Flow Measurement and Instrumentation is dedicated to disseminating the latest research results on all aspects of flow measurement, in both closed conduits and open channels. The design of flow measurement systems involves a wide variety of multidisciplinary activities including modelling the flow sensor, the fluid flow and the sensor/fluid interactions through the use of computation techniques; the development of advanced transducer systems and their associated signal processing and the laboratory and field assessment of the overall system under ideal and disturbed conditions.

FMI is the essential forum for critical information exchange, and contributions are particularly encouraged in the following areas of interest:

Modelling: the application of mathematical and computational modelling to the interaction of fluid dynamics with flowmeters, including flowmeter behaviour, improved flowmeter design and installation problems. Application of CAD/CAE techniques to flowmeter modelling are eligible.

Design and development: the detailed design of the flowmeter head and/or signal processing aspects of novel flowmeters. Emphasis is given to papers identifying new sensor configurations, multisensor flow measurement systems, non-intrusive flow metering techniques and the application of microelectronic techniques in smart or intelligent systems.

Calibration techniques: including descriptions of new or existing calibration facilities and techniques, calibration data from different flowmeter types, and calibration intercomparison data from different laboratories.

Installation effect data: dealing with the effects of non-ideal flow conditions on flowmeters. Papers combining a theoretical understanding of flowmeter behaviour with experimental work are particularly welcome.

Multiphase behaviour: whether purpose-designed, or adapted from single-phase operation, coverage of systems for single-phase liquid and gas flows, multiphase flows having solid, liquid and gas phases, and slurries and pastes is equally welcome.

Associated measurements and secondary instrumentation: for example, density, viscosity and secondary instrumentation effects.

All contributions are subject to peer review, and additional features include:
Review articles
Case studies
Letters to the editor
Patent surveys
Book reviews
Calendar of events and conference reports

Flow Measurement and Instrumentation is essential reading for instrumentation engineers in the oil, gas, power, chemical, food, water and waste treatment industries, manufacturers of flowmeters, and academics involved in research in this area.

Special Issue on Advanced in Multiphase Flow Measurement and Sensing Technology
Submission Date: 2025-01-31

Multiphase flows are widely encountered in Energy, Power, Chemical and Pharmaceutical industry. The complex and transient changes of flow characteristics present a great challenge for accurate and real-time measurement. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the flow hydrodynamic characteristics to control and optimize the process. The special issue includes works presented at the IMFTF2024 conference, which aims to bridge fundamental research and emerging applications of new advanced in multiphase flow measurement and sensing technologies. The topic in the special issue includes but not limited to, measurement principles, imaging technology, data analysis, data-driven modeling and machine learning.

Full scope of the special issue:

    New measurement methods and techniques in multiphase flow;
    Process tomography and industrial applications;
    Electrostatics and new sensing technologies for multiphase flow measurment;
    Data analysis, data-driven modeling and machine learning for multiphase flow measurement.

Guest editors:

Haigang Wang
Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
(Multiphase Flow Measurement; Process Tomography; Fluidization; Multiphase Flow Simulation)

Laurent Babout
Institute of Applied Computer Science, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland
(Multiphase Flow Measurement; Process Tomography)

Yi Li
Institute for Ocean Engineering, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen, China
(Multiphase Flow Measurement; Process Tomography; Machine Learning)

Wu Zhou
School of Energy and Power Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
(Multiphase Flow Measurement; Particle Measurement; Fluid Flow Field Measurement; Optical Measurement Methodologies)

Manuscript submission information:

Manuscript submission open date: 5 July 2024
Manuscript submission deadline: 31 January 2025

You are invited to submit your manuscript at any time before the submission deadline. For any inquiries about the appropriateness of contribution topics, please contact Professor Haigang Wang via wanghaigang@iet.cn.

Please refer to the Guide for Authors to prepare your manuscript, and select the article type of “VSI: IMFTF2024” when submitting your manuscript online at the journal’s submission platform Editorial Manager®. Both the Guide for Authors and the submission portal could also be found on the Journal Homepage.

Keywords:

Multiphase Flow Measurement; Sensor Technology; Image Reconstruction; Process Tomography; Machine Learning