• DocumentCode
    1229398
  • Title

    The optimal X-ray energy problem in multi-phase flow metering

  • Author

    Bom, Victor R. ; Clarijs, Martijn C. ; Van Eijk, Carel W E ; Kolar, Zvonimir I. ; Scheers, Lex M.

  • Author_Institution
    Radiat. Technol. Group, Delft Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
  • Volume
    50
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    718
  • Lastpage
    722
  • Abstract
    When using X-rays in multiphase flow meters operating according to the DEGRA principle, the number of energy values as well as the X-ray energies can in principle be chosen freely. This report assesses the problem of optimization of both the number of energies and the energies themselves for application in the oil industry, where oil, water, and gas mixtures flow through pipes.
  • Keywords
    X-ray absorption; X-ray imaging; flowmeters; multiphase flow; optimisation; pipe flow; DEGRA principle; multiphase flow metering; optimal X-ray energy problem; optimization; pipes; Attenuation; Differential equations; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Fluid flow measurement; Inductors; Licenses; Nondestructive testing; Petroleum industry; Production; X-ray applications;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.2003.811279
  • Filename
    1208563