Improved ultrasonic density sensor with reduced diffraction influence

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 67, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 8-12

  Puttmer A ^a   Lucklum, R ^a   Henning, B ^b   Hauptmann, P ^a,b  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Ifak Magdeburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diffraction; Ultrasonic density sensors

Indexed keywords

DENSITOMETERS; DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; SENSORS; ULTRASONIC DEVICES; ULTRASONIC DIFFRACTION; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

ULTRASONIC DENSITY SENSOR;

DENSITY MEASURING INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 0041708528     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(97)01720-2     Document Type: Article

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