Optical tomography imaging in pneumatic conveyor

This paper describes the development of a tomographic system by employing optical sensors using low cost approach. The final aim of this project is achieving real-time monitoring of solid particles having low concentration flow when conveyed in vertical pneumatic conveyor. The developed tomography s...

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Main Authors: Abdul Rahim, Ruzairi, Chan, Kok San
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出版: International Frequency Sensor Association Publishing 2008
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spelling my.utm.87032017-02-13T07:20:02Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/8703/ Optical tomography imaging in pneumatic conveyor Abdul Rahim, Ruzairi Chan, Kok San TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering This paper describes the development of a tomographic system by employing optical sensors using low cost approach. The final aim of this project is achieving real-time monitoring of solid particles having low concentration flow when conveyed in vertical pneumatic conveyor. The developed tomography system consists of 32 pairs of Light Emitting Diode (LED) and silicon PIN photodiode. These sensors are used to monitor the emitted radiation for fluctuations caused by particles interfering with the beam when passing through it. A good design of sensor fixture may increase the collimating of light beam from a light source that passes through a flow regime. The obtained information from sensors provided the cross-sectional material distribution in conveyor. By using this information, the relationships between particle distribution and light attenuation effects are investigated by using computer programming to reconstruct the image. The results obtained from this investigation shows that the low cost optical sensors are suitable for monitoring low and medium concentration flowing materials. Optical sensors provide an opportunity to design sensors with a very wide bandwidth, thus enabling the measurement of high speed flowing particles or droplets. International Frequency Sensor Association Publishing 2008-08-25 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/8703/3/RARahim2088_OpticalTomographyImagingInPneumatic.pdf Abdul Rahim, Ruzairi and Chan, Kok San (2008) Optical tomography imaging in pneumatic conveyor. Sensors & Transducers, 95 (8). pp. 40-48. ISSN 1726-5479 http://www.sensorsportal.com/HTML/DIGEST/P_312.htm
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topic TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
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Abdul Rahim, Ruzairi
Chan, Kok San
Optical tomography imaging in pneumatic conveyor
description This paper describes the development of a tomographic system by employing optical sensors using low cost approach. The final aim of this project is achieving real-time monitoring of solid particles having low concentration flow when conveyed in vertical pneumatic conveyor. The developed tomography system consists of 32 pairs of Light Emitting Diode (LED) and silicon PIN photodiode. These sensors are used to monitor the emitted radiation for fluctuations caused by particles interfering with the beam when passing through it. A good design of sensor fixture may increase the collimating of light beam from a light source that passes through a flow regime. The obtained information from sensors provided the cross-sectional material distribution in conveyor. By using this information, the relationships between particle distribution and light attenuation effects are investigated by using computer programming to reconstruct the image. The results obtained from this investigation shows that the low cost optical sensors are suitable for monitoring low and medium concentration flowing materials. Optical sensors provide an opportunity to design sensors with a very wide bandwidth, thus enabling the measurement of high speed flowing particles or droplets.
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author Abdul Rahim, Ruzairi
Chan, Kok San
author_facet Abdul Rahim, Ruzairi
Chan, Kok San
author_sort Abdul Rahim, Ruzairi
title Optical tomography imaging in pneumatic conveyor
title_short Optical tomography imaging in pneumatic conveyor
title_full Optical tomography imaging in pneumatic conveyor
title_fullStr Optical tomography imaging in pneumatic conveyor
title_full_unstemmed Optical tomography imaging in pneumatic conveyor
title_sort optical tomography imaging in pneumatic conveyor
publisher International Frequency Sensor Association Publishing
publishDate 2008
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/8703/3/RARahim2088_OpticalTomographyImagingInPneumatic.pdf
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