Non-destructive testing of pipeline liquids using ultrasonic technology

Y Wang, S Li - 2010 International Conference on …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Liaohe Oil Field is a low permeability reservoir, formation oil poor, so far taken the field is
ongoing recovery process, but the time of really pumping oil doesn't account for 20% of …

Water content monitoring in water-in-oil emulsions using a delay line cell

CAB Reyna, EE Franco, MSG Tsuzuki, F Buiochi - Ultrasonics, 2023 - Elsevier
The extraction process of crude oil requires addition of water, resulting in complex
emulsions, in which the phases must be separated before the petrochemical processing …

Transformer oil diagnosis based on a capacitive sensor frequency response analysis

JOSM Guerrero, AE Castilla, JAS Fernández… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Condition monitoring of large power transformers is of paramount importance in power
systems. One of the most common indicators of transformer aging is moisture content in oil …

[HTML][HTML] Electrical Parameters as Diagnostics of Fresh Engine Oil Condition—Correlation with Test Voltage Frequency

A Wolak, R Żywica, J Molenda, JK Banach - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to assess whether electrical parameters (capacitance and
conductivity) of fresh engine oils—tested over a wide range of measurement voltage …

Capacitance transducers for non-intrusive measurement of water in crude oil

EA Hammer, J Tollefsen, K Olsvik - Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 1989 - Elsevier
A water-in-oil monitor has been developed which is suitable for monitoring water content in
older producing fields, water content in the crude from separators, and water content in …

Ultrasonic-based sensor fusion approach to measure flow rate in partially filled pipes

N Munasinghe, G Paul - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Flow rate measurement in pipes is essential for many applications. Thus, there have been a
variety of flow meters developed that incorporate different technologies. However, a typical …

Using partial discharge as sample signal source to identify contamination moisture pattern in power transformer insulating oil

GFC Veloso, LEB da Silva, I Noronha… - IECON 2010-36th …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The properly behavior of power transformers is highly dependent of the insulation health.
So, the insulation condition assessment can provide information to a system of diagnosis …

Ultrasonic monitoring of pipeline wall thickness with autonomous, wireless sensor networks

F Cegla, J Allin - Oil and Gas Pipelines, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter highlights a representative example of overall capabilities of ultrasonic wall
thickness monitoring sensors. Ultrasonic thickness gauging is one of the most commonly …

Pressure and composition of gas mixtures in fuel rods for pressurised water reactors by an ultrasonic sensor

F Al Gabr, J Ferrandis, D Baron, P Chantoin - 2003 - osti.gov
A method based on acoustics to determine, via the speed of ultrasound, the composition and
the pressure of a gas mixture from the outside of the pipe and thus provide an answer to this …

Composition measurements of crude oil and process water emulsions using thick-film ultrasonic transducers

G Meng, AJ Jaworski, NM White - Chemical Engineering and Processing …, 2006 - Elsevier
This paper presents an experimental study to investigate the suitability of thick-film ultrasonic
transducers for composition measurements in heterogeneous mixtures. Following on from …