Tomographic imaging of the phase distribution in two-phase slug flow

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 617-634

  Reinecke, N ^a   Petritsch, G ^a   Boddem, M ^a   Mewes, D ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; ITERATIVE METHODS; PIPE; TOMOGRAPHY; WIRE;

ALGEBRAIC RECONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE; ITERATIVE SERIES EXPANSION METHOD; PHASE DISTRIBUTION; TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING; TWO PHASE SLUG FLOW;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

IMAGING TECHNIQUE; SLUG FLOW; TOMOGRAPHY; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0032100189     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9322(97)00060-8     Document Type: Article

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