The design of an electrical capacitance tomography sensor for use with media of high dielectric permittivity

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 743-757

  Jaworski, A J ^a   Bolton, G T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrical capacitance tomography; Experimental; High permittivity materials; Numerical; Sensor design; Water continuous

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS; PERMITTIVITY; SENSORS;

ELECTRICAL CAPACITANCE TOMOGRAPHY SENSOR;

TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033721303     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/11/6/318     Document Type: Article

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