A System for Measuring Micro-bubble Diameter by Image Analysis

Accession number;03A0400071
Title;A System for Measuring Micro-bubble Diameter by Image Analysis
Author; HIROTA YUTAKA (Tokyo Univ. Fisheries, JPN) YADA SADAMI (Tokyo Univ. Fisheries, JPN) TODA MASAYOSHI (Tokyo Univ. Fisheries, JPN)
Journal Title;J Tokyo Univ Fish
Journal Code:G0466A
ISSN:0040-9014
VOL.89;NO.;PAGE.37-44(2003)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.7, TBL.2, REF.19
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;To measure micro-bubble diameter below 200.MU.m, we developed a measuring system by an image analyzer. In this paper, we measured the standard corpuscles below 50.MU.m and micro-bubbles generated by an aerator to verify measurement precision. The results are summarized as follows. 1. In theory, the available measuring range of micro-bubble diameter with this system is 1.88-450.MU.m, the resolution per pixel is 0.94.MU.m. 2. When micro-bubbles generated by an aerator were measured with this system, the mean value of micro-bubble diameter was 23.3.MU.m, and the coefficient of variation was in 4.4-7.9% for micro-bubble diameter of 10-30.MU.m. 3. Micro-bubble diameters below 200.MU.m was able to be measured by arbitrary locating water-immersion object lens inside the water tank. 4. This system can be acquired at lower cost than the liquid born particle counters of laser light barrier type by 2-20%. (author abst.)