Advanced electromagnetic flowmetry for slug flow: Numerical signal prediction and calibration

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 585-614

  Kang, Deok Hong ^a,b   Ahn, Yeh Chan ^a   Oh, Byung Do ^a   Kim, Moo Hwan ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b POSCO MTech   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Current sensing electromagnetic flowmeter; Flow pattern coefficient; Localization parameter; Slug flow; Virtual potential distributions; Weight function

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETISM; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOWMETERS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FLOWMETRY; FLOW VELOCITY; SLUG FLOW; VOLUME-OF-FLUID (VOF) METHOD;

MULTIPHASE FLOW;

FLOWMETER; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; MULTIPHASE FLOW; SLUG FLOW; TWO-STROKE ENGINE;

EID: 3042717061     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2004.04.010     Document Type: Article

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