Development of a novel non-contact proximity gauge for thickness measurement of soft deposits and its application in fouling studies

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 935-947

  Tuladhar, T R ^a   Paterson, W R ^a   Macleod, N ^a   Wilson, D I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Fouling; Non contact gauging; Proximity; Soft deposits; Swelling

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; DISTANCE MEASUREMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONITORING; PROTEINS; SIPHONS; SWELLING; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

PROXIMITY GAUGE; SOFT DEPOSITS;

FOULING;

ALKALI; METAL; PROTEIN; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; STAINLESS STEEL;

DEPOSIT; FILM THICKNESS; FOULING; GAUGING SYSTEM; MEASURING INSTRUMENT; NON-INTRUSIVE MEASUREMENT;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CLEANING; DRY DEPOSITION; HEAT TRANSFER; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIQUID; MEASUREMENT; MONITORING; SURFACE PROPERTY; TECHNIQUE; THICKNESS;

EID: 0034290553     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450780511     Document Type: Article

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