a [m] | Assumed bubble length | T [s] | Transit time |
c [m/s] | Speed of sound | T0 [s] | Time travelled through the TDX |
d [m] | Horizontal bubble length | Tc [s] | Reference transit time for calibration |
[s] | Distance function between trajectories from TDX1 and TDX2 | u [-] | Number of points in an interpolated trajectory |
[s] | Distance function between pulse-echo and HSC trajectories |
| Pulse echo trajectory |
f0 [s−1] | Basic frequency of the ultrasound | VF [-] | Void fraction |
fPRF [s−1] | Pulse repetition frequency | w [s/m] | Scaling factor |
Fa [m3/s] | Air flow rate | W' [s/m] | Scaling factor |
Fw [m3/s] | Water flow rate | x [m] | Distance between bubble and TDX |
h [-] | HSC1 trajectory length | x' [m] | Distance between TDX and the opposite side of the bubble |
| HSC trajectory | x12 [m] | Distance between TDX surfaces |
M [V2] | Signal strength | xc [m] | Reference distance for calibration |
N [-] | Number of cycles in a pulse | y [m] | Horizontal distance between the bubble and the TDX axis |
n, m [-] | Number of points in a trajectory | ymax [m] | Maximum estimated y |
l [-] | HSC2 trajectory length | ymin [m] | Minimum estimated y |
[-] | Tilt of bubble trajectory on HSC2 | z [m] | Vertical bubble position |
t [s] | Measurement time (pulse count) | [-] | Standard deviation of bubble tilt |
Subscripts and Superscripts | |||
i, j | Trajectory counter | 1, 2 | TDX or HSC counter |
Abbreviations | |||
HSC | High-speed camera | TDX | Ultrasonic transducer |