System construction based on a wire-mesh sensor for flow analysis

Abstract

Abstract Wire-mesh sensor (WMS, mesh sensor) is a device for invasive imaging of vertical and horizontal flows of liquids and gases. Visualisation of the measurement results does not require any complicated software reconstruction. The device consists of two parts: the wire-mesh acquisition module and the wire-mesh sensor. The device allows for testing of multiphase flows as well as air bubbles in air-lift reactors. The sensors are also suitable for testing various types of surface flows and the movement of bulk materials along the bottom of a pipeline. This paper describes the goals and results of construction of the system for flow analysis based on a wire-mesh sensor.