On the application of the light-attenuation technique as a tool for non-intrusive buoyancy measurements

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 38, Issue , 2012, Pages 257-261

  Allgayer, D M ^a   Hunt, G R ^b  

^a Teikoku Engineering Consultants   (Japan)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buoyancy driven flows; Light attenuation; Measurements; Visualisation

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY DRIVEN FLOWS; DENSITY METER; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; DYE CONCENTRATION; DYEING AGENTS; EXPERIMENTAL FLUIDS; LIGHT-ATTENUATION; METHYLENE BLUE; NON-INTRUSIVE;

BUOYANCY; DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); LIGHT; MEASUREMENTS; VISUALIZATION;

FLOWMETERS;

EID: 84856325664     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2011.10.009     Document Type: Article

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