Capacitance sensor for void fraction measurement in water/steam flows

Flow Measurement and Instrumentation

Volumn 15, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 317-324

  Jaworek, A ^a   Krupa, A ^a   Trela, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FLUID FLOW MACHINERY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Capacitance sensor; Steam injector; Two phase flow; Void fraction measurement

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTRODES; FLOW MEASUREMENT; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PERMITTIVITY MEASUREMENT; SENSORS;

CAPACITANCE SENSORS; PHASE CONVERSION; STEAM INJECTOR; VOID FRACTION;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

FLOWMETER; SENSOR; STEAM; TWO-PHASE FLOW; VOID FRACTION;

EID: 6444236194     PISSN: 09555986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2004.04.002     Document Type: Article

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