DocumentCode :
1231390
Title :
Microsystem With Fluidic and Optical Interface for Inline Measurement of 
in Oil Fields
Author :
Tavernier, Emmanuel ; Sellier, Julien ; Marty, Frédéric ; Tabeling, Patrick ; Bourouina, Tarik
Author_Institution :
Ecole Super. d´´Ing. en Electron. et Electrotech., Univ. Paris-Est, Noisy-le-Grand
Volume :
8
Issue :
5
fYear :
2008
fDate :
5/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
430
Lastpage :
434
Abstract :
Motivated by the need for inline measurements in natural gas and oil exploitation, we developed a microfluidic system which is suitable for chemical measurements by optical methods. It consists of a microfluidic system allowing the separation of gas and liquid phases so that gas can be optically analyzed. This system takes advantage of surface tension effects in tiny microchannels. The application is the measurement of carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration by evaluating absorption of infrared light at a wavelength of 4.24 mum. Measurements have been successfully performed in the 0-70 bars pressure range.
Keywords :
gas sensors; microfluidics; carbon dioxide concentration; chemical measurements; fluidic-optical interface; gas-liquid phases; inline measurement; microfluidic system; natural gas; oil exploitation; oil fields; optical methods; Carbon dioxide; Chemicals; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Fluidic microsystems; Microchannel; Microfluidics; Natural gas; Petroleum; Surface tension; Wavelength measurement; ${rm CO}_2$
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Sensors Journal, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
1530-437X
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JSEN.2008.918170
Filename :
4529155
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