A capacitance probe for interface detection in oil and gas extraction plant

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages

  Jaworski, A J ^a   Dyakowski, T ^a   Davies, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gas oil water separator; Interface detection; Multiphase flow

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; EXTRACTION; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PHASE INTERFACES; PHASE SEPARATION; PROBES; SEPARATORS;

INTERFACE DETECTION;

LEVEL MEASUREMENT;

GAS-LIQUID SEPARATION; INTERFACE; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

EID: 0033106180     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/10/3/002     Document Type: Article

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