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How to Correct the Error Shift of an Ultrasonic Flow Meter Downstream of Installations

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Fluid Mechanics of Flow Metering

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Ruppel, C., Peters, F. (2005). How to Correct the Error Shift of an Ultrasonic Flow Meter Downstream of Installations. In: Merzkirch, W. (eds) Fluid Mechanics of Flow Metering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26725-5_15

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