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Determination of the density and flow rate of the two-phase mixture under steady and emergency conditions

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Methods for measuring the density and the flow rate of the two-phase mixture are discussed. The known drawbacks and merits are shown. The method for determining the flow rate of the two-phase mixture by means of a hydrostatic densitometer and the integrating pressure tube is described.

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  1. OAO Elektrogorsk Scientific Research Center for Nuclear Power Plant Safety (EREC), ul. Sv. Konstantina 6, Elektrogorsk, Moscow oblast, 142530, Russia

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Original Russian Text © E.A. Boltenko, 2013, published in Teploenergetika.

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Boltenko, E.A. Determination of the density and flow rate of the two-phase mixture under steady and emergency conditions. Therm. Eng. 60, 195–201 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0040601512080034

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