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. 2020 Sep 15;20(18):5263. doi: 10.3390/s20185263
a Proportion of high water holdup structures U sg Gas superficial velocity
b Proportion of low water holdup structures U sw Water superficial velocity
C 0 Distribution parameter U Terminal rise velocity of a single gas bubble relative to the continuous water phase
C 01 Distribution parameter in annular space V s Value of exciting voltage signal
D 1 Diameter of insulated flow deflector 1 V 1 Voltage output 1
d 1 Distance between two ring-shape electrodes V out Sensor output
D 4 Diameter of cylindrical insulated plexiglass rod V A Voltage output of channel A
E Relative error V B Voltage output of channel B
G Value of equivalent conductance V C Voltage output of channel C
Ge* Normalized conductivity V D Voltage output of channel D
H Axial height of electrodes V wcs Output of water conductivity sensor
h Height of electrode V up Output of upstream sensor
H 1 Length of insulated flow deflector 1 V down Output of downstream sensor
H 4 Distance between insulated flow deflector 1 and insulated flow deflector 2 Y d Holdup of dispersed phase
I Value of current Y g Gas holdup
I s Value of exciting current signal Y g1 Gas holdup in annular space
k A constant relating to the configuration of electrode Y w Water holdup
L Distance between upstream and downstream sensors θ Field angle of electrodes
L 1 Distance between upstream sensor and the head of insulated flow deflector 1 δ Threshold
N Amplification factor σ Conductivity
n Droplet size exponent σc Conductivity of conducting continuous media
R m Value of equivalent resistance σd Conductivity of dispersed phase
R ref Value of reference resistance σm Conductivity of mixture
R 1 Resistance 1 σw Water conductivity
R 2 Resistance 2 σA Conductivity measured by channel A
R 3 Resistance 3 σB Conductivity measured by channel B
R 4 Resistance 4 σC Conductivity measured by channel C
R 5 Resistance 5 σD Conductivity measured by channel D
R 6 Resistance 6 σup Conductivity measured by upstream sensor
T Radial thickness of electrodes σdown Conductivity measured by downstream sensor
U cc Cross-correlation velocity
U m Mixture velocity
U m1 Mixture velocity in annular space