Design of helical capacitance sensor for holdup measurement in two-phase stratified flow: A sinusoidal function approach

Lim, L.G. and Pao, W.K.S. and Hamid, N.H. and Tang, T.B. (2016) Design of helical capacitance sensor for holdup measurement in two-phase stratified flow: A sinusoidal function approach. Sensors (Switzerland), 16 (7).

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Abstract

A 360° twisted helical capacitance sensor was developed for holdup measurement in horizontal two-phase stratified flow. Instead of suppressing nonlinear response, the sensor was optimized in such a way that a �sine-like� function was displayed on top of the linear function. This concept of design had been implemented and verified in both software and hardware. A good agreement was achieved between the finite element model of proposed design and the approximation model (pure sinusoidal function), with a maximum difference of ±1.2. In addition, the design parameters of the sensor were analysed and investigated. It was found that the error in symmetry of the sinusoidal function could be minimized by adjusting the pitch of helix. The experiments of air-water and oil-water stratified flows were carried out and validated the sinusoidal relationship with a maximum difference of ±1.2 and ±1.3 for the range of water holdup from 0.15 to 0.85. The proposed design concept therefore may pose a promising alternative for the optimization of capacitance sensor design. © 2016 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

Item Type: Article
Impact Factor: cited By 14
Uncontrolled Keywords: Aerodynamics; Air; Capacitance; Design; Finite element method; Hydrodynamics; Thermal stratification, Approximation model; Capacitance sensors; Non-linear response; Sinusoidal; Sinusoidal functions; Software and hardwares; Stratified flows; Two-phase stratified flows, Two phase flow
Depositing User: Ms Sharifah Fahimah Saiyed Yeop
Date Deposited: 27 Aug 2021 09:40
Last Modified: 27 Aug 2021 09:40
URI: http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/25646

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