IMPEDANCE IMAGING RELATIVE TO GAS-LIQUID SYSTEMS

Determining interfacial area density in two-phase, gas-liquid flows is one of the major elements impeding significant development of predict ive tools based on the two-fluid model. Currently, these models requir e coupling of liquid and vapor at interfaces using constitutive equati ons which do not exist in any but the most rudimentary form. This pape r describes the theory of impedance imaging of two-phase mixtures and summarizes bench-type experiments utilized in its development, testing , and feasibility evaluation.