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    Integrated Fluid Dynamic Gauge for Measuring the Thickness of Soft Solid Layers Immersed in Opaque, Viscous, and/or Non-Newtonian Liquids in Situ
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    • Jheng-Han Tsai
      Jheng-Han Tsai
      Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, U.K.
    • Bart Hallmark
      Bart Hallmark
      Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, U.K.
    • D. Ian Wilson*
      D. Ian Wilson
      Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, U.K.
      *E-mail: [email protected]. Phone +44 1223 334791.
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    Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research

    Cite this: Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2019, 58, 51, 23124–23134
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    https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.9b05299
    Published November 25, 2019
    Copyright © 2019 American Chemical Society

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    A new fluid dynamic gauging (FDG) device for monitoring the thickness of soft solid layers immersed in liquid in real time and in situ is demonstrated. An inductive proximity sensor is incorporated in the FDG nozzle head to allow the distance between the head and the layer, and an underlying metal substrate, to be determined simultaneously. The concept is demonstrated for copper and mild and stainless steel substrates for coated substrates and for liquids spanning a range of opacity and viscosity including water; whole ultrahigh-temperature (UHT) milk and commercial washing-up liquid (both opaque); and 1 and 3 wt % carboxymethylcellulose solutions (exhibiting non-Newtonian behavior). The resolution of the inductive sensor was ±10 μm or better and was unaffected by the liquid. Computational fluid dynamics simulations using OpenFOAM gave good agreement with experimental discharge coefficients for viscous and non-Newtonian fluids. A short study of the growth of ice crystals from skimmed UHT milk is presented.

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    Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research

    Cite this: Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2019, 58, 51, 23124–23134
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    https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.9b05299
    Published November 25, 2019
    Copyright © 2019 American Chemical Society

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