A capacitive sensor system for the analysis of two-phase flows of oil and conductive water

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 172-179

  Demori, Marco ^a   Ferrari, Vittorio ^a   Strazza, Domenico ^a   Poesio, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capacitance probe; Capacitive sensor; Oil water flow; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

AREA FRACTION; CAPACITANCE PROBES; CAPACITIVE SENSING; CAPACITIVE SENSOR; CONDUCTIVE WATER; DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; ELECTRONIC INTERFACE; EXTERNAL SURFACES; FLUID FRACTION; GUARD ELECTRODES; IN-PIPE; OIL WATER FLOW; PARASITIC COUPLINGS; SENSOR CONFIGURATIONS; SENSOR SYSTEMS; TAP WATER;

CAPACITANCE; CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTRODES; FLOW OF WATER; FLUIDS; HYDRAULICS; PILOT PLANTS; PIPE; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; PROBES; SENSORS;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 77957680387     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2010.08.018     Document Type: Article

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