Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• da Silva, Marco Jose
• Hampel, Uwe

Titel

Capacitance wire-mesh sensor applied for the visualization of three-phase gas–liquid–liquid flows

Ist Teil von

• Flow measurement and instrumentation, 2013-12, Vol.34, p.113-117

Ort / Verlag

Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2013

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Elsevier ScienceDirect Journals Complete

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This short communication describes the application of a capacitance wire-mesh sensor for the investigation of a gas–liquid–liquid three-phase flow in a laboratory setup. Experiments with air, silicone oil and water are performed first in static and second in dynamic flow conditions. The capacitance mesh sensor is capable of generating images of the cross-sectional distribution of relative permittivity values, which in turn is an indication to the phases present in the multiphase mixture. Initial tests show that the sensor is a valuable tool to investigate three-phase flows, which are very common in the oil industry. •First time capacitance wire-mesh sensor is applied to visualize three-phase flow.•Permittivity measurement allows the visualization of phase distribution.•Flow behavior of air–oil–water flow is observed at high spatial and temporal resolution.