Neural network approach to ultrasonic flow measurements

Flow Measurement and Instrumentation

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-43

  Luntta, E ^a   Halttunen, J ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Installation effects; Modelling; Neural networks; Ultrasonic flowmeters

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTILAYER NEURAL NETWORKS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

MULTIPATH ULTRASONIC FLOWMETERS; RADIAL BASIS FUNCTION NETWORKS;

FLOWMETERS;

FLOW MEASUREMENT; NEURAL NETWORK; ULTRASONIC FLOWMETER;

EID: 0033102586     PISSN: 09555986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-5986(98)00035-1     Document Type: Article

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