Comparison between wire-mesh sensors and conductive needle-probes for measurements of two-phase flow parameters

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 239, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1718-1724

  Manera, A ^a,b   Ozar, B ^c   Paranjape, S ^c   Ishii, M ^c   Prasser, H M ^b,d  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-WATER FLOW; BUBBLE VELOCITIES; FLUID CONDUCTIVITY; GAS-LIQUID INTERFACE; INTERFACIAL AREA CONCENTRATIONS; INTERFACIAL AREAS; MEASURING TECHNIQUE; PROBE SIGNALS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; FLUID DYNAMICS; NEEDLES; PROBES; SENSORS; SIGNAL ANALYSIS; TWO PHASE FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VOID FRACTION; WIRE;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 67650398333     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2008.06.015     Document Type: Article

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