Measurements of oil-water separation dynamics in primary separation systems using distributed capacitance sensors

Flow Measurement and Instrumentation

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 113-127

  Jaworski, Artur J ^a   Dyakowski, Tomasz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; DYNAMICS; OIL FIELDS; SENSORS; SEPARATION; WATER;

DISTRIBUTED SENSORS; MULTI-ELECTRODE CAPACITANCE; OIL-WATER SEPARATORS; PARALLEL-PLATE INTERCEPTORS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

FLOW MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

EID: 19644380945     PISSN: 09555986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2005.02.012     Document Type: Article

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