Adaptive pulse repetition frequency technique for an ultrasonic transit-time gas flowmeter for hot pulsating gases

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 906-915

  Kupnik, Mario ^b   Schröder, Andreas ^c,d   O'Leary, Paul ^a,e   Benes, Ewald ^a,b   Gröschl, Martin ^b  

^a IEEE   (Austria)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^d International Data Centre   (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEOBEN   (Austria)

Author keywords

Adaptive pulse repetition frequency (PRF); Capacitance ultrasonic transducer (CUT); Exhaust gas; High temperature; Mass flow sensor; Pulsating gas flow; Ultrasonic flowmeter

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE PULSE REPETITION FREQUENCY (PRF); CAPACITANCE ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER (CUT); HIGH TEMPERATURE; MASS FLOW SENSOR; PULSATING GAS FLOW;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; COMBUSTION EQUIPMENT; EXHAUST GASES; FLOWMETERS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

ULTRASONIC FLOWMETERS;

EID: 33746871163     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2006.876042     Document Type: Article

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