Title :
Real-Time Measurements of Oil, Gas and Water Contents Using an EM Wave Sensor for Oil-Marine-Environment Industries
Author :
Wylie, S.R. ; Shaw, A. ; Al-Shamma´a, A.I.
Author_Institution :
Gen. Eng. Res. Inst., Liverpool John Moores Univ.
Abstract :
Multiphase measurement has been an aim of the oil and gas production industries for many years. A variety of different techniques have been developed in an attempt to design a meter which is a realistic alternative to the bulky, off-line but accurate test separator to determine the amount of oil, water and gas in a pipeline. Liverpool John Moores University, in conjunction with Solartron ISA, have developed an industrial prototype of a non-intrusive, real time, phase area fraction meter which uses the different electromagnetic properties of the pipeline contents to determine their relative proportions as they flow through the sensor
Keywords :
chemical sensors; electromagnetic waves; gas industry; permittivity measurement; petroleum industry; pipelines; EM wave sensor; Liverpool John Moores University; Solartron ISA; dielectric measurements; electromagnetic properties; gas content; gas production industry; multiphase measurement; natural gas industry; nonintrusive fraction meter; oil content; oil production industry; oil-marine-environment industries; petroleum industry; phase area fraction meter; pipeline contents; real-time measurements; water contents; Gas detectors; Gas industry; Particle separators; Permittivity; Petroleum; Production; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Sea measurements; Testing; Dielectric measurements; Natural gas industry; Petroleum industry; Resonance; Transducers;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2006. 36th European
Conference_Location :
Manchester
Print_ISBN :
2-9600551-6-0
DOI :
10.1109/EUMC.2006.281389
