Improving the accuracy of the capacitance method for void fraction measurement

Void fraction measurements were made using capacitance method. Five capacitor configurations were manufactured and tested; parallel, strip-type plates, ring-type plates, unidirectional, and double-helix. The void fraction was simulated by nonflow air-paraffin wax, air-glass, air-wood, and air-Freon 113 systems. The relative statistical error in void fraction measurement was minimized by taking into account the spacing between the ends of the two electrodes.