Two-phase flow instrumentation

A careful measurement of the relevant two-phase flow parameters is the basis for the understanding of many thermohydraulic processes. Especially in the nuclear safety research where accident scenarios have to be simulated in experimental setups and predicted by complex computer code systems a reliable tow-phase instrumentation is substantial for the connection between analysis and experiment. Ambitious development programs have been carried out in many institutions and countries to promote two-phase instrumentation. Advantages as well as limitations of some of these systems will be discussed in the paper. In the last 10 - 15 years good progress has been made. However there are still goals for further developments and there is still the fact that in many cases - measured data taken from large experimental facilities cannot be compared directly to the parameters calculated by the codes. Careful comparison and interpretation of both calculated and measured results by experienced researchers will be the key for the thermohydraulic understanding of complex two-phase phenomena also in the future. (authors). 19 figs., 2 tabs., 18 refs