Investigation of the flow velocity profile in a metering section of an invasive ultrasonic flowmeter

Flow Measurement and Instrumentation

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 201-206

  Raišutis, Renaldas ^a  

^a KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Air velocity meter; Flow profile; Metering section; Recess; Thermoanemometer; Ultrasonic flowmeter

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; PIPE FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

AIR VELOCITY METER; FLOW VELOCITY PROFILE; METERING SECTION; THERMOANEMOMETER; TURBULENT AIR FLOW;

ULTRASONIC FLOWMETERS;

ANEMOMETERS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; PIPE FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW; ULTRASONIC FLOWMETERS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 33646798790     PISSN: 09555986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2005.11.004     Document Type: Article

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