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Improving acoustic flow measurement

Voser et al., 1996

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Document ID
16931835665408774683
Author
Voser A
Bruttin C
Prenat J
Staubli T
Publication year
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Water Power & Dam Construction

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For many hydroelectric operators, determining the flow-rate through conduits can be regarded as the weak link of any precise efficiency measurement programme. Errors generated by flow-field distortions, integration of acoustic paths, installation errors, eccentric …
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