Experimental study on the sensitivity and accuracy of electric potential local flow measurements

Flow Measurement and Instrumentation

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-11

  Cramer, A ^a   Varshney, K ^a   Gundrum, Th ^a   Gerbeth, G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electromagnetically driven flow; Liquid metal; Local flow measurement; Magnetohydrodynamics; Potential difference probe

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; LAMINAR FLOW; LIQUID METALS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PROBES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRANSITION FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ELECTROMAGNETICALLY DRIVEN FLOW; LIQUID METAL FLOWS; LOCAL FLOW MEASUREMENT; POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE PROBE;

FLOW MEASUREMENT;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 28244495573     PISSN: 09555986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2005.08.006     Document Type: Article

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