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In these notes the most common measurement techniques for two-phase flows are reviewed. The working principles and the configurations of instruments for void fraction measurements, flow visualization and velocity measurements are presented; in detail: radiation attenuation, optical and electrical impedance techniques for void fraction measurement; tomographic and time-average visualization techniques; velocity measurements from signal cross-correlation, hot film anemometry, particle image velocimetry.
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Bertola, V. (2003). Two-Phase Flow Measurement Techniques. In: Bertola, V. (eds) Modelling and Experimentation in Two-Phase Flow. International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 450. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-2538-0_6
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