APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FLUID PHASE FRACTION DETERMINATION USING X-RAYS OPTIMIZED FOR WET GAS

摘要

An apparatus for determining fractional amounts of each phase of a multiple phase fluid includes an x-ray generator, a sample chamber which is configured to admit therein a sample of fluid for analysis. The chamber is disposed in a radiation path output from the generator. A filter is disposed in the radiation path between the output of the generator and the radiation input of the sample chamber. A first radiation detector is positioned in a radiation path from the sample chamber after radiation has passed through the sample chamber. A thickness and a material of the filter are selected to optimize resolution of radiation detected by the first detector to changes in volume fraction of oil and water in the fluid sample when a gas fraction thereof is between about 90 to 100 percent.