Ultrasonic process tomography using multiple active sensors for maximum real-time performance

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 52, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 2161-2170

  Li, W ^a   Hoyle, B S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Process tomography; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; PERFORMANCE; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SENSORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

MULTIPLE ACTIVE SENSORS; PHASE INFORMATION; ULTRASONIC PROCESS TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031195198     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(97)00042-0     Document Type: Article

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