Automatic classification of vertical counter-current two-phase flow by capturing hydrodynamic characteristics through objective descriptions

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 102-120

  Ghosh, S ^a   Pratihar, D K ^b   Maiti, B ^b   Das, P K ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Conductive probes; Counter current; Entropy based clustering; Flow regime; Fuzzy C means clustering; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE PROBE; COUNTER CURRENT; ENTROPY-BASED; FLOW REGIMES; FUZZY C MEANS CLUSTERING;

TWO PHASE FLOW; VIDEO RECORDING;

PROBES;

EID: 84873711698     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2012.12.007     Document Type: Article

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