SLUG FLOW VELOCITY ESTIMATION DURING PNEUMATIC CONVEYING OF BULK SOLID MATERIALS BASED ON IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES
Mateusz Miłak
mmilak@iis.p.lodz.plLodz University of Technology, Institute of Applied Computer Science (Poland)
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1887-2985
Agnieszka Leszczyńska
Lodz University of Technology, Institute of Applied Computer Science (Poland)
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2475-999X
Krzysztof Grudzień
Lodz University of Technology, Institute of Applied Computer Science (Poland)
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4472-8100
Andrzej Romanowski
Lodz University of Technology, Institute of Applied Computer Science (Poland)
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5241-0405
Dominik Sankowski
Lodz University of Technology, Institute of Applied Computer Science (Poland)
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2223-6690
Abstract
The article presents the use of fast cameras and image processing and analysis methods to determine the velocity of pneumatic transport of bulk material. The presented solution is dedicated to the analysis of dense flow in the form of slugs moving in a horizontal section of the pipeline. The developed image-processing algorithm is based on the estimation of the bulk solid material level in the pipeline in particular moments of the process. The acquisition of an image containing the area of two separate sections of the pipeline allows to determine the shift-time of material between two pre-defined pipeline regions. The obtained results indicate the proper action of the developed system
Keywords:
CCD camera, image processing, pneumatic conveying, flow velocityReferences
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Mateusz Miłakmmilak@iis.p.lodz.pl
Lodz University of Technology, Institute of Applied Computer Science Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1887-2985
Authors
Agnieszka LeszczyńskaLodz University of Technology, Institute of Applied Computer Science Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2475-999X
Authors
Krzysztof GrudzieńLodz University of Technology, Institute of Applied Computer Science Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4472-8100
Authors
Andrzej RomanowskiLodz University of Technology, Institute of Applied Computer Science Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5241-0405
Authors
Dominik SankowskiLodz University of Technology, Institute of Applied Computer Science Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2223-6690
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