On-line ultrasonic density sensor for process control of liquids and slurries

Ultrasonics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 159-171

  Greenwood, M S ^a   Skorpik, J R ^a   Bamberger, J A ^a   Harris, R V ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Density sensor; Liquid density measurements; On line sensor; Process control; Reflection coefficients; Slurry density measurements; Speed of sound measurement; Suspension characterization; Ultrasonic sensor

Indexed keywords

DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; PHASE INTERFACES; PROCESS CONTROL; SENSORS; SLURRIES; ULTRASONIC REFLECTION; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ULTRASONIC DENSITY SENSORS;

ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0033076082     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-624X(98)00052-3     Document Type: Article

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