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Development of a compensated capacitance sensor for solid mass flow measurement in pneumatic conveying systems
Dissertation (MEng)--University of Pretoria, 2017.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/61337 Development of a compensated capacitance sensor for solid mass flow measurement in pneumatic conveying systems Heyns, P.S. (Philippus Stephanus) u11013258@tuks.co.za Smit, Jacobus Christiaan UCTD Capacitance sensor Solid mass flow measurement Pneumatic conveying systems Flow measurement Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-12 SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-07 SDG-07: Affordable and clean energy Dissertation (MEng)--University of Pretoria, 2017. This dissertation describes research and experimental work done to improve the accuracy and applicability of capacitive sensors which are used to evaluate the mass flow rate of solid material within pneumatic conveying environments in power plant engineering applications. The research is focused on creating a measurement methodology on which solid mass flow rate can be evaluated without being dependent on variable flow regimes. The proposed research investigates the process of identifying four different types of flow regimes using a decision tree that utilises support vector machines and cut off values. During the study an investigation was also made into what electrode setup would provide proficient information regarding the flow distribution and orientation. Compensation according to the identified regime is then proposed by means of using a nonlinear fraction curves determined through calibration experiments. mi2025 Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering MEng Unrestricted SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production SDG-07: Affordable and clean energy 2017-07-13T13:29:00Z 2017-07-13T13:29:00Z 2017-04-26 2017 Dissertation Smit, JC 2017, Development of a compensated capacitance sensor for solid mass flow measurement in pneumatic conveying systems, MEng Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/61337> A2017 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/61337 en © 2017 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Capacitance sensor Solid mass flow measurement Pneumatic conveying systems Flow measurement Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-12 SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-07 SDG-07: Affordable and clean energy Development of a compensated capacitance sensor for solid mass flow measurement in pneumatic conveying systems |
| title | Development of a compensated capacitance sensor for solid mass flow measurement in pneumatic conveying systems |
| title_full | Development of a compensated capacitance sensor for solid mass flow measurement in pneumatic conveying systems |
| title_fullStr | Development of a compensated capacitance sensor for solid mass flow measurement in pneumatic conveying systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of a compensated capacitance sensor for solid mass flow measurement in pneumatic conveying systems |
| title_short | Development of a compensated capacitance sensor for solid mass flow measurement in pneumatic conveying systems |
| title_sort | development of a compensated capacitance sensor for solid mass flow measurement in pneumatic conveying systems |
| topic | UCTD Capacitance sensor Solid mass flow measurement Pneumatic conveying systems Flow measurement Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-12 SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-07 SDG-07: Affordable and clean energy |
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