Zusammenfassung
Dieser Artikel präsentiert eine Übersicht über die Anwendung kapazitiver Sensorik zur Ermittlung von Kenngrößen in Flüssigkeiten. Als Beispiele werden die Bestimmung der Zusammensetzung von Mehrphasenströmungen, die nicht-invasive Bestimmung von Füllständen sowie die Ermittlung von Durchflussgeschwindigkeiten gezeigt.
Summary
The paper provides an overview on the applicability of capacitive sensing for non-invasive parameter determination of liquids. Exemplarily, the measurement of void fraction in multi-phase flows, fill level determination, and the estimation of flow velocity are presented.
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Zangl, H., Fuchs, A. & Bretterklieber, T. Non-invasive measurements of fluids by means of capacitive sensors. Elektrotech. Inftech. 126, 8–12 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00502-009-0612-x
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