Published August 2018 | Version v1
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Determination of thickness of wax deposition in oil pipelines using gamma-ray transmission method

Creators

  • 1. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, College of Astronautics (China)
  • 2. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, College of Materials Science and Engineering (China)
  • 3. Jiangsu Institute of Metrology (China)

Description

Wax deposition in pipelines is a crucial problem in the oil industry. An approach that combines the gamma-ray transmission method with scanning technology is proposed to detect the thickness of wax deposition. The performance of the method is validated through simulations with MCNP code. An experiment is also carried out with a 300 mCi 137Cs source and a LaBr3 detector. A good correspondence is observed between the simulation and experimental results. The results indicate that the approach is efficient for detecting the thickness of wax deposition in oil pipelines.

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1007/s41365-018-0447-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Science and Techniques
Journal Volume
29
Journal Issue
8
Journal Page Range
p. 1-5
ISSN
1001-8042
CODEN
NSETEC

INIS

Country of Publication
China
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
50018315
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
CESIUM 137; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; DEPOSITION; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA TRANSPORT THEORY; LANTHANUM BROMIDES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PIPELINES; THICKNESS; WAXES
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BROMIDES; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CALCULATION METHODS; CESIUM ISOTOPES; DIMENSIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; INDUSTRY; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOTOPES; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; LANTHANUM HALIDES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RADIATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS; SIMULATION; TRANSPORT THEORY; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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Copyright (c) 2018 Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Nuclear Society, Science Press China and Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.