Title :
Optical approach for estimation of ice-in-water concentration
Author :
Baglio, Salvatore ; Caruso, Vito ; Savalli, Nicoló
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ingegneria Elettrica Elettronica e dei Sistemi, Catania Univ.
fDate :
Oct. 30 2005-Nov. 3 2005
Abstract :
An optical sensor for estimation of ice slurries concentration is presented here. The sensor is suitable for monitoring liquid concentration of biphasic mixtures. Emerging refrigerant systems exploit these mixtures as thermal exchanger medium because of their excellent thermal properties, harmless for environment as well as low cost and easy plant maintenance. Particular attention has been adopted to confirm temperature independent behavior of this sensor, which change its state just for ice concentration variation
Keywords :
chemical variables measurement; heat exchangers; ice; optical sensors; refrigerants; slurries; biphasic mixtures; ice slurries concentration; ice-in-water concentration; liquid concentration; optical sensor; refrigerant systems; thermal exchanger medium; thermal properties; Chemical sensors; Ice; Light scattering; Optical attenuators; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Particle scattering; Phototransistors; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Sensors, 2005 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Irvine, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9056-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICSENS.2005.1597749
