An apparatus and method are disclosed wherein at least one parameter
associated with a core-annular flow (CAF) in a pipe is measured by
sensing unsteady pressures associated with undulations formed at the
interface of a core region and an annular region in the CAF at different
axial locations along the pipe. The at least one parameter, which may
include a flow velocity of the CAF, Mach number associated with the CAF,
and a volumetric flow rate of the CAF, is determined using sensed
unsteady pressures. The CAF may be developed from a shear thinning fluid,
such as bitumen froth or from a wood pulp fiber suspension.
Alternatively, the CAF may be developed from a lubricating fluid, such as
water, and a fluid to be transported, such as oil, where the fluid to be
transported forms the core region and the lubricating fluid forms the
annular region.