%0 Journal Article %@ 18196608 %A Huat, B.Y. %A Ghai, L.L. %A Pao, W. %A Boon, T.T. %D 2016 %F scholars:7627 %I Asian Research Publishing Network %J ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences %N 24 %P 14244-14247 %T Sensitivity analysis of concave capacitance sensors for holdup measurement in two-phase flow %U https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/7627/ %V 11 %X Due to the complex flow structures of two-phase flow, the holdup measurement is a very challenging problem. In this paper, we use the finite element method to analyse a three-dimensional model of concave capacitance sensor. Both two-plate and four-plate sensors are investigated and compared in terms of the average sensitivity and sensitivity variation parameters. The average sensitivity of sensors is greatly increased during the shift from two-plate design to four-plate design. However, this causes the sensitivity variation parameter to be increased despite the usage of more plates. The geometry of the concave capacitance sensor is determined be 40° electrode angle for four-plate design has a better result as compared to 80° electrode angle of two-plate design. © 2006-2016 Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN). All rights reserved. %Z cited By 0