Phase separation flow measurement of plug flow based on ensemble learning and information fusion
Plug flow is a typical flow pattern in gas-liquid two-phase flow,and accurate measurement of plug flow is conducive to real-time monitoring and optimizing process of production process,ensuring safe and economical operation of the system.Based on the improved Venturi tube with long throat diameter,an intelligent multi-sensor system for horizontal gas-liquid flow is designed,which integrates near infrared(NIR)and acoustic emission(AE)technology.AE sensor and NIR sensor were used to detect the gas-liquid phase interaction and disturbance information,and empirical mode decomposition(EMD)was used to extract the characteristic variables of gas volume fraction.The integrated learning algorithm was used for feature-level fusion.The mean absolute percentage error(MAPE)of the fused plug flow volume gas content prediction model was 4.11%,and the deviation of 92.45%of the predicted results was within±10%.On the basis of Collins model,a mass flow prediction model of plug flow based on gradient lifting decision tree(GBDT)is proposed.The MAPE value of GBDT is 0.96%,and the deviation of all prediction results is within±20%.This study provides a new method for measuring the parameters of gas-liquid two-phase plug flow,which provides a research basis for sensing mechanism and measurement of multiphase flow.