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The Initial Equations and the Equations for Measuring the Mass and Volume Flow Rates of a Gas

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A mathematical model of the flow of a gas in Laval nozzles is analyzed. The model is used to obtain equations for measuring the mass and volume flow rates of a gas.

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Translated from Izmeritel’naya Tekhnika, No. 4, pp. 44–48, April, 2005.

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Gerasimov, A.P., Ivanov, V.P., Krasavin, V.M. et al. The Initial Equations and the Equations for Measuring the Mass and Volume Flow Rates of a Gas. Meas Tech 48, 374–380 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11018-005-0152-7

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