A Cost Effective Sensor Design for Granular Flow Visualization

Authors

Anton Fuchs, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
Peter W. Wypych, University of WollongongFollow
David B. Hastie, University of WollongongFollow
Ian Frew, University of WollongongFollow
David M. Cook, University of WollongongFollow
B. Bradstatter

RIS ID

13929

Publication Details

Fuchs, A, Wypych, PW, Hastie, DB, Frew, I, Cook, DM, & Bradstatter, B, A Cost Effective Sensor Design for Granular Flow Visualization, In deJong, A, Takei, M, Williams, R & Zeidan, M (Eds), 4th World Congress on Industrial Process Tomography, 2005, p 64-69, Japan: Virtual Centre for Industrial Process Tomography.

Abstract

This paper presents a cost-effective sensor design based on an arrangement of light dependent resistors (LDRs) to determine the particle flow velocity and the particle concentration of granular material flow. The sensor is designed for both dense phase and dilute phase flow and can be applied wherever a transparent sightglass is used in material conveying. The measurement setup and its applicability for industrial conveying processes are discussed and measurement results utilising plastic pellets are presented.