Patents by Inventor Bjarne MONSEN

Bjarne MONSEN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Determining the phase composition of a fluid flow
    Patent number: 11022595
    Abstract: A method of identifying the phase composition and/or changes in the phase composition of a fluid flowing through a turbomachine includes monitoring changes in at least one electrical parameter associated with operation of the turbomachine, and employing a known correlation between phase composition and or phase composition changes, and changes in the electrical parameter(s) to associate the monitored changes with changes in the actual phase composition of the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: STATOIL PETROLEUM AS
    Inventors: Lars Brenne, Svend Tarald Kibsgaard, Bjarne Monsen, Tom Odin Gaustad
  • DETERMINING THE PHASE COMPOSITION OF A FLUID FLOW
    Publication number: 20180188226
    Abstract: A method of identifying the phase composition and/or changes in the phase composition of a fluid flowing through a turbomachine includes monitoring changes in at least one electrical parameter associated with operation of the turbomachine, and employing a known correlation between phase composition and or phase composition changes, and changes in the electrical parameter(s) to associate the monitored changes with changes in the actual phase composition of the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: STATOIL PETROLEUM AS
    Inventors: Lars BRENNE, Svend Tarald KIBSGAARD, Bjarne MONSEN, Tom Odin GAUSTAD