Ultrasonic monitoring of interfacial motion of condensing and non-condensing liquid films

Flow Measurement and Instrumentation

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 353-364

  Chen, Z Q ^a   Hermanson, J C ^a   Shear, M A ^b   Pedersen, P C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Film condensation; Fluid films; Surface waves; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CONDENSATION; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SURFACE WAVES; THIN FILMS; TRANSDUCERS;

FILM CONDENSATION; FLUID FILMS;

ULTRASONICS;

CONDENSATION; FILM THICKNESS; LIQUID FILM; SURFACE WAVE; ULTRASONIC TECHNIQUE;

EID: 26844522855     PISSN: 09555986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2005.06.002     Document Type: Article

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