PERFORMANCE OF TURBINE FLOWMETER IN HORIZONTAL OIL-WATER FLOW |
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| Guifu Zhang, Luhai Wang, Yujian Zhu, Jiming Yang, Jun Li, Shuilong Ma |
- Abstract:
- The response of turbine flowmeter in horizontal oil-water two-phase flow is experimentally investigated. The flow patterns in pipe as well as the turbine behavior are captured via high speed videography. Varied incoming flow rates up to 30 m3 d-1 are tested. It is found that the turbine response in oil-water flow deflects from that in pure water. The deflection direction and extent depend on respective flow rates rather than flow pattern. Considerable deflection is only observed in stratified flow. In addition, a theoretical modeling of the response of turbine meter in steady stratified flow is realized. Preliminary tests indicate that the established model may predict some important features of meter response in reality.
- Keywords:
- turbine flowmeter, oil-water flow, flow pattern, performance model
- Download:
- IMEKO-TC9-2013-094.pdf
- DOI:
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- Event details
- IMEKO TC:
- TC9
- Event name:
- FLOMEKO 2013
- Title:
16th International Flow Measurement Conference
- Place:
- Paris, FRANCE
- Time:
- 24 September 2013 - 26 September 2013