Orifice meter measures steam quality

Journal Article · Mon May 30 04:00:00 EDT 1966 · Oil Gas J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6583280

Pryor, J A

Quality of steam used in thermal recovery operations can be determined in the field with an orifice meter if the orifice coefficient and the rate of steam flow are known. Since oil-field steamers are designed for steady flow, steam rate is equal to water input rate which is easily obtained by simple metering. There is nothing particularly new about the use of an orifice meter to measure the quality of high-quality steam, because that has been done for years. However, now Shell has adopted the method to determine liquid content of the low quality steam used by most in steaming operations. It takes the place of much more costly techniques, saving operator both time and money. Generally, a recorder is used to record the differential pressure across the orifice.

• Research Organization: Shell Oil Co
• OSTI ID: 6583280
• Journal Information: Oil Gas J.; (United States), Journal Name: Oil Gas J.; (United States) Vol. 64:22; ISSN OIGJA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
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