Acoustic Detection of Gas Bubbles in a Pipe

Acustica

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 801-814

  Leighton, T G ^a   Ramble, D G ^a   Phelps, A D ^a   Morfey, C L ^a   Harris, P P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DEVICES; PIPE; RESONANCE;

ACOUSTIC RESONANCE;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

EID: 0032155313     PISSN: 00017884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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