Optimum design of the variable-volume gas pycnometer for determining the volume of solid particles

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1146-1152

  Tamari, S ^a   Aguilar Chavez A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DE TECNOLOGÍA DEL AGUA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Error analysis; Gas pycnometer; Helium porosimetry; Helium pycnometry; Optimum design; Particle density; Volume determination

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; OPTIMIZATION; TRANSDUCERS; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

GAS PYNCNOMETER; SOLID PARTICLES; VARIABLE-VOLUME;

VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

EID: 2942676798     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/15/6/015     Document Type: Article

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