Ultrasonic sensors for process monitoring and chemical analysis: State-of-the-art and trends

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 67, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 32-48

  Hauptmann, Peter ^a,b   Lucklum, Ralf ^a   Püttmer, Alf ^a   Henning, Bernd ^b  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Ifak Institute f Automation and Communication   (Germany)

Author keywords

Resonance sensors; Sensor application for process monitoring; Ultrasonic sensors

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; SENSORS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

RESONANCE SENSORS; ULTRASONIC SENSORS;

ULTRASONIC DEVICES;

EID: 0041622268     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(97)01725-1     Document Type: Article

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