一个基于压力的多相流量计:概念验证
Vijay Ramakrishnan1, Muhammad Arsalan2
1Aramco Americas, Houston, TX 77084, USA.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|August 26, 2023
概括
一个新的多相流量计 (MPFM) 仅使用压力传感器进行精确的油气和盐水测量. 这种简单,坚固的设计简化了能源行业的操作和维护.
科学领域:
- 石油工程是石油工程中的一个.
- 流量测量技术 流量测量技术
- 传感器系统 传感器系统
背景情况:
- 多相流量计 (MPFMs) 对于实时监测油田产量至关重要.
- 现有的MPFM通常是复杂的,需要大量的维护.
- 在能源部门,对更简单,更准确的MPFM解决方案有很高的需求.
研究的目的:
- 开发和验证一种新型的多相流量计 (MPFM),仅使用压力传感器.
- 为石油田应用创建一个操作简单且准确的MPFM.
- 为了提高性能,将密度计与Venturi型流量计集成在一起.
主要方法:
- 开发了具有分析基础的新计算模型.
- 整合了经验相关性和机器学习,用于流动模式识别.
- 在实地条件下,在多相流循环中实验验验证了一种MPFM原型.
主要成果:
- MPFM只使用压力传感器准确测量气体和液体流量.
- 实验验证证证实了在各种条件下强大的性能.
- 开发的MPFM表现出与现有的多相计量技术相似的准确性.
结论:
- 描述的MPFM为多相流量测量提供了强大而实用的解决方案.
- 设计的简单性减少了复杂性和维护需求.
- 这项技术有可能提高油田运营的效率.
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