The development of a conductance method for measuring liquid holdup in horizontal oilwater two-phase flows

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Zhai, Lusheng ^a   Jin, Ningde ^a   Zong, Yanbo ^a   Wang, Zhenya ^a   Gu, Ming ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

conductivity probe; design and geometry optimization; horizontal oilwater two phase flow; liquid holdup measurement

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; LIQUIDS; PROBES;

CONDUCTANCE METHOD; CONDUCTANCE PROBE; CONDUCTIVITY PROBE; DESIGN AND GEOMETRY OPTIMIZATIONS; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; HORIZONTAL OILWATER TWO-PHASE FLOWS; LIQUID HOLDUP MEASUREMENTS; SENSITIVITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 84862927067     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/23/2/025304     Document Type: Article

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