Ultrasonic sensors in the chemical and process industries
- 1 October 1983
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 16 (10) , 959-963
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3735/16/10/004
Abstract
Ultrasonic sensors offer the possibility of instrumenting chemical and process plant non-invasively. The principles of a range of ultrasonic instruments are reviewed. The parameters which can be determined include liquid level, concentration (or density) of solutions and dispersions (emulsions and slurries), liquid/liquid interface position, flowrate and temperature. The advantages and disadvantages of ultrasonic techniques are discussed and future advances are suggested.Keywords
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