<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The two-phase flow widely exists in the nature and industrial processes. The measurement of two-phase flows, including gas/solids, gas/liquid and liquid/liquid flows, is still challenging. Fusions of electrical tomography with conventional sensors provide possibilities to improve two-phase flow accurate measurement. In this paper, fusions of (1) electrical resistance tomography (ERT) with electromagnetic (EM) flowmeter, (2) electrical capacitance tomography (ECT) with ERT and (3) ECT with electrostatic sensor are introduced. Some research results of fusion methods are presented and discussed. This paper can provide the theoretical support for the multi-sensor fusion for two-phase flow measurement.</p></abstract>

The two-phase flow widely exists in the nature and industrial processes. The measurement of two-phase flows, including gas/solids, gas/liquid and liquid/liquid flows, is still challenging. Fusions of electrical tomography with conventional sensors provide possibilities to improve two-phase flow accurate measurement. In this paper, fusions of (1) electrical resistance tomography (ERT) with electromagnetic (EM) flowmeter, (2) electrical capacitance tomography (ECT) with ERT and (3) ECT with electrostatic sensor are introduced. Some research results of fusion methods are presented and discussed. This paper can provide the theoretical support for the multi-sensor fusion for two-phase flow measurement.

Fusion Research of Electrical Tomography with Other Sensors for Two-phase Flow Measurement

School of Mechanical, Electronic and Control Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, 100044, Beijing, China

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Manchester, M60 1QD, Manchester, UK

Measurement Science Review

The two-phase flow widely exists in the nature and industrial processes. The measurement of two-phase flows, including gas/solids, gas/liquid and liquid/liquid...

Fusion Research of Electrical Tomography with Other Sensors for Two-phase Flow Measurement

Published Online: Apr 19, 2012

Page range: 62 - 67

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10048-012-0008-7

Keywords
Two-phase flow measurement, electrical tomography, fusion, multi-sensor

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Fusion Research of Electrical Tomography with Other Sensors for Two-phase Flow Measurement

Published Online: Apr 19, 2012

Page range: 62 - 67

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10048-012-0008-7

KeywordsTwo-phase flow measurement, electrical tomography, fusion, multi-sensor

This content is open access.

Keywords
Two-phase flow measurement, electrical tomography, fusion, multi-sensor