Title :
Radioisotpe measurement of two-phase flow in pipeline using conditional averaging of signal
Author :
Hanus, Robert ; Szlachta, Anna ; Kowalczyk, Adam ; Petryka, Leszek ; Zych, Marcin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Metrol. & Diagnostic Syst., Rzeszow Univ. of Technol., Rzeszow, Poland
Abstract :
The paper illustrates use of the gamma-absorption method fortify with analysis based on conditional averaging of signals applied in an investigation of two-phase flows. An example of its application to the gaseous phase transported by a liquid in a horizontal pipeline was evaluated. In the measurements on laboratory installation two 241Am radioactive sources and probes with NaI(Tl) scintillation crystals have been used. Exemplary results of the mean velocity determination of the minority phase in the examined flow are demonstrated, and the evaluation of its uncertainty has been presented. Results obtained by use of the both described method and cross-correlation one have been compared.
Keywords :
flow measurement; pipelines; radioactive sources; radioisotope imaging; solid scintillation detectors; two-phase flow; 241Am radioactive sources; NaI(Tl) scintillation crystals; conditional signal averaging; cross-correlation method; gamma-absorption method; gaseous phase; horizontal pipeline; laboratory installation; mean velocity determination; pipeline; probes; radioisotope measurement; two-phase flow; Fluid flow measurement; Geophysical measurements; Phase measurement; Pipelines; Probes; Uncertainty; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON), 2012 16th IEEE Mediterranean
Conference_Location :
Yasmine Hammamet
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0782-6
DOI :
10.1109/MELCON.2012.6196400