ABSTRACT
The chemical process industry has traditionally relied on the measurement of simple quantities (such as temperature and pressure) to control its operations, but as manufacturing processes become increasingly complex, additional types of information are required. Common process measurement needs now include contamination detection, particulate size and shape, mixture uniformity, concentration profile, thermal profile, amount of fluidization, and various factors related to product quality. Process imaging can provide such data in a wide array of applications; indeed, in many cases these techniques offer the only viable measurement option. This chapter provides a variety of specific examples of process imaging applications in the chemical process industry.
