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Team Members: Matt Camacho, Sean McComb, Christopher Pifer, Jake Sagaser, Jack Williamson

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User​ ​Problem: Potential customers in the petroleum industry are currently seeking a solution to enhance their knowledge of the composition of the fluid they are transporting. This real-time information can prove very invaluable to the operator. It would allow the operator to have accurate knowledge of the fluid composition without having to physically analyze it. This would save time and effort and allow the operator a faster response time to act accordingly if the fluidÌýcomposition is undesirable.

Overall​ ​Product​ ​Solution: The product uses an antenna attached to a high-Q resonator to send electromagnetic radiation into the pipe and measures the waves reflecting off the substances in the pipe. The overall composition of fluid is determined by measuring the phase shift between input and output waves, due to the effect each liquid uniquely has on reflected waves.ÌýWith a high-Q resonator, large shifts in phase will correspond to small composition changes so we can measure composition in the pipe accurately.

Large oil and gas companies such as General Electric are unable to measure the fluid composition in pipes around their facilities effectively and cheaply. The main benefactors of our product are companies needing to externally measure flow rates and compositions
in extreme enclosures.

Product​ ​capabilities:

• This product can determine the percent composition of oil, water, and gas in a pipe.
• Some fluid systems are at extremely high temperatures and pressures. This creates difficulty when try to insert a physical detector into these harsh conditions and have it operate nominally for a sufficient amount of time without destroying the sensor or breaching the pipe. This product allows an antenna to be incorporated onto the outside of the pipe and use electromagnetic radiation to penetrate the pipe instead of having a physical penetration.