On Bubble Sizing in Water by Ultrasound
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Title
On Bubble Sizing in Water by Ultrasound
Description
Classifying bubbles in liquids is a crucial problem that is demanded within multiple fields. This paper discusses a new method for classifying bubble sizes in non-contact and inexpensive approach using ultrasound analysis. Exploiting the principle of buoyancy, free rising bubbles with larger volumes elevate faster to the surface compared to the smaller ones, given that they have the same densities. An envelope detector is proposed which tracks the changes in the ultrasound signals reflected by the bubbles when they cross the ultrasound field. These changes in the reflected signals are distinctive for the sizes under consideration. Relevant spectral and linear predictive coding features that represent the distinct characteristics are extracted. These features are fed to a feed-forward artificial neural network to successfully classify air bubbles according to their sizes with an accuracy of 98.8%. This method provides promising applications to be implemented in industrial, biomedical and environmental fields.
Creator
Hussein, Walid B.
Essmat, Sarah A.
Yoma, Nestor
Source
International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM); Vol. 11 No. 2 (2017); pp. 128-138
1865-7923
Publisher
International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), Vienna, Austria
Date
2017-04-11
Rights
Copyright (c) 2017 Walid B. Hussein, Sarah A. Essmat, Nestor Yoma
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application/pdf
Language
eng
Type
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
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Citation
Walid Hussein B., Sarah Essmat A. and Nestor Yoma, On Bubble Sizing in Water by Ultrasound, International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), Vienna, Austria, 2017, accessed November 23, 2024, https://igi.indrastra.com/items/show/1234