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US 2024/0151564 A1Published application
Carbon dioxide multiphase flow measurement based on dielectric permittivity
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorCheng-Gang Xie
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for determining mass flow rate of a CO2 rich stream using dielectric permittivity are described. A method herein measures a dielectric permittivity of a CO2 rich stream; determines a density of the CO2 rich stream from the measured dielectric permittivity; determines a viscosity of the CO2 rich stream from the measured dielectric permittivity; measures a pressure drop of the CO2 rich stream flowing through a flow restriction; and determines mass flow rate of the CO2 rich stream using the measured pressure drop, the determined density, and the determined viscosity.
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A method, comprising:
- measuring a dielectric permittivity of a CO2 rich stream flowing in a flow pathway;
- determining a density of the CO2 rich stream from the measured dielectric permittivity;
- determining a viscosity of the CO2 rich stream from the measured dielectric permittivity;
- measuring a pressure drop of the CO2 rich stream flowing through a flow restriction;
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- determining mass flow rate of the CO2 rich stream using the measured pressure drop, the determined density, and the determined viscosity.
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