Title :
Transducers: theory and applications to crude and hydrocarbon flow measurement sensors
Author :
Basrawi, Youssef F.
Author_Institution :
Process & Controls Syst. Dept., Saudi Arabian Oil Co., Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Abstract :
The paper talks about the technology, theory and application of transducers to flow measurement sensors used for royalty and custody transfer measurements of crude and hydrocarbon products. It highlights the operations, current research, field test studies and viability of such devices for better precision and higher accuracy in the measurement of volumetric through puts for exports and domestic consumption. Through finer precision and higher accuracy, proper accountability can be achieved and tremendous cost savings realized.
Keywords :
flow measurement; oil technology; organic compounds; transducers; crude product; custody transfer; flow measurement sensor; hydrocarbon product; royalty transfer; transducer; Capacitive sensors; Current measurement; Fluid flow measurement; Gas detectors; Hydrocarbons; Instruments; Piezoelectric transducers; Signal processing; Strain measurement; Volume measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Sensors for Industry Conference, 2002. 2nd ISA/IEEE
Print_ISBN :
1-55617-834-4
DOI :
10.1109/SFICON.2002.1159797