Void fraction measurements in gas-liquid flows using capacitance sensors

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1153-1163

  Elkow, Kenneth J ^a   Rezkallah, Kamiel S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; CAPACITANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITOMETERS; ELECTRODES; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; SENSORS; TWO PHASE FLOW; WATER;

CONCAVE PLATE SENSOR; GAMMA DENSITOMETER; GAS LIQUID FLOWS; HELICAL SENSORS; HELICAL WOUND ELECTRODES; MICROGRAVITY CONDITIONS; NON INTRUSIVE CAPACITIVE VOID FRACTION SENSORS; QUICK CLOSING VALVES; VOID FRACTION MEASUREMENTS;

FLOW MEASUREMENT;

SENSORS; TWO-PHASE FLOW(GAS/LIQUID); VOID FRACTION;

EID: 0030220653     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/7/8/011     Document Type: Article

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