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On the damping of a vibrating grid in a viscous medium : the possible basis for an electrostatic viscometer.

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On the damping of a vibrating grid in a viscous medium : the possible basis for an electrostatic viscometer. / Morrell, M. I.; Sahraouhi-Tahar, M.; McClintock, Peter V. E.
In: Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments, Vol. 13, No. 3, 03.1980, p. 350-350.

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Morrell, MI, Sahraouhi-Tahar, M & McClintock, PVE 1980, 'On the damping of a vibrating grid in a viscous medium : the possible basis for an electrostatic viscometer.', Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 350-350. https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3735/13/3/024

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Morrell, M. I., Sahraouhi-Tahar, M., & McClintock, P. V. E. (1980). On the damping of a vibrating grid in a viscous medium : the possible basis for an electrostatic viscometer. Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments, 13(3), 350-350. https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3735/13/3/024

Vancouver

Morrell MI, Sahraouhi-Tahar M, McClintock PVE. On the damping of a vibrating grid in a viscous medium : the possible basis for an electrostatic viscometer. Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments. 1980 Mar;13(3):350-350. doi: 10.1088/0022-3735/13/3/024

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Morrell, M. I. ; Sahraouhi-Tahar, M. ; McClintock, Peter V. E. / On the damping of a vibrating grid in a viscous medium : the possible basis for an electrostatic viscometer. In: Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments. 1980 ; Vol. 13, No. 3. pp. 350-350.

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