Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-08T15:00:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 parte1.pdf: 2338507 bytes, checksum: 6275f329bc4f4dc275a86cd47c9ba994 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-04-30 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / This thesis aims to computationally simulate the electronic transducer for a parallel electrical capacitance tomography, can generate a voltage level used for image reconstruction of the adsorption phenomenon occurred in the adsorptive bed. This simulation was performed using a computer program like SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis) for the purpose of defining the parameters for its construction, dedicated to the application of the adsorptive bed bench in a glass case studies of the adsorptive process. This technique uses capacitive sensors coupled to an electronic transducer that will generate a voltage signal associated with the distribution of dielectric permittivity of the medium. The simulation is developed to simulate the main circuit, a differentiator, fitted with high frequency OPA 2690. The simulated model is a simple circuit with a transmitter and a receiver. The results show the technical feasibility of the project being proposed for future work to implement a prototype of the electronic transducer of electrical capacitance tomography applied to the study of the adsorption process. / Esta dissertação tem como objetivo simular computacionalmente o transdutor eletrônico para um tomógrafo capacitivo elétrico paralelo capaz de gerar um nível de tensão utilizado para a reconstrução da imagem do fenômeno de adsorção ocorrido no leito adsortivo. Esta simulação foi realizada em um programa computacional do tipo SPICE (Programa de Simulação com Ênfase em Circuito Integrado) com a finalidade de definir os parâmetros para a sua construção, voltado para a aplicação no leito adsortivo de uma bancada em vidro para estudos do processo adsortivo. Esta técnica utiliza sensores capacitivos acoplados a um transdutor eletrônico que vão gerar um sinal de tensão associado à distribuição da permissividade dielétrica do meio. A simulação desenvolvida consiste em simular o circuito principal, um diferenciador, montado com OPA 2690 de alta freqüência. Simulou-se de um modelo de circuito simples, com um transmissor e um receptor. Os resultados apresentados mostram a viabilidade técnica do projeto, sendo proposto para trabalhos futuros a implementação de um protótipo do transdutor eletrônico do tomógrafo capacitivo elétrico aplicado ao estudo do processo de adsorção.

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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / This paper presents a novel approach of particulate material (soot) measurement in a Diesel particulate filter using Electrical Capacitance Tomography. Modern Diesel Engines are equipped with Diesel Particulate Filters (DPF), as well as on-board technologies to evaluate the status of DPF because complete knowledge of DPF soot loading is very critical for robust efficient operation of the engine exhaust after treatment system. Emission regulations imposed upon all internal combustion engines including Diesel engines on gaseous as well as particulates (soot) emissions by Environment Regulatory Agencies. In course of time, soot will be deposited inside the DPFs which tend to clog the filter and hence generate a back pressure in the exhaust system, negatively impacting the fuel efficiency. To remove the soot build-up, regeneration of the DPF must be done as an engine exhaust after treatment process at pre-determined time intervals. Passive regeneration use exhaust heat and catalyst to burn the deposited soot but active regeneration use external energy in such as injection of diesel into an upstream DOC to burn the soot. Since the regeneration process consume fuel, a robust and efficient operation based on accurate knowledge of the particulate matter deposit (or soot load)becomes essential in order to keep the fuel consumption at a minimum. In this paper, we propose a sensing method for a DPF that can accurately measure in-situ soot load using Electrical Capacitance Tomography (ECT). Simulation results show that the proposed method offers an effective way to accurately estimate the soot load in DPF. The proposed method is expected to have a profound impact in improving overall PM filtering efficiency (and thereby fuel efficiency), and durability of a Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) through appropriate closed loop regeneration operation.