Non-contact liquid level measurement with electromagnetic-acoustic resonator sensors

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Lucklum, F ^a   Jakoby, B ^a  

^a JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic acoustic resonator; Liquid level measurement; Liquid property sensing; Ultrasonic sensor

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC INTERACTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC-ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCTIONS; FREQUENCY CHANGES; IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; IN-PLANE; INTERFERENCE EFFECTS; LAB EQUIPMENTS; LIQUID DENSITY; LIQUID LEVEL; LIQUID LEVEL MEASUREMENTS; LIQUID LEVEL SENSORS; LIQUID PROPERTY SENSING; LOSSY TRANSMISSION LINE; MICROBALANCES; MODELING RESULTS; NON-CONTACT; OPERATING FREQUENCY; OUT-OF-PLANE VIBRATIONS; QUARTZ CRYSTAL RESONATOR; RESONATOR SENSORS; SHEAR VIBRATIONS; TIME OF FLIGHT; VISCOSITY SENSOR;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ACOUSTIC RESONATORS; ACOUSTIC WAVES; BACTERIOPHAGES; CRYSTAL RESONATORS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; LEVEL MEASUREMENT; LIQUID LEVEL INDICATORS; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; TRANSMITTERS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONIC SENSORS; ULTRASONICS;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 72149094076     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/20/12/124002     Document Type: Article

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