Note: Optimization and calibration for auto-cumulative flowmeter in horizontal oil-water two-phase flow

Area of Science:

• Fluid Mechanics
• Instrumentation and Measurement

Background:

• Accurate measurement of oil flow rate in multiphase flows is crucial for the petroleum industry.
• Existing flowmeter technologies face challenges in handling segregated oil-water mixtures.

Purpose of the Study:

• To optimize and calibrate a novel auto-cumulative flowmeter (ACF) for measuring oil flow rate.
• To design and simulate an ACF probe geometry and associated circuitry for practical applications.
• To validate the ACF's performance through experimental calibration in oil-water two-phase segregated flow.

Main Methods:

• Finite Element Method (FEM) for designing and optimizing the ACF probe's electrode geometry.
• Circuit design, simulation, and analysis for the novel ACF.
• Experimental calibration of the ACF using oil-water two-phase segregated flow.

Main Results:

• Optimized electrode geometry for effective oil accumulation measurement.
• Successful design and simulation of a novel ACF circuit.
• Experimental calibration of the ACF demonstrating its capability for oil flow rate measurement.

Conclusions:

• The optimized ACF design and novel circuit show promise for accurate oil flow rate measurement.
• The calibration results offer a theoretical and technical foundation for deploying ACF in industrial settings.
• This work contributes to advancing multiphase flow measurement techniques.