Title :
A new ultrasonic-based device for accurate measurement of oil, emulsion, and water levels in oil tanks
Author :
Meribout, Mahmoud ; Habli, Mohamed ; Al-Naamany, Ahmed ; Al-Busaidi, Khamis
Author_Institution :
ECE Dept., SQU Univ., Oman
Abstract :
In the oil industry, many applications require the measurement of more than one liquid level interface, often in challenging, environments. In this paper, an ultrasonic technique has been developed to examine the propagation of ultrasonic waves in the oil, water, and mixed oil-water liquids. Preliminary experiments have been conducted on the device. In this paper, the design and operating parameters of this device are discussed and evidence for the satisfactory performance is given.
Keywords :
acoustic impedance; acoustic receivers; fuel storage; level measurement; level meters; oil technology; tanks (containers); ultrasonic devices; ultrasonic measurement; accurate level measurement; acoustic impedance; emulsion levels; mixed oil-water liquids; oil levels; oil tanks; operating parameters; ultrasonic transmitter-receiver pair; ultrasonic wave propagation; ultrasonic-based device; ultrasound sensors; water levels; Fuel storage; Hardware; Liquids; Microwave devices; Optical transmitters; Petroleum; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic variables measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2004. IMTC 04. Proceedings of the 21st IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8248-X
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2004.1351467
