Diagnostic flow metering using ultrasound tomography

Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1475-1482

  Chun, Sejong ^a   Yoon, Byung Ro ^a   Lee, Kwang Bock ^b  

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

^b Hitrol Co Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Flow metering; Radon transform; Ultrasonic flow meter

Indexed keywords

BACKPROJECTION ALGORITHMS; BUTTERFLY VALVE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORIOLIS MASS FLOW METER; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; FLOW CONTROL DEVICES; FLOW DIAGNOSTICS; FLOW DISTURBANCES; FLOW METERING; INVERSE RADON TRANSFORMS; MULTI-PATH; PHYSICAL QUANTITIES; RADON TRANSFORM; STANDARD DEVIATION; STATISTICAL MOMENTS; STRAIGHT PIPE; ULTRASOUND TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROL; FLOW CONTROL; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW RATE; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; PIPE; STATISTICAL METHODS; TOMOGRAPHY; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC FLOWMETERS; ULTRASONICS; VELOCITY; VELOCITY CONTROL; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION;

FLOW VISUALIZATION;

EID: 79961146853     PISSN: 1738494X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12206-011-0405-0     Document Type: Article

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