Abstract :
Capacitance-based tomographic imaging, which is commonly called electrical capacitance tomography (ECT), has been developed for two decades. This paper briefly introduces ECT sensors, capacitance measuring circuits, image reconstruction algorithms, and a wide range of challenging applications, including multi-phase measurement of oil pipelines, wet gas pipelines, wet gas separators, milk production lines, pneumatic conveyors, cyclone separators and fluidized beds. A recent development is tomography-based control of oil separators and fluidized bed dryers.
Keywords :
capacitance measurement; conveyors; fluidised beds; image reconstruction; image sensors; manufacturing processes; pipelines; production engineering computing; tomography; ECT sensor; capacitance measurement; capacitance measuring circuit; cyclone separator; electrical capacitance tomography; fluidized bed dryer; fluidized beds; image reconstruction; industrial application; milk production lines; multiphase measurement; oil pipeline; oil separator; pneumatic conveyor; tomographic imaging; tomography-based control; wet gas pipeline; wet gas separator; Capacitance measurement; Capacitive sensors; Circuits; Electrical capacitance tomography; Fluidization; Gas detectors; Image sensors; Particle separators; Petroleum; Pipelines; Industrial process tomography; electrical capacitance tomography; image reconstruction; measurement and control;
