Precise volume fraction prediction in oil-water-gas multiphase flows by means of gamma-ray attenuation and artificial neural networks using one detector

Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 34-41

  Roshani, G H ^a   Feghhi, S A H ^a   Mahmoudi Aznaveh, A ^a   Nazemi, E ^a   Adineh Vand, A ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Gamma ray attenuation; MCNP; Multiphase flow prediction

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DETECTORS; FORECASTING; GAMMA RAYS; MATLAB; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NEURAL NETWORKS;

FULL ENERGY PEAK; GAMMA RAY SOURCES; GAMMA-RAY ATTENUATION; MCNP; MULTI LAYER PERCEPTRON; MULTIPHASE FLOW-PREDICTION; NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES; SIMULATION DATA;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION;

EID: 84894048185     PISSN: 02632241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2014.01.030     Document Type: Article

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