Sinusoid based calibration for holdup measurement in two-phase flow using helical capacitance sensor

Lam Ghai Lim; Tong Boon Tang; Nor Hisham Hamid; William K.S. Pao

doi:10.1109/ICIAS.2016.7824103

Sinusoid based calibration for holdup measurement in two-phase flow using helical capacitance sensor

Lam Ghai Lim, Tong Boon Tang, Nor Hisham Hamid, William K.S. Pao

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Abstract

A helical capacitance sensor was designed to measure the holdup of two-phase stratified flow in horizontal pipe. The structure of 360° twisted helical capacitance sensor had been designed, analyzed and optimized using finite element method. A sinusoidal function was observed as the relationship between the capacitance readings and holdup. As the nonhomogeneity in the distribution of capacitance sensitivity field cannot be completely eliminated, a helical capacitance sensor was designed in such a way that a sinusoidal relationship was generated. The numerical readings and the approximation model obtained a very close agreement, where the mean absolute difference was about ±1%. Besides, the effects of geometric parameters on the capacitance values were analyzed and investigated, where it was found that the symmetry of sinusoidal function can be modeled by adjusting the pitch of helix.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Conference on Intelligent and Advanced Systems, ICIAS 2016
Publisher	IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509008452
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIAS.2016.7824103
Publication status	Published - 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Conference on Intelligent and Advanced Systems 2016 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Duration: 15 Aug 2016 → 17 Aug 2016 Conference number: 6th https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/7807758/proceeding (Proceedings)

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Conference	International Conference on Intelligent and Advanced Systems 2016
Abbreviated title	ICIAS 2016
Country/Territory	Malaysia
City	Kuala Lumpur
Period	15/08/16 → 17/08/16
Internet address	https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/7807758/proceeding (Proceedings)

Keywords

finite element method
helical capacitance sensor
holdup
Sinusoidal
stratified
two-phase flow

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Lim, LG, Tang, TB, Hamid, NH & Pao, WKS 2016, Sinusoid based calibration for holdup measurement in two-phase flow using helical capacitance sensor. in International Conference on Intelligent and Advanced Systems, ICIAS 2016., 7824103, IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, International Conference on Intelligent and Advanced Systems 2016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 15/08/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIAS.2016.7824103

Sinusoid based calibration for holdup measurement in two-phase flow using helical capacitance sensor. / Lim, Lam Ghai; Tang, Tong Boon; Hamid, Nor Hisham et al.
International Conference on Intelligent and Advanced Systems, ICIAS 2016. IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2016. 7824103.

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