Title :
Effects of the size of the measured surface on the performance of an air cone-jet sensor for in-process inspection
Author :
Xie, Tuqiang ; Yang, Qingping ; Jones, Barry E. ; Kang, Haizhuang ; Butler, Clive
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Manuf. & Eng. Syst., Brunel Univ., Uxbridge, UK
Abstract :
This paper investigates the effects of the size of the measured surface on the performance of an air-jet sensor using 2-D finite element method. The modeling and experimental results have shown that in the measuring range of 1.5 mm to 4.5 mm with a nozzle of diameter of 6 mm, the output of the cone-jet is not significantly affected by the size change from 10 mm to 14 mm. It also proved that this particular sensor is not suitable for measuring an object with a size less than 9 mm
Keywords :
displacement measurement; finite element analysis; inspection; jets; nozzles; pressure transducers; 1.5 to 4.5 mm; 10 to 14 mm; 2D finite element method; air cone-jet sensor; clearance measurement; cone-jet output; displacement probe; in-process inspection; lathes; measured surface size effects; meshed model; modeling; momentum equations; sensor performance; Equations; Finite element methods; Fluid flow measurement; Inspection; Optical fiber sensors; Optical sensors; Position measurement; Pressure measurement; Sensor systems; Size measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 1999. IMTC/99. Proceedings of the 16th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Venice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5276-9
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.1999.776027
