新型近红外矩形差压流量计的测量模型研究

针对目前气液两相流不分离测量的难点,设计了一种基于近红外光谱技术与矩形差压流量计相结合的新型气液两相流检测装置。利用CFD流体仿真软件对影响流量计性能的结构参数进行了仿真及优化,在单相流动和气液两相动态实验的基础上,建立了相含率测量模型,修正后液相含率测量误差低于3.5%。在液相流量大于2m~3/h时,对分相流模型进行修正,得到的总流量测量误差低于4.5%。建立了两相差压与Fr_g、Frl的关系,结合相含率测量模型得到总流量测量模型,其中弹状流总流量误差低于6.5%,泡状流总流量误差低于1.5%。实验结果表明该装置用于气液两相流不分离测量的可行性,对工业领域的生产具有重要参考意义。     

石油流量计的设计

为了改善传统石油动态计量装置误差大,测量精度低,劳动强度大等问题,进行了石油流量计的设计。石油流量计通过对不同流体流量的精确测量和定量计量控制,实现了流量计量的自动化;同时对不同流体可以进行流量系数的更新,也可以在计量系统的输出端,通过切换阀与标准体积管连接,由键盘输入实际流量值,对流量系数进行修正,保证流量计量的精准、可靠。实验表明,该装置的测量误差小于0.525%,达到了使用要求,可以用于瞬时流量计量、累积流量计量和定量计量控制。本装置计量精度高,操作简单、使用方便,可以用于需要进行流量计量的场合。     

一种石油生产永置式地面井口持水率动静态测量装置研究

为满足采油地面井口多相流持水率测量的实际要求,本文结合电导动态测量与筒状电容静态测量技术,研制了一种永置式石油生产地面井口多相流持水率动静态测量装置(PDSWHMD＿SM)。具体地,文中采用有限元方法(FEM)构建了电导-电容一体式传感器(CCIS)数值模型,在此基础上对CCIS管道内流体处于流动及静止状态下分相介质的分布特性、CCIS结构参数、CCIS电学分布特性、不同多相流工况下的响应特性等进行了深入研究,最终确定了CCIS最优结构参数：H_e=90 mm、ID=30 mm、Ih_e=3 mm、H_c=375 mm、IR₁=26 mm、T_c=1 mm、H_m=56 mm,证明了其测量误差在5%以内。另外,本文以总流量5～70 m³/d,持水率50%～90%等多相流工况为例进行了实验研究,实验结果表明：研制的装置PDSWHMD＿SM持水率测量误差同样在5%以内。仿真和实验均证明了PDSWHMD＿SM具有良好的持水率测量性能。     

脉动流对差压式流量计测量误差影响的研究

基于脉动流场中差压式流量计的计量特性，本文分析了差压式流量计在各种脉动流频率和幅度下的流量测量误差。针对不同脉动频率和脉动幅度的脉动流，在自行设计的实验装置中使用响应时间不同的差压式流量计进行流量测量的研究，获得了流量计响应时间、流体的脉动幅度和频率与流量测量误差间的变化对应关系。研究结果表明，通过减少脉动幅值和缩短流量计的响应时间可有效地减少流量测量误差。     

微弯型科氏质量流量计测量气-液两相流研究

与普通U形和Δ形科氏质量流量计相比,微弯型科氏质量流量计固有频率更高、相位差更小,测量气-液两相流时误差更大。为此,设计气-液两相流实验方案,采用课题组研制的科氏质量流量变送器进行气-液两相流实验,采用BP人工神经网络对测量误差进行建模,得到误差模型,实现对气-液两相流测量误差的在线实时修正。实验结果表明,当密度降在0%~30%范围内变化时,通过在线修正,气-液两相流测量误差从原来的最大为-50%减小到-5%~3%以内,取得了很好的效果。     

