Recent Applications
14/12/2007
Application
High Pressure Reactor
Objective
Measure conductivity profiles during Fischer-Tropsch reaction
Results
Electrical Resistance Tomography (ERT) and Electrical Capacitance Tomography (ECT) sensors installed in a reactor rated to 350°C and 50 bar. Improved understanding of this critical process.
Application
Multi-phase flow
Objective
Characterisation of fluid dynamics in multi-phase flow and validation of liquid hold-up measurements by high speed video camera
Results
Dual-modality electrical tomography installed on an industrial flow loop. Results used to optimise mathematical models of hydraulic transportation processing leading to improved design and operation of such facilities.
Full Oil Flow
Plug Flow
Slug Flow
Application
Continuous Reactors
Objective
Measurement of concentration profiles in an Oscillatory Baffled Reactor (OBR).
Results
Successful research project completed using ERT to measure the concentration profiles in an OBR to facilitate the development of a process model. An industrial client from the Biotech sector is now applying ERT to an OBR in a GMP environment.
2-plane ERT sensor on the OBR
Application
Food Processing
Objective
Measure the water and salt distribution during maturation of cheese.
Results
ECT was successfully used to measure cheese maturing over an 8 week period. Images below show a semi-mature and mature cheese.
Cheese during and after maturation
