Title :
Biodiesel-raw glycerin interface detection and control technology
Author :
Jin, Xing ; Zhou, Ting ; Liu, Hui ; Zou, Lubin
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Mech. & Electron. Inf., China Univ. of Geosci. (Wuhan), Wuhan, China
Abstract :
In this paper, a device using the combination of improved floating ball and photoelectric sensor to detect the liquid-liquid interface of biodiesel and raw glycerin was proposed. The device completed the detection of the main product and by-product interface in biodiesel production process and realized the continuous separation of raw glycerin from biodiesel. In the design of software, there was analysis and processing of wrong operation due to the level fluctuating.
Keywords :
biofuel; control engineering computing; electric sensing devices; fuel processing industries; photoelectric devices; production engineering computing; biodiesel production process; biodiesel-raw glycerin interface control technology; biodiesel-raw glycerin interface detection technology; by-product interface; floating ball; liquid-liquid interface detection; photoelectric sensor; software design; Biofuels; Educational institutions; Electron tubes; Microcomputers; Testing; Valves; biodiesel; floating ball; liquid-liquid interface detection; photoelectric sensor; wrong operation;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Control Engineering (ICECE), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Yichang
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8162-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICECENG.2011.6057698
