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Information regarding the flow properties in bubble columns with a three-phase flow is of great interest for research into its performance, as well as for the validation of computer models. In an earlier paper, we proposed an X-ray based particle tracking velocimetry (PTV), called XPTV. This method allows not only the measurement of the velocities of both solid and fluid phases in a three-phase flow, but also the assessment of the time-averaged local solid phase content. In this paper, we are concerned with the statistical significance of the obtained measurements.
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Kertzscher, U., Dimitroff, G., Binsteiner, M. et al. X-ray based measurements of the local solid phase content in a three-phase flow of a bubble column: statistical significance. Exp Fluids 37, 923–928 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-004-0894-z
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