Magnetic Particle Flux Tracking in River Simulators

Team 47: Ali AlbayatKyle BarringerJames ButlerGeoffrey DanielJoe Sobeski

Magnetic Particle Flux Tracking in River Simulators

Team 47: Kyle Barringer, Geoffrey Daniel, Joe Sobeski, James Butler, Ali Albayat

Faculty Technical Advisor: Dr. A. Weston

Client: Little River Research & Design in Carbondale, Illinois

Contact: Mr. Steve Gough

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OutlineExecutive Summary

Background (KB)Organization & Responsibilities

(GD)Project Description

Subsystems (All)Time Management (AA/JB)Resources (JB)

Summary (JS)KB

Executive Summary-Project Background

Tracking particle flux through simulator

Provides more information

Less confined environment

Emriver Em2 model KB

Executive Summary- Organization & Responsibilities

Kyle BarringerElectrical / Computer Engineer

Project Manger

Optical sensor

James ButlerMechanical Engineer

Fluid Dynamics Effects

Joe SobeskiElectrical Engineer

Magnetic Speed & Position Sensor

Ali AlbayatElectrical Engineer

Magnetic Separation

Geoffrey DanielComputer Engineer

Microcontroller

Organizational Chart

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Executive Summary- