Modeling and characterization of piezoelectric transducers by means of scattering parameters. Part II: Application on colloidal suspension monitoring

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 160, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 1-8

  Paganelli, Rudi P ^a   Romani, Aldo ^b   Golfarelli, Alessandro ^b   Magi, Michele ^b   Sangiorgi, Enrico ^b   Tartagni, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colloids; Density; Electromechanical model; Piezoelectric device; S parameters; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; COLLOIDS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; MIXTURES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); VISCOSITY;

COLLOIDAL SUSPENSIONS; CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING; ELECTRICAL ADMITTANCE; ELECTROMECHANICAL MODELING; IDENTIFICATION PROCESS; PIEZOELECTRIC SENSORS; SINUSOIDAL VOLTAGE; VARIABLE LOADING CONDITIONS;

SCATTERING PARAMETERS;

EID: 77954243722     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2010.03.027     Document Type: Article

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