Volume 50, Issue 2 pp. 354-355

Simple microwave method for detecting water holdup

Sharif I. Sheikh

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Sharif I. Sheikh

Department of Electrical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia

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Khaled Y. Alqurashi

Khaled Y. Alqurashi

Department of Electrical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia

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Hassan A. Ragheb

Hassan A. Ragheb

Department of Electrical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia

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I. Babelli

I. Babelli

Schlumberger Dhahran Center for Carbonate Research, King Abdullah Science Park, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia

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First published: 20 December 2007
Citations: 11

Abstract

A microwave sensor is designed to measure the resonance behavior of the hydrocarbon mixture to determine the water holdup of a near horizontal oil carrying pipeline. This technique is particularly useful for detecting very small water holdup (<5%) as demonstrated by simulated and experimental results. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 50: 354–355, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.23059

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