Using ultrasonic attenuation to monitor slurry mixing in real time

Ultrasonics

Volumn 42, Issue 1-9, 2004, Pages 145-148

  Bamberger, Judith Ann ^a   Greenwood, Margaret S ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

In vessel; In line sensor; Mixing characterization; Non invasive; Process control; Slurry concentration; Ultrasonic attenuation

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; MIXING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PROCESS CONTROL; SENSORS; SETTLING TANKS; SLURRIES; ULTRASONICS;

IN VESSEL; IN-LINE SENSORS; MIXING CHARACTERIZATION; NON-INVASIVE; SLURRY CONCENTRATION; ULTRASONIC ATTENUATION;

REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

EID: 1642601766     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2004.02.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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