Mass flow measurement of bulk solids in pneumatic pipelines

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1687-1706

  Yan, Yong ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Division of Measurement and Control   (United Kingdom)

^d Msrmt Sci and Technol Res Unit

^e UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; FLOW OF SOLIDS; MASS TRANSPORTATION; PIPELINES; PNEUMATICS;

BULK SOLIDS; MASS FLOW MEASUREMENT; PNEUMATIC PIPELINES;

FLOW MEASUREMENT;

FLOW MEASUREMENT; PIPELINES; PNEUMATIC TRANSPORT OF SOLIDS;

EID: 0030434764     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/7/12/002     Document Type: Review

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