Ultrasonic air bubble detection employing signal processing techniques

IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages 2840-2845

  Ozeri, S ^a   Shmilovitz, D ^a   Fainguelernt, J ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; DRUG DELIVERY; INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TURBULENT FLOW; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS;

ACTIVE DETECTION; AIR BUBBLING; CROSS CORRELATIONS; DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FLUID MEDIUM; INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM; OPERATION PRINCIPLES; PROCESSING PROCEDURES; PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SUGGESTED APPROACH;

ULTRASONIC TESTING;

EID: 53849111894     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISIE.2006.296066     Document Type: Conference Paper

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