石油生产光纤-电导组合探针阵列多分相测井仪研究

为解决石油生产多分相测量问题,基于课题组研制的创新型光纤-电导组合探针设计研制一种用于石油生产多参数测量的高精度、高灵敏度探测仪器。采用ZEMAX光线追迹方法和FEM数值分析方法对光纤-电导组合探针阵列多分相测井仪电场分布、响应特性进行了理论分析,且验证了其在流量为5、10、20、30 m~3/d,持气率为10%、20%、30%、40%,持水率为90%、80%、70%、60%等工况下良好的测量效果。为进一步证明其优良性能,以液相流量30 m~3/d,液相持水率25%、45%、65%及85%,气流量6、12、24 m~3/d等多相流工况为例进行动态实验分析,其持气率测量误差在5%以内,持水率误差在10%以内。实际动态实验与仿真模拟结果保持相同。充分表明光纤-电导组合探针阵列多分相测井仪的良好的性能。     

基于单V锥节流装置的湿气气液流量在线测量

提出采用两相质量流量系数对V锥节流装置湿气测量误差进行修正,试验研究洛克哈特-马蒂内利参数、气体密度弗鲁德数以及气液密度比对V锥节流装置两相质量流量系数的影响规律。V锥节流装置的节流比为0.55,试验介质为压缩空气和水,气液密度比为0.002 445~0.006 083,气体密度弗鲁德数为0.3~2.0,洛克哈特-马蒂内利参数为0.01~0.34。结果表明,两相流量系数随洛克哈特-马蒂内利参数增加而线性增大,同时还受气体密度弗鲁德数和气液密度比的影响。获得了两相质量流量系数与洛克哈特-马蒂内利参数、气体密度弗鲁德数和气液密度比的定量关系,建立湿气流量测量的半经验关联式。利用V锥节流装置前后锥体对湿气具有不同的差压响应特性,获得了其差异性的影响规律,建立单节流元件双差压的湿气气液流量双参数测量方程。在试验范围内,测得的气相质量流量相对误差小于±5.0%,平均误差为2.2%;液相质量流量相对误差小于±20.0%,平均误差为9.8%。该方法具有系统简单、成本低廉、精度较高的特点。     

基于双节流装置的湿气测量方法

湿气作为一种石油天然气行业经常出现的流体,对于湿气的准确测量具有重要的意义。目前常用的方法是在气液分离之后采用单相仪表进行计量,而这种方法成本较高,因此为实现湿气的气液两相在线不分离测量,设计一种基于类内锥和长喉径类文丘里组合的双节流湿气流量测量装置,提出一种基于三级差压信号的测量方法,引入差压信号的比值作为建模的关键参数。同时建立并比较研究此双节流装置的4套湿气测量模型在实验室和现场的表现。经实验室验证,平均气相测量精度为2.13%,平均液相测量精度6.68%。现场性能测试结果表明未经修正的测量模型平均气相测量误差为7.87%,平均液相误差为15.96%,经二次修正后可实现平均气相测量误差优于±3%,液相测量满度误差优于±10%。     

自力式油气水三相流气液分离装置的设计与实验

针对油井油气水三相流量测量难、测准更难这一实际问题,对溢气型集流伞的结构作了优化和改进,设计出一种自力式油气水三相流气液分离装置,装置上安装了涡轮流量计和电导持水率计,完成油气水产出剖面测井仪的研制。利用多相流测试系统对产出剖面测井仪进行了流量测量实验,实验结果表明,产出剖面测井仪能有效降低油井气相对油井液相流量和持水率测量的影响,可提高油田测量精度及采收率。     

气泡影响下的电磁流量测量优化技术研究

电磁流量测量在工业生产过程中扮演着重要角色,但易受流体中气泡的影响导致测量结果出现波动进而影响测量精度,因此通过技术手段实现测量精度的优化十分关键。针对电磁流量测量精度受气泡影响的测量优化问题,本文首先从权重函数角度入手,建立了气泡对电磁流量测量影响的理论模型;其次,通过有限元仿真研究了气泡对权重函数的影响,并根据仿真结果提出了一种基于图像采集与处理技术的优化方法降低气泡对电磁流量测量的影响;最后,为了验证优化方法的可行性,开发了气泡图像处理算法,并搭建气液两相流流体电磁流量测量实验平台进行实验验证。实验结果表明,采用优化方法补偿后的电磁流量测量系统受气泡影响的敏感程度得到有效降低,误差降低幅度均在82.63%以上,最大误差降低幅度可达91%,优化后气泡存在时的测量误差在±3.03%以内。研究有效降低了电磁流量测量受气泡影响产生的误差,为进一步提高气泡影响下的电磁流量测量精度和实现气液两相流电磁测量提供技术支持。     

