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3D MODELLING OF ELECTRICAL CAPACITANCE


AND ULTRASONIC SENSOR INTEGRATION USING
FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
Jaysuman Pusppanathan1, *Ruzairi Abdul Rahim1, Fatin Aliah
Phang2, Khairul Hamimah Abas1, Shafishuhaza Sahlan1, Elmy
Johana Mohamad3

Article history
Received
2 July2014
Received in revised form
5 November 2014
Accepted
25 November 2014

*Corresponding author
ruzairi@fke.utm.my

Process Tomography and Instrumentation Engineering Research Group


(PROTOM-i), Infocomm Research Alliance
2 Centre of Engineering Education (CEE), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81300
Skudai Johor, Malaysia.
3 Department of Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering, Faculty of Electrical
and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Batu
Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
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Abstract
This paper presents a three dimensional (3D) modelling of a dual modality sensor
composite which emerges electrical capacitance sensor (ES) and ultrasonic transducer
(UT) for process tomography applications. The dual-modality tomography (DMT) setup has
employed a customized ES electrodes along with UT on a single-plane. A finite element
method is used to analyze the feasibility and the behavior of the DMT setup in 3D
environment using COMSOL Multiphysics software. This simulation is performed both in a
homogeneous and inhomogeneous conditions to investigate the wave distribution and its
pattern thus the simulation results are presented in this paper.
Keywords: Tomography, electrical capacitance, comsol, finite element analysis, sensor
guard

Abstrak
Dalam kertas ini, sebuah model system dwi-tomografi (DMT) yang menggabungkan
system penderia kapasitan (ECT) dan system penderia ultrasonik (UT) telah dibina dalam
tiga dimensi (3D). Sistem DMT ini mengapliskasikan kedua-dua penderia tersebut pada
satu datar yang sama. Untuk mengkaji fungsi dan keberkesanan gabungan penderia ini,
sebuah kaedah analisis elemen terbatas (FEM) menggunakan perisian COMSOL
Multiphysics adalah diperlukan. Satu ujikaji simulasi telah dijalankan untuk menyelesaikan
pengiraan model matematik ECT bersama pengawal penghapusan derau.
Kata kunci: Tomografi , Kemuatan elektrik, comsol, analisis elemen terbatas, penderia
pengawal penghapusan derau
2015 Penerbit UTM Press. All rights reserved

1.0 INTRODUCTION
Electrical Capacitance Tomography (ECT) and
Ultrasonic tomography (UT) has been extensively
employed in the field of process tomography (PT) for
flow monitoring applications such as oil and gas
industries and others.

However, most tomography systems employ a single


measurement techniques which often suffers from
insufficient data to produce better results [1-4]. This
problem is seen to be more critical in multiphase flow
conditions whereby a mixture of oil, water and gas
components needs to be visualize. Due to the

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