Abstract
Neutron backscattering technique is investigated as an alternative way for measuring the level of water in the horizontal oil gravity separators. This study proposes adding boron of 350 mg/L to the water inside the separator to increase the relative oil to water count rate. A concept design for the injection system is performed with recycling of boron. A CFD model is constructed using ANSYS Fluent software to simulate the boron injection and withdrawal processes. Experiments are conducted parallel to MCNP calculations to investigate the effect on the backscatted neutrons when adding 350 mg/L boron to the water.