A pressure probe for the detection of the flow direction close to walls. Case study: Flow through a bend

Experiments in Fluids

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 813-818

  Peters, Franz ^a   Ruppel, C ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Flow direction probe; Flow through a bend; Installation effects on flowmeters

Indexed keywords

FLOWMETERS; INSTALLATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PROBES; STABILITY; VELOCITY; VORTEX FLOW;

FLOW DIRECTION PROBES; FREE STREAM; INSTALLATION EFFECTS;

WALL FLOW;

FLOW DIRECTION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOWMETER; PRESSURE; PROBE;

EID: 1942522230     PISSN: 07234864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00348-003-0763-1     Document Type: Article

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