Continuous liquid level measurement using a linear electrode array

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1859-1866

  Casanella, Ramon ^a   Casas, Oscar ^a   Pallàs Areny, Ramon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electrode array; Inverse problem; Liquid level measurement

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ELECTRODES; INVERSE PROBLEMS; ITERATIVE METHODS; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

ELECTRODE ARRAY; LIQUID LEVEL MEASUREMENT; PROTOTYPE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM;

MEASUREMENT THEORY;

CALIBRATION; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ELECTRODES; INVERSE PROBLEMS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 34250731203     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/18/7/010     Document Type: Article

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