Water holdup measurement of oil–water two-phase flow using dual-mode microwave method |
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| Rongji Zuo, Ying Xu, Chao Yuan, Tao Li, Chuanshun Wei, Linfei Cao, Ye Liu |
- Abstract:
- Water cut is one of the key parameters in the process of oil and gas production. In the present study, wepropose a microwave resonant cavity sensor(MRCS) which can work in both TM010 and TM110 modes, andestablished a water cut measurement of vertical upward oil–water two-phase flow in the range of 0-100 %. The response characteristics of the two resonant modes to water cut are analyzed by the coupling simulation offlow field and electromagnetic field using COMSOL finite element simulation software. A flow experimentisconducted with the designed MRCS measurement system. The sensitivity of the two modes resonantfrequency in different water holdup range is compared. The results show that 95 % of the experimental points’ relative errors is less than ± 5 %.It is indicated that the model can predict water hold with high accuracy, which may provide a solution for wellhead water cut measurement of oil field.
- Keywords:
- Microwave resonant cavity sensor; Oil-water two-phase flow; Water holdup measurement; COMSOL
- Download:
- IMEKO-TC9-2019-049.pdf
- DOI:
- 10.21014/tc9-2022.049
- Event details
- IMEKO TC:
- TC9
- Event name:
- FLOMEKO 2022
- Title:
19th International Flow Measurement Conference 2022
- Place:
- Chongqing, CHINA
- Time:
- 01 November 2022 - 04 November 2022