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Physics Research International
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 156396, 10 pages
doi:10.1155/2011/156396
Research Article

Ultrasonic Measurements of Temperature in Aqueous Solutions: Why and How

A. Afaneh, S. Alzebda, V. Ivchenko, and A. N. Kalashnikov

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK

Received 30 September 2010; Revised 12 January 2011; Accepted 14 February 2011

Academic Editor: Faramarz Farahi

Copyright © 2011 A. Afaneh et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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