{"title":"Real-time reconstruction of a slug regime with a collimated infrared transceiver","authors":"K. Sowndarya, M. Venkatesan","doi":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.102898","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.102898","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Two-phase flows are indispensable in the design of nuclear reactors, space thrusters, heat exchangers, micro total analyzers, and micro-reactors. The present work investigates the irradiation behavior of an infrared (IR) transceiver equipped with a bi-convex lens and its impact on characterizing specific two-phase flow regimes. The study focuses on slug flow in a 3 mm diameter glass tube. The limitations associated with conventional conical IR projections from an IR transceiver are addressed by employing a single-sensor configuration of a collimated IR beam. A novel technique is proposed to relate the measured current signal with liquid film thickness, enabling a real-time two-dimensional and three-dimensional reconstruction. The study highlights the potential of IR-based techniques for real-time monitoring of two-phase flow regimes in three dimensions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50440,"journal":{"name":"Flow Measurement and Instrumentation","volume":"104 ","pages":"Article 102898"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143726020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rui Pei , Danping Jia , Zhensheng Zang , Bing Chang , Bo Liu , Yong Sun , Meng Dong
{"title":"Flow measurement of pipeline fluids based on wavenumber-frequency spectrum","authors":"Rui Pei , Danping Jia , Zhensheng Zang , Bing Chang , Bo Liu , Yong Sun , Meng Dong","doi":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.102897","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.102897","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Flow is a crucial parameter in industrial production, but traditional flowmeters often face limitations due to the field measurement conditions. This paper explores the array signal processing technology used in passive sonar and details how to measure the flow rate in a pipeline through wavenumber-frequency (<span><math><mrow><mi>k</mi><mo>−</mo><mi>ω</mi></mrow></math></span>) spectrum analysis. Firstly, based on the “Taylor frozen” concept of turbulence, the feasibility of using convective velocity to measure the flow rate in a pipeline is studied, and the composition of the disturbance signal is modeled theoretically. Secondly, the signal amplitude and frequency characteristics of water and air are analyzed as the flow rate changes. The Minimum Variance Distortionless Response (MVDR) beamforming algorithm is utilized to address the “convective ridge,” and the slant stack (<span><math><mrow><mi>τ</mi><mo>−</mo><mi>v</mi></mrow></math></span>) algorithm helps identify the accurate velocity corresponding to the slope of ridge. Finally, Field experiments were performed using DN50 and DN80 pipelines equipped with piezoelectric sensors. The results showed that the relative errors of water flow and air flow were both less than ±1.0 %, which proved the effectiveness of wavenumber-frequency spectrum method for measuring flow. Therefore, it is of great engineering guiding significance to utilize passive sonar technique to measure pipeline flow.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50440,"journal":{"name":"Flow Measurement and Instrumentation","volume":"104 ","pages":"Article 102897"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143704967","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Liu Xin-qiang , Chai Cheng-tian , Ji Hong , Wang Cong , Liu Fei , Xiao Yao
{"title":"Eroded orifice flow characteristics and bionic anti-erosion of a hydraulic servo spool valve","authors":"Liu Xin-qiang , Chai Cheng-tian , Ji Hong , Wang Cong , Liu Fei , Xiao Yao","doi":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.102896","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.102896","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Solid particle contaminants in hydraulic oil can erode the orifices of servo spool valves, degrading their microstructure and altering their flow characteristics. To investigate this phenomenon, a computational fluid dynamics surface model was developed to simulate the effects of erosion, and its accuracy was validated through static characteristic tests. This study analyzed the flow behavior of eroded orifices and introduced a bionic anti-erosion design inspired by the structure of a desert scorpion's back. Results showed that erosion increased oil flow velocity and the incidence angle at small openings, causing the primary flow to shift away from the spool edge. In addition, the direction angle of the pressure gradient increased, resulting in the formation of a low-pressure region within the valve sleeve and complicating particle trajectories, particularly near the P→A orifice. The bionic convex structure promoted mainstream offset and micro-vortex effects, which effectively reduced erosion. Notably, under optimal parameters (R = 30, C = 5), the average erosion rates of the spool and sleeve were reduced by 43 % and 21 %, respectively. This study offers a novel approach for enhancing the durability of hydraulic valves.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50440,"journal":{"name":"Flow Measurement and Instrumentation","volume":"104 ","pages":"Article 102896"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143704968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Haigang Ding , Chengcheng Yang , Jingyi Su , Shiqi Chen , Qiang Zuo
