Accurate dew-point measurement over a wide temperature range using a quartz crystal microbalance dew-point sensor

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Kwon, Su Yong ^a   Kim, Jong Chul ^a   Choi, Buyng Il ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Quartz crystal microbalance dew point sensor; Supercooled dew

Indexed keywords

NATURAL FREQUENCIES; QUARTZ; SUPERCOOLING;

DEW POINT MEASUREMENTS; FAST RESPONSE TIME; FREQUENCY MEASUREMENTS; QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE DEW-POINT SENSOR; SUPERCOOLED DEW; TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION; WIDE TEMPERATURE RANGES; WORKING TEMPERATURES;

QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCES;

EID: 58149280586     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/19/11/115206     Document Type: Article

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