Use of Positron-Emission Particle Tracking (PEPT) Technique for Velocity Measurements in Model Food Fluids

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2684-2692

  Bakalis, S ^a   Cox, P W ^a   Wang Nolan, W ^b   Parker, D ^a   Fryer, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Positron emission particle tracking; Velocity measurements; Viscous fluids

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346955868     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2003.tb05789.x     Document Type: Article

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