On the Percentage Quantization of the Moisture Content in the Iraqi Petroleum Productions Using Microwave Sensing | ||
| Al-Ma'mon College Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 0, Issue 28, October 2018, Pages 262-277 | ||
| Author | ||
| Taha A. Elwi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The importance of microwave techniques has been dedicated in several industrial productions that were conducted with moisture quantifying measurements. In specific substances, some magnificent errors might be involved in the determination of moisture content (mc); hence, considering the appropriate monitoring and controlling process for many petrochemical industrial productions became one of the most essential demands. Therefore, the main objective of this work is to characterize the electromagnetic properties in petrol productions using a non-destructive technique based on microstrip sensor to evaluate the potential level of the moisture content ratio. Hence, the moisture content is the most effective parameter in different petroleum products such as crude oil, heavy oil, lubricant, and mineral oil. Iraqi Heavy Oil (IHO), sometimes called black oil, is an excellent example of petroleum products to be conducted to this study. Different rates of water are added to a refined IHO. Through measuring the relative changes in the insertion loss magnitude, the moisture contents are characterized. Finite Element Method (FEM) simulations, COMSOL software package formulations, are invoked to validate the measured insertion loss spectra. As expected, the measured and simulated results were in good agreement. For the prediction of moisture content, calibration fitting equations at random frequencies have been realized based on the transmission coefficient values. A comparison between the predicted and actual moisture contents using drying method suggests a good accuracy within 3% with respect to the microstrip line technique. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Microstrip line; black oil; moisture content; Calibration Equations | ||
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