Dual-modal imaging of two-phase flows with electromagnetic flow tomography and electrical tomography -- experimental evaluation of the state estimation approach

The supplementary files included are associated with our experimental research on two-phase flow estimation. This study experimentally investigates the feasibility of a state estimation approach for dynamic image reconstruction in dual-modal tomography of two-phase oil-water flows using electromagnetic flow tomography (EMFT) and electrical tomography (ET). By approximating the process with a convection-diffusion model, the extended Kalman filter and fixed-interval Kalman smoother are applied to reconstruct temporally evolving velocity and phase fraction distributions. The results demonstrate that the Kalman smoother-based reconstructions, along with uncertainty estimates, outperform conventional methods and provide feasible volumetric flow rate estimates for oil and water phases in a laboratory setup.