{"title":"A novel loading-sensing flow division principle against large load deviation and flow variation for high presicion hydraulic synchronous drive","authors":"Haigang Ding , Chengcheng Yang , Jingyi Su , Shiqi Chen , Qiang Zuo","doi":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.102891","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.102891","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Load deviation and flow variation are the two main factors affecting accuracy of hydraulic synchronous drive using flow dividers. This paper proposes a novel loading-sensing flow division principle, which could resist large load deviations and flow changes. Based on the principle, a load-sensing flow dividing valve (LFDV) is developed, combing with multiple functions of load sensing, flow distribution and speed regulation, which establishes a dynamic link between the pump source and the loads by load sensing. This paper describes the new flow division principle, designs the LFDV strcture, establishes a simulation model, and develops a LFDV prototype, and finally test its diverter characteristics under the conditions of time-varying loads and flow variations. The test results indicate that the proposed flow divider is almost not affected by load deviations and suitable for wide flow ranges, and its division accuracy is about 0.2 %–0.5 %, which is more than 10 times that of traditional flow dividers. This study provides a new principle and solution for hydraulic synchronous drives with high precision, high reliability and low cost.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50440,"journal":{"name":"Flow Measurement and Instrumentation","volume":"104 ","pages":"Article 102891"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143686203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wang Guan , Guangfei Xu , Linyuan Kou , Wang Li , Hongping Liu , Le Xu , Xu Wang
{"title":"A hybrid cellular automata-based topology optimization method for incompressible fluid flow channels","authors":"Wang Guan , Guangfei Xu , Linyuan Kou , Wang Li , Hongping Liu , Le Xu , Xu Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.102867","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.102867","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Optimization of fluid flow paths has become essential for enhancing the performance and efficiency of engineering systems. This study investigates the topology optimization problem for steady-state incompressible Navier-Stokes flow. By leveraging the potential of hybrid cellular automata to simulate complex system behaviors, this approach is combined with computational fluid dynamics to propose a variable density topology optimization algorithm applicable to incompressible fluid flow channels. Using a three-terminal device as an example, numerical simulations and experiments verify that the variable density topology optimization method for the Solid Isotropic Material with Penalization interpolation model, when augmented with a local control criterion, significantly improves the performance of the fluid system. The topology optimization system is applied to models under various working conditions, demonstrating good generality.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50440,"journal":{"name":"Flow Measurement and Instrumentation","volume":"104 ","pages":"Article 102867"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143714823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transition of super-to subcritical flow without a hydraulic jump by a cross-sectional transition structure","authors":"Marzieh Rezashahreza, Abdorreza Kabiri-Samani, Mostafa Fazeli","doi":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.102889","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.102889","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Shock waves complicate the design of hydraulic structures, involving the transitions in a channel with supercritical flow regime. Abrupt changes in characteristics of a supercritical flow, e.g., in convergent transitions, would result in a rapidly varied flow associated with a hydraulic jump, causing waves and surface fluctuations. Therefore, by applying an appropriate transition structure inside the channel, the hydraulic jump can be eliminated, and these disruptions are minimized. In the present study, an analytical/experimental investigation is conducted to design a cross-sectional transition structure CSTS, eliminating the hydraulic jump with supercritical inflow Froude numbers between 2.5 and 5.5. An analytical study was performed to design the transition structures based on the fluid shock waves theory, resulting in a conceptual design diagram for excluding the hydraulic jump from super-to subcritical flow regime. According to the results, the present CSTSs are more efficient than the corresponding bed transition structures BTSs, indicating great potential of the CSTSs to change the flow regime from super-to subcritical flow without a hydraulic jump. Flow inside the CSTSs was analyzed and the analytical results were verified, applying the present experimental measurements. Based on experimental observations, weak vortices are generated downstream of the critical section, disappearing after a fall in the water free-surface profile across the critical section.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50440,"journal":{"name":"Flow Measurement and Instrumentation","volume":"104 ","pages":"Article 102889"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143686170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An instance mask representation for bubble size distribution in two-phase bubble flotation column based on deep learning model","authors":"Zhiping Wen , Maiqiang Zhou , Sanja Mišković , Changchun Zhou","doi":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.102892","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.102892","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Measuring bubble size distribution from images sourced from various two-phase bubble systems presents a significant challenge, yet it holds substantial interest for many researchers in the field. This study introduces a novel approach by leveraging instance segmentation techniques based on deep learning to automatically quantify the bubble size distribution. The effective Mask RCNN and SOLO v2 were used as the basic model structure. The findings reveal that models employing the ResNet-FPN backbone outperform those using ResNet-C4/DC5 backbones in bubble segmentation. Specifically, the Mask RCNN with ResNet 101-FPN backbone achieved an average precision (AP) of 71.34 % for IoU = 0.50 and 68.13 % for IoU = 0.75. In terms of inference time, the SOLO v2 model displayed superior efficiency, taking 0.57 s per image compared to the Mask RCNN model. The study successfully demonstrated the utilization of the least squares fitting method to effectively detect and calculate bubble size distribution.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50440,"journal":{"name":"Flow Measurement and Instrumentation","volume":"104 ","pages":"Article 102892"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143685661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Huiying Sun , Yongping Zhang , Yang Wang , Wentian Wang , Lei Zhao , Xinxin Yan , Jie Shen , Junliang Li , Jie Zou , Jiawen Jian
