Abstract: Method for determining the density (D) of a multiphase fluid (F) flowing through a pipe (1) and containing a gas (G) which determines a fluctuation of the actual instantaneous density of the fluid (F), said method comprising the following steps: defining a series of consecutive time periods (S0, S) which are shorter than the time length corresponding to the highest frequency-component of the fluctuation of the actual instantaneous density; conveying through a section (2) of the pipe (1) a photon beam (3) suited to undergo an attenuation while crossing the fluid (F); counting the actual number (A) of photons of the beam (3) which cross the pipe (1) during a first time period (S) of the series; calculating a corrected count (C) as the weighted average value of the actual count (A) and of the corrected count (C0) calculated for the preceding time period (S0); converting the value of the corrected count (C) into a corresponding value of the density (D) of the multiphase fluid (F) for the first time period (S) thr

Abstract: Device (2) for measuring electric parameters of a fluid (F), comprising: two measurement circuits (8, 10) for measuring, respectively, the dielectric permittivity and the electrical conductivity of the fluid (F); two electrodes (5, 5?) facing each other from opposite sides of the fluid (F); a selector system (11) for alternatively connecting the two measurement circuits (8, 10) to the electrodes (5, 5?). Each electrode (5, 5?) comprises two sectors (5a, 5b) suited to establish mutually separate electrical contact with the fluid (F) and the electrical conductivity measurement circuit (10) comprises two measurement sections (V, A) of different impedance, each one of which being connectable to a corresponding sector (5a, 5b) of each electrode (5, 5?).

Abstract: A device for determining the composition of a mixture of fluids by spectral absorption, comprises: a radiation source; a detector for detecting radiation that has been attenuated by the mixture; and a device for separating the radiation into a wavelength band corresponding to an absorption band of one of the fluids, a wavelength band corresponding to an absorption band of another of the fluids, and at least one reference wavelength band substantially adjacent to each of the absorption bands, and especially adjacent to each side of the absorption band or group of absorption bands. The device may be used to determine the composition of mixtures of oil, water and gaseous hydrocarbons in oil wells where there is a very large degree of time varying scattering e.g. Rayleigh and Mie scattering due to turbulence.

Abstract: The invention is a pilot device (1) cooperating with a gas pressure regulator suitable for use in gas distribution systems and consists of: a head (2) with two chambers (4, 5) separated by a first membrane (3), the upper chamber (4) at the gas pressure regulator outlet pressure and the lower chamber (5) at atmospheric pressure; a body provided with elastic means and an axial thrust unit (6) acting on the first membrane (3) and cooperating with a regulation unit (8) having at the inlet (81) a supply pressure and at the outlet (82) the motorization gas which is transferred to the motorization chamber of the gas pressure regulator. The pilot device features a tank (11) having a wall with a further membrane (73) provided with the mechanical elastic setting means. Gas is conveyed into the tank (11) with a load pressure (P1) such as to modify the thrust of the elastic setting means.