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Title:	Implementation of a three-dimensional non-intrusive particle tracking system
Author:	Gupta, Vivek
View Online:	njit-etd1996-057 (xiii, 132 pages ~ 3.9 MB pdf)
Department:	Department of Mechanical Engineering
Degree:	Master of Science
Program:	Mechanical Engineering
Document Type:	Thesis
Advisory Committee:	Dave, Rajesh N. (Committee chair) Rosato, Anthony D. (Committee member) Narh, Kwabena A. (Committee member)
Date:	1996-01
Keywords:	Dynamics of a particle.
Availability:	Unrestricted
Abstract:	A Three-Dimensional Non-Intrusive Particle Tracking System has been developed at NJIT's Particle Technology Center to provide experimental results for validating theories being developed in the field of Particle Technology. The system utilizes the principle of magnetic induction between several high-frequency miniature transmitters mounted inside a sphere and a set of receiving loop antennae mounted outside the experimental apparatus. Basic theories and algorithms for the tracking system have already been developed. The focus of this thesis is to make the tracking system more accurate, reliable and user-friendly and to apply it to the study of vibrated beds and chute flows. Various techniques to reduce errors in solution and to reduce multiple solutions in orientations are discussed and implemented. Some experimental results of tracking in a vibrated bed of particles are also presented.