Title :
Buffer rod design for measurement of specific gravity in the processing of industrial food batters
Author :
Fox, Paul D. ; Smith, Penny Probert ; Sah, Sarabjit S.
Author_Institution :
Center for Fast Ultrasound Imaging, Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
A low cost perspex buffer rod design for the measurement of specific gravity during the processing of industrial food batters is reported. Operation was conducted in pulsed mode using a 2.25 MHz, 15 mm diameter transducer and the intensity and an analytic calibration curve relating buffer rod output to specific gravity is obtained. The probe design may have application to other similar mixtures or industrial sludges in which similar material properties are observed.
Keywords :
calibration; density measurement; food processing industry; ultrasonic transducers; 15 mm; 2.25 MHz; analytic calibration curve; buffer rod design; industrial food batters; industrial sludges; intensity; low cost perspex buffer rod design; probe design; pulsed mode; specific gravity; transducer; Calibration; Costs; Food industry; Gravity; Probes; Sugar industry; Time measurement; Transducers; Ultrasonic imaging; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Ultrasonics Symposium, 2002. Proceedings. 2002 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7582-3
DOI :
10.1109/ULTSYM.2002.1193492
