A apparatus 10,110 is provided that measures the speed of sound and/or
vortical disturbances propagating in a fluid or mixture having entrained
gas/air to determine the gas volume fraction of the flow 12 propagating
through a pipes and compensating or correcting the volumetric flow
measurement for entrained air. The GVF meter includes and array of sensor
disposed axially along the length of the pipe. The GVF measures the speed
of sound propagating through the pipe and fluid to determine the gas
volume fraction of the mixture using array processing. The GVF meter can
be used with an electromagnetic meter and a consistency meter to
compensate for volumetric flow rate and consistency measurement
respective, to correct for errors due to entrained gas/air.