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In multiphase flow research and many industrial applications it is important to determine the bubble size and velocity. To achieve this, one of approaches is to utilize laser phase-Doppler anemometry. However, it was found that the second order refraction has great impact on PDA sizing method when the relative refractive index of media is less than one. In this paper, the problem of second order refraction is investigated and a model of phase-size correlation to eliminate the measurement errors is introduced for bubble sizing. As a result, the model relaxes the assumption of single scattering mechanism in conventional phase-Doppler anemometry. The results of simulations based on this new model by using Generalized Lorenz Mie Theory (GLMT) are compared with those based on the conventional method. An optimization method for accurately sizing air-bubble in water has been suggested.
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Qiu, H., Hsu, C.T. & Liu, W. The effect of second order refraction on optical bubble sizing in multiphase flows. KSME International Journal 15, 1801–1807 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03185137
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