Engineering and application of a dual-modality process tomography system

Process tomography (PT) techniques have been developed rapidly for visualising the internal behaviour of industrial processes. Most tomography systems employ a single measurement technique, such as Electrical Resistance Tomography (ERT) or Electrical Capacitance Tomography (ECT). Although single-modality process tomography systems provide sufficient information for some applications, in other applications, e.g. three-phase flow, additional information is required. In fact, many industrial processes are complex and contain multiple components, which require multiple measurement techniques to individually quantify them. To facilitate this process, a multi-modal process tomography system must allow individual modality data to be collected and combined effectively. This paper describes opportunities for rationalisation and sharing of resources that have been exploited to create a dual-modality tomography system. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.