High-pressure gas-oil two-phase flow visualisation using electrical capacitance tomography

Carlos Gamio*, Juan Castro, Fabian Garcia-Nocetti, Luis Aguilar, Leonardo Rivera, Humberto E. Balleza

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Electrical capacitance tomography (ECT) was used to image various two-phase gas-oil flows in a 3-inch pressurized test loop. ECT is a novel non-invasive technique for imaging mixtures of electrically non-conducting substances. One of its most promising applications is the visualization of gas-oil flows. This work presents a series imaging experiments using a pressure-resistant ECT sensor. Varying the oil and gas flow rates, different flow regimes were established in the test loop. ECT images were obtained for each case and compared with (a) the flow observed through a transparent section in the loop and (b) the prediction of the Taitel-Duckler flow map. The results confirm the suitability of ECT for imaging gas-oil flows.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 7th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, ESDA 2004
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Pages475-479
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)0791841731, 9780791841730
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2004
Externally publishedYes
EventASME 7th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis - Manchester, United Kingdom
Duration: 19 Jul 200422 Jul 2004

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 7th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, ESDA 2004
Volume1

Conference

ConferenceASME 7th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityManchester
Period19/07/0422/07/04

Keywords

  • Capacitance tomography
  • Flow regime
  • Flow visualization
  • Twophase flow

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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