USING ELECTRICAL-IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY FOR CONTROLLING HYDROCYCLONE UNDERFLOW DISCHARGE

Authors
WILLIAMS RA DICKIN FJ GUTIERREZ JA DYAKOWSKI T BECK MS
Citation
Ra. Williams et al., USING ELECTRICAL-IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY FOR CONTROLLING HYDROCYCLONE UNDERFLOW DISCHARGE, Control engineering practice, 5(2), 1997, pp. 253-256
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Controlo Theory & Cybernetics","Robotics & Automatic Control
Journal title
Control engineering practice → ACNP
ISSN journal
09670661
Volume
5
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
253 - 256
Database
ISI
SICI code
0967-0661(1997)5:2<253:UETFCH>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
This paper describes the results of a series of experiments using Elec trical Impedance Tomography (EIT) to investigate the distribution of s olids inside a hydrocyclone. A case study is presented for a 44 mm dia meter hydrocyclone. Amongst the characteristics examined are: (i) iden tification of particle distribution inside the separator, (ii) air cor e formation as a function of the feed rate and solids concentration, a nd (iii) the manner in which the air core behaviour can be related to the type of underflow discharge (spray, rope).