{"title":"Yttria-stabilized zirconia flow sensor for high-temperature and humidity with compensation algorithm","authors":"Huiying Sun , Yongping Zhang , Yang Wang , Wentian Wang , Lei Zhao , Xinxin Yan , Jie Shen , Junliang Li , Jie Zou , Jiawen Jian","doi":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.102894","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.102894","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Flow sensors are widely used in industrial production, but their measurement accuracy remains insufficient in high-temperature and high-humidity environments. To address this issue, this study developed a novel flow sensor based on yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) solid-state electrolytes. It integrates both flow velocity and humidity measurement capabilities. This research systematically investigated the effects of environmental temperature and humidity on the sensor's output signals and proposed a compensation algorithm to mitigate temperature and humidity interference, thereby enhancing measurement accuracy. Experimental results showed that the sensor output signal decreases with increasing inlet temperature and increases with rising inlet humidity. Through linear fitting, the relationship between flow velocity output signal drift and environmental temperature and humidity was established. This relationship was then utilized for compensation, resulting in a significant improvement in measurement accuracy. The experiments demonstrated that the sensor exhibits high accuracy and stability in high-temperature and high-humidity environments, effectively optimizing flow velocity detection performance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50440,"journal":{"name":"Flow Measurement and Instrumentation","volume":"104 ","pages":"Article 102894"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143726018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hao Wang , Chao Cao , Jiyun Zhao , Mingquan Yu , Yiye Zhang
{"title":"Research on dynamic characteristics of a novel high-frequency water hydraulic proportional flow valve","authors":"Hao Wang , Chao Cao , Jiyun Zhao , Mingquan Yu , Yiye Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.102893","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.102893","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Accurately measuring the dynamic characteristics of high-pressure large-flow water hydraulic flow valves and improving their frequency response are critical challenges in water hydraulic systems. In this study, a high-pressure large-flow and high-frequency water hydraulic proportional flow valve (WHPFV) integrated an indirect displacement-based measurement method (IDMM) is proposed. The main spool employs a symmetrical cylinder cone structure, featuring a non-full circle U-shaped valve port. A low-pressure small-flow oil hydraulic servo valve is used to control the high-pressure and large-flow water hydraulic main spool. A couple mathematical model about the displacement and output flow of the main valve, as well as a main spool displacement transfer function model, are established. The effect of various parameters on the dynamic characteristics of the flow valve is studied by simulation. To demonstrate the superiority of IDMM, different dynamic behaviors of WHPFV are measured. Experimental results indicate that the WHPFV exhibits excellent dynamic characteristics with the rise time about 30 ms, and the IDMM is able to measure the dynamic performance of WHPFV effectively.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50440,"journal":{"name":"Flow Measurement and Instrumentation","volume":"104 ","pages":"Article 102893"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143685660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Leonardo Fadel Metzker, Cáio César Silva Araújo, Maurício de Melo Freire Figueiredo, Ana Maria Frattini Fileti
{"title":"Computer vision techniques for Taylor bubble detection and velocity measurement using YOLO v8 and optical flow","authors":"Leonardo Fadel Metzker, Cáio César Silva Araújo, Maurício de Melo Freire Figueiredo, Ana Maria Frattini Fileti","doi":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.102885","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.102885","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study focuses on measuring the velocity and length of Taylor bubbles in vertical liquid–gas two-phase slug flows using a non-intrusive image-based methodology. High-resolution video footage of the flow was analyzed through the YOLO v8 object detection algorithm, combined with the optical flow technique for motion analysis. The proposed method achieved an average detection precision of 84.3% and a velocity measurement accuracy of 88%. Measurements of bubble lengths showed maximum deviations of 1.1% when compared to manual measurements, with larger discrepancies occurring primarily in cases involving elongated or deformed bubbles. Velocity measurements demonstrated strong agreement with mechanistic model predictions, with deviations not exceeding 6%. These results highlight the robustness and reliability of the proposed method for analyzing bubble dynamics, offering valuable insights into flow behavior for multiphase flow applications and facilitating improved process optimization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50440,"journal":{"name":"Flow Measurement and Instrumentation","volume":"104 ","pages":"Article 102885"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143686204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}