A high power ultrasonic array based test cell

Ultrasonics

Volumn 42, Issue 1-9, 2004, Pages 57-68

  Gachagan, A ^a   McNab, A ^a   Blindt, R ^b   Patrick, M ^b   Marriott, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Finite element modelling; High power; Test cell design

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; CELLS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROCESS CONTROL; SPECIFICATIONS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

HIGH POWER; TEST CELL DESIGN;

ULTRASONIC TESTING;

EID: 1642617391     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2004.01.055     Document Type: Conference Paper

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