Evaluación de un método para la determinación de humedad en un medio poroso empleando ultrasonido
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Sáenz Cruz, Luis Leonardo
Gómez Acero, Édgar
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2003
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Se desarrolló un método que emplea ultrasonido con una frecuencia de 40 KHz para la toma de medidas de contenido de humedad en sitios porosos, tales como granos biológicos y suelos agrícolas, en forma no destructiva y en tiempo real. El método se basa en el empleo de un sistema de transductores de ultrasonido de tipo piezoeléctrico, conformado por transductor emisor y transductor receptor enfrentados, ubicados en el interior del medio poroso con una separación de 10cm. El método se evaluó en un medio inerte, arena gruesa, y un medio biológico, arroz paddy variedad Fedearroz 50, con el objetivo de estudiar la respuesta del sistema en dos medios con características distintas y diferentes capacidades de retención de humedad. Se hizo énfasis en los aspectos ingenieriles del método para la propagación acústica en medios porosos, en el desarrollo de circuitos electrónicos, de sistemas de aquisición de datos y de software en C++ OOP y Matlab, para la administración de la información.
A method to measure water content in porous media, such as solis and grains, was developed as a real time nondestructive test. The method was based on piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers as a sensor system. Transmiters and receivers was developed to administrate the sensors system and ultrasonic signal. Transmiters and receivers are placed facing each other and located inside the porous media 10 cm apart. The method was evaluated in two porous meda, namely a column 30 cm coarse sand and a paddy rice variety Fedearroz 50, in order to evaluate the sensors system performance in two different porous media with different water holder capacity. Tools were developed for data acquisition, capacity of 16 analog signal, 12 bits resolution. Electronic circuits, C++ OPP programming and Matlab were used. The results showed a monotonically increment of millivolts as a response of the transducer as the water content was decreasing
A method to measure water content in porous media, such as solis and grains, was developed as a real time nondestructive test. The method was based on piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers as a sensor system. Transmiters and receivers was developed to administrate the sensors system and ultrasonic signal. Transmiters and receivers are placed facing each other and located inside the porous media 10 cm apart. The method was evaluated in two porous meda, namely a column 30 cm coarse sand and a paddy rice variety Fedearroz 50, in order to evaluate the sensors system performance in two different porous media with different water holder capacity. Tools were developed for data acquisition, capacity of 16 analog signal, 12 bits resolution. Electronic circuits, C++ OPP programming and Matlab were used. The results showed a monotonically increment of millivolts as a response of the transducer as the water content was decreasing
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Chemical Engineering ; Electronic Engenieering ; Water content ; ultrasonic ; porous media ; transducers ; real time ; nondestructive test ; transmitter ; receiver ; piezoelectric ; rice ; sand ; model ; Matlab ; circuits ; data acquisition ; Ingeniería Agronómica ; Ingeniería Electrónica ; contenido de humedad ; ultrasonido ; medios porosos ; transductores ; tiempo real ; forma no destructiva ; emisor ; receptor ; piezoeléctrico ; arroz ; arena ; modelo ; matlab ; circuitos ; adquisión de datos