The development of dual bluff body vortex flowmeters

Flow Measurement and Instrumentation

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 85-90

  Bentley, J P ^a   Benson, R A ^a   Shanks, A J ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bluff body; Vortex flowmeters; Vortex shedding

Indexed keywords

FLOW VISUALIZATION; TURBULENCE; VORTEX FLOW; VORTEX SHEDDING; WIND TUNNELS;

BLUFF BODY;

FLOWMETERS;

BODIES-BLUFF; FLOWMETERS-VORTEX SHEDDING; VORTEX SHEDDING;

EID: 0031171960     PISSN: 09555986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-5986(97)00004-6     Document Type: Article

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