Measurement and analysis of flow behaviour in complex geometries using the Ultrasonic Velocity Profiling (UVP) technique

Flow Measurement and Instrumentation

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 110-119

  Kotzé, Reinhardt ^a   Wiklund, Johan ^b   Haldenwang, Rainer ^a   Fester, Veruscha ^a  

^a CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b SIK THE SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Complex geometries; Contraction expansion; Diaphragm valve; Non Newtonian; Ultrasonic Velocity Profiling; Velocity profiles

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX GEOMETRIES; CONTRACTION-EXPANSION; DIAPHRAGM VALVE; NON-NEWTONIAN; VELOCITY PROFILES;

DIAPHRAGMS; GEOMETRY; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC TESTING; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONICS; VELOCITY;

NON NEWTONIAN FLOW;

EID: 79952312932     PISSN: 09555986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2010.12.010     Document Type: Article

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