Multiphase flow meter

Instrumentation in Boiling and Condensation Studies

Published in Satish G. Kandlikar, Masahiro Shoji, Vijay K. Dhir, Handbook of Phase Change: Boiling and Condensation, 2019

Jean-Marc Delhaye, David B. R. Kenning, Nobuyuki Takenaka

At low pressure, Boyer and Lemonnier (1996) developed a model to predict the velocity and pressure distributions along a venturi for air-water and oil-water dispersed two-phase flow. The venturi was a part of a multiphase flow meter specially designed for petroleum engineering (Boyer, 1996).

Hydrodynamics of three phase flow in upstream pipes

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Published in Cogent Engineering, 2018

Laura Edwards, Darryan Dhanpat, Dhurjati Prasad Chakrabarti

Roach and Watt (1997) investigated the effectiveness of the CSIRO multiphase flow meter (MFM) to quantify gas, oil and water rates in oil well pipelines and found the meter to be successful in finding these rates. The MFM consisted of two gamma-ray transmission gauges, along with pressure and temperature sensors, mounted on a pipeline carrying the three phase flow of the production stream and is shown in Figure 1. The first gauge was a density gauge that measured the intensity of 662 keV gamma-rays transmitted through the fluids in the pipeline. The second, the dual energy gamma-ray transmission (DUET) gauge, measured transmitted intensities of 59.5 and 662 keV gamma-rays. All flow rates were found from water cut and fluid flow rates. Water cut, the mass or volumeratio of water to liquids, was determined by DUET techniques. The flow rates of each phase were found by integrating measurements of oil-water and gas rates, as well as ratio of water and liquids. When calculating flow rates from these measurements, a correction was applied so that there was consideration for slip in velocity between the liquid and gas.

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