Coriolis mass flow metering for three-phase flow: A case study

Previous work has described the use of Coriolis mass flow metering for two-phase (gas/liquid) flow. As the Coriolis meter provides both mass flow and density measurements, it is possible to resolve the mass flows of the gas and liquid in a two-phase mixture if their respective densities are known. To apply Coriolis metering to a three-phase (oil/water/gas) mixture, an additional measurement is required. In the work described in this paper, a water cut meter is used to indicate what proportion of the liquid flow is water. This provides sufficient information to calculate the mass flows of the water, oil and gas components. This paper is believed to be the first to detail an implementation of three-phase flow metering using Coriolis technology where phase separation is not applied.Trials have taken place at the UK National Flow Standards Laboratory three-phase facility, on a commercial three-phase meter based on the Coriolis meter/ water cut measurement principle. For the 50 mm metering system, the total liquid flow rate ranged from 2.4 kg/s up to 11 kg/s, the water cut ranged from 0% to 100%, and the gas volume fraction (GVF) from 0 to 50%. In a formally observed trial, 75 test points were taken at a temperature of approximately 40 °C and with a skid inlet pressure of approximately 350 kPa. Over 95% of the test results fell within the desired specification, defined as follows: the total (oil+water) liquid mass flow error should fall within ±2.5%, and the gas mass flow error within ±5.0%. The oil mass flow error limit is ±6.0% for water cuts less than 70%, while for water cuts between 70% and 95% the oil mass flow error limit is ±15.0%.These results demonstrate the potential for using Coriolis mass flow metering combined with water cut metering for three-phase (oil/water/gas) measurement.     

The development of a multiphase flow meter without separation based on sloped open channel dynamics

The online continuous measurement of multiphase flow is one of the most key technologies which influences the development of oil industry in future. A new type of multiphase meter system is developed based on the open channel flow. The test pipe of the meter is slightly slopped to make the flow pattern mainly stratified flow. Based on the study of oil and gas flow dynamics in the open channel test pipe, the liquid metering model and gas metering model are deduced to calculate the gas and the liquid flow rate, the water cut is measured online by the principle of differential pressure. This device can work online without the separation of the production fluid. By the lab test and field application test, the results of the metering system show that the liquid flow rate errors are within ±5%, the gas flow rate errors can be within ±5%, and the water cut absolute error is within ±2%, which can meet the demands of the field flow rate measurement.     

A flow rate measurement method for horizontal oil-gas-water three-phase flows based on Venturi meter,blind tee,and gamma-ray attenuation

Online horizontal oil-gas-water three-phase flow rate monitoring is essential for reliable operations during industrial production. A flow rate measurement method is developed in horizontal oil-gas-water three-phase flows by combining a blind tee, a Venturi meter, and a gamma-ray densitometer. The blind tee is installed at the test section entrance to homogenize the mixture by transforming the horizontal flow to a vertical upward flow. The Venturi meter is used for the total flow rate measurement. The dual-energy gamma-ray densitometer is used for phase holdup measurement. In the present method, blind-tee mixing effects and oil-water mixture slip behavior is essential, which were experimentally analyzed in this work. The phase inversion was found in the oil-water mixture with the increasing of the oil volume fraction. Besides, the addition of the gas reduces the oil-water slip ratio. For the range of 0–35% and 65–100% oil fraction in the oil-water liquid, the oil-water mixture can be well treated as a pseudo homogenous liquid with a slip ratio of 0.9–1.1. A three-phase flow rate model is then established for these conditions. The method was validated by horizontal oil-gas-water three-phase flows with average relative errors of 3.2% for the total flow rates, 4.3% for the gas flow rates, 11.5% for the oil flow rates, and 7.8% for the water flow rates.     

