Three-phase flow measurement in the petroleum industry

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Thorn, R ^a,b,c   Johansen, G A ^a,b   Hjertaker, B T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Michelsen Centre for Industrial Measurement Science and Technology   (Norway)

^c LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

flowmeter; multiphase flow; process instrumentation; three phase flow

Indexed keywords

FLOWMETERS; MANUFACTURE; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

FLOWMETER DESIGNS; MEASUREMENT STRATEGIES; OIL GAS WATER; PROCESS INSTRUMENTATION; RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT; THREE PHASE; THREE-PHASE FLOW;

FLOW MEASUREMENT;

EID: 84871322198     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/24/1/012003     Document Type: Review

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