Study on the transient characteristics of the sensor tube of a thermal mass flow meter

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 48, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 2583-2592

  Han, Il Young ^a   Kim, Dong Kwon ^a   Kim, Sung Jin ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ERRORS; FLOWMETERS; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSORS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TRANSIENTS;

MASS FLOW; SENSOR TUBES; THERMAL MASS FLOW METER (TMFM);

MASS TRANSFER;

FLOW MEASUREMENT;

EID: 17644378100     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2005.01.021     Document Type: Article

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