A non-intrusive probe for bubble profile and velocity measurement in horizontal slug flows

Flow Measurement and Instrumentation

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 229-239

  dos Reis, Emerson ^a   Goldstein Jr , Leonardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bubble velocity; Film profile; Gapacitance probe; Slug flow

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CORRELATION METHODS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODES; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

DIELECTRIC PIPE; FLOW PATTERN; MEAN VELOCITY; THIN ELECTRODES;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

SLUG FLOW;

EID: 23144453121     PISSN: 09555986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2005.03.003     Document Type: Article

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