US Patent:
20120127466, May 24, 2012
Inventors:
Karl Karnes - Spring TX, US
Lee Williams - Magnolia TX, US
Assignee:
SGS North America Inc. - Rutherford NJ
International Classification:
G01J 3/42
G01N 25/00
Abstract:
Methods and systems for performing pressure-volume-temperature testing on fluids include: a portable environmental control chamber , a first pressure vessel A disposed inside the portable environmental control chamber, a second pressure vesselB disposed inside the portable environmental control chamber, the second pressure vessel in hydraulic communication with the first pressure vessel, a viscometer configured to measure the viscosity of fluids flowing between the first pressure vessel and the second pressure vessel, and an optics system configured to measure optical properties of fluids flowing between the first pressure vessel and the second pressure vessel.