Characterizing the rheological behavior of oil-based liquids: Microacoustic sensors versus rotational viscometers

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 850-856

  Kuntner, Jochen ^a,b   Stangl, Günther ^a,b,c   Jakoby, Bernhard ^a,b,d  

^a IEEE   (Austria)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c INSTITUTE FOR MICROELECTRONICS   (Austria)

^d VUT   (Austria)

Author keywords

Microacoustic viscosity sensor; Newtonian liquid; Non Newtonian liquid; Viscometer

Indexed keywords

MICROACOUSTIC VISCOSITY SENSORS; NON-NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; OIL-BASED LIQUIDS; VIBRATION AMPLITUDES;

ACOUSTIC DEVICES; CHARACTERIZATION; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; RHEOLOGY; SENSORS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOMETERS;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 27744560353     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2005.851010     Document Type: Article

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