On-line particle size analysis using ultrasonic velocity spectrometry

Particle and Particle Systems Characterization

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 116-121

  Coghill, Peter J ^a   Millen, Michael J ^a   Sowerby, Brian D ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAY TRANSMISSION; ON LINE PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY SPECTROMETRY;

CORRELATION METHODS; GAMMA RAYS; SPECTROMETRY; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031164487     PISSN: 09340866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppsc.199700024     Document Type: Article

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