Design of a Conductance and Capacitance Combination Sensor for water holdup measurement in oil–water two-phase flow

Oil–water two-phase flow widely exists in the process of petroleum industry. The liquid holdup measurement in horizontal pipeline is very important and difficult. In this work, a Conductance and Capacitance Combination Sensor (CCCS) system with four conductance rings and two concave capacitance plates is designed and validated for its measurement performance of in situ water holdup through dynamic experiments. A set of fast electronic switches controls the conductance rings and the capacitance plates alternatively set up each own sensing field in the same sensing volume. This configuration ensures the water holdup estimation in the range from 0% to 100% regardless of flow direction. A set of quick closing valves was used to acquire the in situ holdup for the on-line calibration of the CCCS system. The theoretical correlations of conductance sensor and capacitance sensor were established to make the real-time measurement convenient. A real-time measurement method by CCCS system is provided based on the fusion of the conductance and the capacitance measurement without flow pattern recognition. This method delivers an average error of 1.06% for the CCCS system measuring the water holdup of oil–water two-phase flow, with a standard deviation of 0.038 and a relative error less than ±5%.     

Flow pattern identification and measurement techniques in gas-liquid-liquid three-phase flow: A review

The simultaneous flow of gas, oil, and water forms various flow patterns due to the complex interfacial relationships. Three-phase flow patterns are classified as the gas-liquid and liquid-liquid flow patterns. Pressure drop, void fraction, liquid holdup, and phase distribution are important characteristics of the three-phase flow. These characteristics are generally associated with the three-phase flow patterns. Hence, the knowledge about flow patterns can help to predict the overall behavior of the three-phase flow. Studies have been conducted to identify three-phase flow pattern and their characteristics at various superficial velocities of gas, oil, and water. The major purpose of the studies is to gather information about the three-phase co-current flow and use it for improvement of the efficiency of the flow systems. Therefore, the accuracy of the measurement technique is critical. Several types of flow pattern identification and measurement techniques have been developed to improve accuracy and provide high-quality results. In this article, classical and advanced techniques used for the three-phase flow identification and measurement have been reviewed. The survey will help the researchers working in the area of multiphase flow to choose the right technique based on the objectives of the studies.     

油气水三相流产出剖面光纤持气率计响应规律的实验研究

为进一步研究油气水三相流产出剖面测井中光纤持气率计在高含水情况下的响应规律,在大庆油田多相流实验装置上进行了动态实验研究。实验结果表明,当油的流量一定,高含水的情况下,气量在5~10m3/d变化时测量持气率值与实际持气率值之间误差变化较大。气量大于10m3/d时误差变化较小,说明该仪器适合测量气量在10m3/d以上的混合流体。此结果对光纤持气率计的进一步优化设计提供了实验依据。     

Quantitative multiphase flow characterisation using an Earth's field NMR flow meter

We present a novel nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) multiphase flow metering system with the ability to interpret the flow regime and quantify both the liquid volumetric flowrate and holdup for gas-liquid flows. The flow measurement apparatus consists of a pre-polarising permanent magnet upstream of an Earth's field radio frequency NMR detection coil. In this work, the system is applied to measure the free induction decay (FID) NMR signal of gas-liquid flows at a range of flow rates in both the stratified and slug flow regimes. Tikhonov regularisation is applied to fit a model equation to the acquired FID signal in order to determine the relevant liquid velocity probability distribution. Signal interpretation applied to the individual NMR scans allows monitoring of both the liquid velocity and holdup with time. The NMR estimate of the liquid holdup is comparable to video analysis of the flowing stream through a transparent pipe section. The accuracy of the NMR metering system is successfully validated against an independent in-line rotameter measurement of the liquid volumetric flowrate during multiphase flow. Finally, analysis of the temporal variation in measured liquid flowrate is shown to clearly distinguish the stratified and slug flow regimes.