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This paper discusses the principle and mathematical method to measure the phase fractions of multiphase flows by using a dual-energy gamma-ray system. The dual-energy gamma-ray device is composed of radioactive isotopes of241 Am and137 Cs with emission energies of 59.5 keV and 662 keV respectively. A rational method to calibrate the absorption coefficient was introduced in detail. The statistical error has been analyzed on the basis of the accurate absorption coefficient which enables determination phrase fractions almost independent of the flow regime. Improvement has been achieved on the measurement accuracy of phase fractions.
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Zhi-biao, L., Dong-hui, L. & Ying-xiang, W. Study on absorption coefficients of dual-energy γ-rays in determining phase fractions of multiphase flows. J. Zhejiang Univ. Sci. A 6, 1416–1419 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.2005.A1416
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.2005.A1416