance and wherein the hardness of said metal is between 40 and about 70 on the Rockwell C hardness scale; a plurality of blades mounted for shuttle movement transversely of said flow channel and through said slots wherein the hardness of the surface of said blades opposing the exposed surfaces of said slots is between about 40 and about 70 on the Rockwell C hardness scale and less than the hardness of said metal; and means for moving said blades through said slots as said rotor body rotates to repetitively produce a measuring chamber of predetermined volume within said flow channel.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
228 words
An apparatus useful for measuring the flow of abrasive fluids through a pipe, comprising: a cylindrical housing having inlet and outlet ports through which the flow of a fluid may be directed; a cylindrical rotor body mounted within said housing for rotation about an axis parallel to the axis of said housing; a flow channel through said housing between said inlet and outlet ports defined by the exterior of said rotor body and the interior of said housing; a plurality of slots through the cylindrical surface of said rotor body, wherein said slots are disposed symmetrically about said rotor body and parallel to the axis of said rotor body, wherein the exposed surfaces of said slots formed by said rotor body comprise a metal of high wear resistance and wherein the hardness of said metal is between 40 and about 70 on the Rockwell C hardness scale; a plurality of blades mounted for shuttle movement transversely of said flow channel and through said slots wherein the hardness of the surface of said blades opposing the exposed surfaces of said slots is between about 40 and about 70 on the Rockwell C hardness scale and less than the hardness of said metal; and means for moving said blades through said slots as said rotor body rotates to repetitively produce a measuring chamber of predetermined volume within said flow channel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the wear resistance of said metal is greater than the wear resistance of cast iron.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
10 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said metal is nickel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said nickel surfaces have been heat treated to increase the hardness of said surfaces.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the surfaces of said blades opposing said heat-treated surfaces of said slots are nickel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
10 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said metal is chromium.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said exposed surface is a thin layer of high wear resistant metal plated on the surface of said rotor body.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
10 words
The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said metal is nickel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said nickel surfaces have been heat treated to increase the hardness of said surfaces.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the surfaces of said blades opposing said heat-treated surfaces of said slots are nickel.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
10 words
The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said metal is chromium.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said thin layer of wear resistant material is no more than about 0.005" thick.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the wear resistance of the surfaces of said blades opposing the exposed surfaces of said slots is less than the wear resistance of said exposed surfaces.
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