Ultrasonic Techniques for Imaging and Measurements in Molten Aluminum

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1711-1721

  Ono, Yuu ^a   Moisan, Jean François ^a   Jen, Cheng Kuei ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; BACKSCATTERING; CORROSION RESISTANCE; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LIQUID METALS; SENSORS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SILICON CARBIDE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS; VISCOSITY;

TEMPERATURE MONITORING; ULTRASONIC IMAGES; ULTRASONIC SIGNALS;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 1842428037     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2003.1256312     Document Type: Article

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