A new mechano-optical technique to measure local velocities in opaque fluids

Flow Measurement and Instrumentation

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 71-78

  Eckert, S ^a   Witke, W ^a   Gerbeth, G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Flow measurement technique; Fluid velocity; Liquid metals; Local sensor; Mechano optical principle; Opaque fluids; Rotating magnetic field

Indexed keywords

EUTECTICS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; LIQUID METALS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; OPACITY; SENSORS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

LOCAL SENSORS; OPAQUE FLUIDS; OPTICAL ACQUISITION; ROTATING MAGNETIC FIELDS;

VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

FLOW MEASUREMENT; LIQUID METAL; MAGNETIC FIELD; OPTICAL TECHNIQUE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0033924139     PISSN: 09555986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-5986(00)00010-8     Document Type: Article

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