Online Measurement Of Black Powder In Gas And Oil Pipelines
AssigneeKhalifa University of Science and Technology
InventorsEsra Al Hosani, Mahmoud Meribout
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Abstract
A method and system for determination of contaminants, such as black powder, in a flowing fluid, such as natural gas, is disclosed. The method comprises transmitting a plurality of light beams over a spectrum of wavelengths through the flowing fluid and receiving a plurality of measurements relating to transmitted and scattered light beams over the spectrum of wavelengths. The received plurality of measurements are compared with a plurality of stored patterns and a result indicative of the determination of the contaminants is output.
Claims17
A method for determination of contaminants in a flowing fluid comprising:
- transmitting a plurality of light beams over a spectrum of wavelengths through the flowing fluid;
- receiving a plurality of measurements relating to transmitted and scattered light beams over the spectrum of wavelengths;
- comparing the received plurality of measurements with a plurality of stored patterns;
- and
- outputting a result indicative of the determination of the contaminants.
The method of claim 2, wherein the received plurality of measurements relate to at least one of NIR, MIR or Raman spectra.
A system for the determination of contaminants in a flowing fluid in a pipeline comprising:
- a plurality of transmitters coupled to the pipeline for transmitting a plurality of light beams over a spectrum of wavelengths through the flowing fluid;
- a plurality of receivers coupled to the pipeline for receiving a plurality of measurements relating to transmitted and scattered light beams over the spectrum of wavelengths;
- and
- a computing device for comparing the received plurality of measurements with a plurality of stored patterns and outputting a result indicative of the determination of the contaminants.
A computer program product for determination of contaminants in a flowing fluid comprising:
- receiving logic for receiving a plurality of measurements relating to transmitted and scattered light beams over the spectrum of wavelengths;
- comparison logic for comparing the received plurality of measurements with a plurality of stored patterns;
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- output logic for outputting a result indicative of the determination of the contaminants.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.