Title :
Engine flame imaging using electrical capacitance tomography
Author :
He, Ruisi ; Waterfall, R.C. ; Beck, M.S. ; Beck, C.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Electron., Univ. of Manchester Inst. of Sci. & Technol.
fDate :
3/31/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
First results of engine flame imaging using electrical capacitance tomography (ECT) are described. A six-electrode capacitance sensor fabricated as part of a research engine provides 15 capacitance measurements per scan. A transputer-based ECT system is used to reconstruct the cross-sectional images of flames in the engine from successive sets of capacitance measurements. The prototype system is capable of capturing flame images at 315 frames per second and has potential for monitoring engine performance
Keywords :
capacitance measurement; computerised tomography; electrodes; flames; internal combustion engines; capacitance measurements; cross-sectional images; electrical capacitance tomography; engine flame imaging; engine performance monitoring; flame images; research engine; six-electrode capacitance sensor; transputer-based ECT system;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19940406
