Electrical impedance-based void fraction measurement and flow regime identification in microchannel flows under adiabatic conditions

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 175-183

  Paranjape, Sidharth ^a   Ritchey, Susan N ^a   Garimella, Suresh V ^a  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow regimes; Impedance meter; Microchannel flow; Two phase flow; Void fraction

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC CONDITIONS; AIR-WATER TWO-PHASE FLOW; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLOW REGIME IDENTIFICATION; FLOW REGIMES; HYDRAULIC DIAMETER; MICROCHANNEL FLOW; PHASE DISTRIBUTION; SELF-ORGANIZING NEURAL NETWORK; STATISTICAL CHARACTERISTICS; TEST SECTIONS; TWO PHASE MIXTURES; VOID FRACTION MEASUREMENT;

CHANNEL FLOW; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; MICROCHANNELS; NEURAL NETWORKS; VOID FRACTION;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 84858742725     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2012.02.010     Document Type: Article

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