A field-focusing imaging sensor for fast visualization of multiphase flows

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Da Silva, M J ^a   Hampel, U ^a  

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

Author keywords

Electrical capacitance; Electrical field simulation; Finite element method; Flow visualization; Multiphase flow; Sensor

Indexed keywords

AIR; CAPACITANCE; CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTRODES; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FOCUSING; MULTIPHASE FLOW; MUSCLE; SENSORS; VISUALIZATION;

AIR-WATER MIXTURE; ASSOCIATED ELECTRONICS; DIFFERENT DENSITIES; ELECTRICAL CAPACITANCE; ELECTRICAL FIELD SIMULATIONS; FAST VISUALIZATION; FRAMES PER SECONDS; IMAGING CAPABILITIES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 70350672597     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/20/10/104009     Document Type: Article

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