SLUG FLOW VELOCITY ESTIMATION DURING PNEUMATIC CONVEYING OF BULK SOLID MATERIALS BASED ON IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES

Mateusz Miłak

mmilak@iis.p.lodz.pl
Lodz 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 velocity

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2019-03-03

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Miłak, M., Leszczyńska, A., Grudzień, K., Romanowski, A., & Sankowski, D. (2019). SLUG FLOW VELOCITY ESTIMATION DURING PNEUMATIC CONVEYING OF BULK SOLID MATERIALS BASED ON IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES. Informatyka, Automatyka, Pomiary W Gospodarce I Ochronie Środowiska, 9(1), 11–14. https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0013.0881

Authors

Mateusz Miłak 
mmilak@iis.p.lodz.pl
Lodz University of Technology, Institute of Applied Computer Science Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1887-2985

Authors

Agnieszka Leszczyńska 

Lodz University of Technology, Institute of Applied Computer Science Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2475-999X

Authors

Krzysztof Grudzień 

Lodz University of Technology, Institute of Applied Computer Science Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4472-8100

Authors

Andrzej Romanowski 

Lodz University of Technology, Institute of Applied Computer Science Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5241-0405

Authors

Dominik Sankowski 

Lodz University of Technology, Institute of Applied Computer Science Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2223-6690

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