Mulfi-phase-fluid discrimination with local fibre-optical probes: II. Gas/liquid flows

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1338-1346

  Fordham, E J ^a   Simonian, S ^a,c   Ramos, R T ^a,b   Holmes, A ^a   Huang, S M ^a   Lenn, C P ^a,d  

^a SCHLUMBERGER CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^d SCHLUMBERGER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Fibre optical sensors; Fluid phase discrimination; Hold up; Local void fraction; Multi phase flow; Oilfield production flows

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTICS; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; HOLD-UP; OIL HYDRAULICS; PROBE; VOID FRACTION;

FIBER OPTICS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; OIL PRODUCTION; SENSOR;

EID: 0033502310     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/10/12/332     Document Type: Article

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