A9.2 Fouling Detection in Polymerization Processes by Ultrasound Echo Measurements
- Event
- SMSI 2021
2021-05-03 - 2021-05-06
digital - Band
- SMSI 2021 - Sensors and Instrumentation
- Chapter
- A9 Ultrasonic and Acoustic Measurements
- Author(s)
- J. Förster, J. Tebrügge - KROHNE Innovation GmbH, Duisburg (Germany), M. Osenberg, S. Westerdick - Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum (Germany), E. von Grotthuss, F. Behrendt - Covestro Deutschland AG, Leverkusen (Germany), M. Vogt - KROHNE Messtechnik GmbH, Duisburg (Germany)
- Pages
- 99 - 100
- DOI
- 10.5162/SMSI2021/A9.2
- ISBN
- 978-3-9819376-4-0
- Price
- free
Abstract
Growth of fouling in polymerization processes is an unwanted event, reducing the energy- and resource-efficiency during fabrication. To improve cleaning cycles due to fouling, operators of these processes request for measurement techniques for reliable in-line detection of fouling. A very promising approach for this problem is using ultrasound-based measurement technique. A basic measurement setup based on an ultrasonic pulse-echo method is introduced and its proof of principle is demonstrated by first experiments where formation of fouling was detected.