Abstract
Tensiography is a technique that determines the physical and chemical properties of a liquid by illuminating a growing pendant drop from within using a source fibre. Light reflected internally at the surface of the drop is recieved by a collector fibre and is converted into an electric signal called a tensiotrace, which is a graph of reflected light as a function of drop volume. The instrument obtaining this signal is called multianalyser. A numerical model that simulates tensiotraces through a raytracing analysis (RAST - Raytracing Analysis for the Simulation of Tensiotraces) of the multianalyser as been developed to define theoretically how the tensiotrace describes the physical and chemical properties of a liquid. The purpose of this study is to investigate the model as an engineering/design assistant leading to discoveries and improvements to the multianalyser.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 012007 |
Journal | Journal of Physics: Conference Series |
Volume | 307 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 16th Conference in the Biennial Sensors and Their Applications - Cork, Ireland Duration: 12 Sep 2011 → 14 Sep 2011 |