New Algorithm to Discriminate Phase Distribution of Gas-Oil-Water Pipe Flow With Dual-Modality Wire-Mesh Sensor

Three-phase gas-oil-water flow is an important type of flow present in petroleum extraction and processing. This paper reports a novel threshold-based method to visualize and estimate the cross-sectional phase fraction of gas-oil-water mixtures. A 16×16 dual-modality wire-mesh sensor (WMS) was employed to simultaneously determine the conductive and capacitive components of the impedance of fluid. Then, both electrical parameters are used to classify readings of WMS into either pure substance (gas, oil or water) or two-phase oil-water mixtures (foam is neglected in this work). Since the wire-mesh sensor interrogates small regions of the flow domain, we assume that the three-phase mixture can be segmented according to the spatial sensor resolution (typically 2–3 mm). Hence, the proposed method simplifies a complex three-phase system in several segments of single or two-phase mixtures. In addition to flow visualization, the novel approach can also be applied to estimate quantitative volume fractions of flowing gas-oil-water mixtures. The proposed method was tested in a horizontal air-oil-water flow loop in different flow conditions. Experimental results suggest that the threshold-based method is able to capture transient three-phase flows with high temporal and spatial resolution even in the presence of water-oil dispersion regardless of the continuous phase

A study on the relationship between upstream and downstream conditions in swirling two-phase flow

Inline fluid separation is a concept, which is used in the oil and gas industry. Inline fluid separators typically have a static design and hence changing inlet conditions lead to less efficient phase separation. For introducing flow control into such a device, additional information is needed about the relationship of upstream and downstream conditions. This paper introduces a study on this relationship for gas/liquid two-phase flow. The downstream gas core development was analyzed for horizontal device installation in dependence of the inlet gas and liquid flow rates. A wire-mesh sensor was used for determining two-phase flow parameters upstream and a high-speed video camera to obtain core parameters downstream the swirling device. For higher accuracy of the calculated void fraction, a novel method for wire-mesh sensor data analysis has been implemented. Experimental results have shown that void fraction data of the wire-mesh sensor can be used to predict the downstream behavior for a majority of the investigated cases. Additionally, the upstream flow pattern has an impact on the stability of the gas core downstream which was determined by means of experimental data analysis

Investigation of Pressure Hammer with Wire Mesh Sensor and High Speed Imaging Techniques

Previous water hammer tests have revealed pressure spikes in the cavitation regime. With the aim of explaining the phenomena and enhancing the understanding of the pressure hammer phenomenon in general, a high speed imaging (HSI) setup was installed at the test bench. To complement the high speed imaging a wire mesh sensor was used. The wire mesh sensor (WMS) allowed the measurement of the cross-sectional void fracture distribution in the pipe while the flow was cavitating. The results of the measurements are presented and discussed

Wire-mesh sensor data for vertical upward gas-liquid flow

This data set contains the processed data of the wire-mesh sensor, obtained in a flow loop with inner diameter of 50 mm with a vertical section of 3 m length. The dimension of the sensor is 16x16 wires and a lateral wire distance of 3.125 mm. Each file contains data of 60 s measurement time with 10 kHz samling frequency. The set up was operated with pressurized air and deionized water. The experimental matrix contains meausrements at different superficial velocities of the gas and the liquid. Thus different flow pattern are observed. For injection of the gas two different types have been used. In the first set of experiments (files 1- 61, *injection1*) the gas was injected with a small tube with inner diameter of 9 mm. In the second set of experiments (files 101 - 151, *injection2*) the gas was injected with a small pipe of 25 mm inner diameter. An overview of the experimental conditions for the two sets of experiments are summarized in the excel file. The corresponding *.zip files contain the processed data. These are void files, which contain the gas holdup in each crossing point and for all time steps of the measurement stack. Additionally the time averaged cross sectional gas holdup distribution (*.epsxy), the time averaged radial gas holdup (*.epsrad_20) and the cross sectional average gas holdup at each time step (*.epst) is provided

Thermal Anemometry Grid Sensor

A novel thermal anemometry grid sensor was developed for the simultaneous measurement of cross-sectional temperature and axial velocity distribution in a fluid flow. The sensor consists of a set of platinum resistors arranged in a regular grid. Each platinum resistor allows the simultaneous measurement of fluid temperature via electrical resistance and flow velocity via constant voltage thermal anemometry. Cross-sectional measurement was enabled by applying a special multiplexing-excitation scheme. In this paper, we present the design and characterization of a prototypical sensor for measurements in a range of very low velocities

Qualification of Image-Based Measurement Systems for Characterization of Sprays

This repository contains the measurement and calibration data used in the CIT article 'Qualification of Image‐Based Measurement Systems for Characterization of Sprays'. The data set contains three archives: MTF.zip : The USAF target to calculate the Modulation Transfer Function. Reference Particles.zip: The reference particles used for the comparison. Checker Calib.zip: C++ based program to calculation the camera distortion and the checker calibration images for both cameras

Hydrodynamic data of an advanced inclined rotating fixed-bed reactor

This publication contains the hydrodynamic data of an advanced inclined rotating fixed-bed reactor with inner tube. The phase distribution in the cross-section of the reactor and the normalized liquid filling level (normalized to the reactor diameter) were obtained with a capacitance wire-mesh sensor. Besides, the specific pressure drops for the investigated operating points are given. Furthermore, the porostiy profile of different configurations (different particle and inner tube diameter) are stored, which were obtained by gamm-ray computed tomography

Dataset for: Flow morphologies in straight and bent horizontal pipes (uncalibrated measurement files)

This data set is a supplementory to 'Dataset for: Flow morphologies in straight and bent horizontal pipes'. In addition to the void files (.v) given in the primary data sets we provide: - Underlying uncalibrated measurements files (.dat, .dati) - .log files for the corresponding .v-files - Calibration measurements - Geometry files for the used Wire-mesh sensor

Raw data of liquid saturation, pressure drop and porosity of an inclined rotating fixed-bed reactor with inner tube

The hydrodynamic raw data of an inclined rotating fixed-bed reactor with different inner tubes are given. The phase distributions of nitrogen and cumene in the cross-section of the reactor filled with porous alumina particles were measured via a capacitance wire-mesh sensor. Besides, the the raw data of the specific pressure drops for the investigated operating points are described. Additionally, the attenuation coefficients of different configurations (different particle and inner tube diameter) are collected, which were measured by gamma-ray computed tomography. This publication contains the raw data of the publication "Hydrodynamic data of an inclined rotating fixed-bed reactor" (10.14278/rodare.203)