Characterization of slug flows in horizontal piping by signal analysis from a capacitive probe

Flow Measurement and Instrumentation

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 347-355

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

^a INSTITUTO FEDERAL DE EDUCAÇÃO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Capacitance probe; FFT; Liquid layer thickness; PDF; Signal analysis; Slug flow

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE PROBES; FFT; LIQUID LAYER THICKNESS; PDF; SLUG FLOW;

CAPACITANCE; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FLOW OF WATER; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; PROBES; SIGNAL ANALYSIS; TWO PHASE FLOW; VOID FRACTION;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 77955851734     PISSN: 09555986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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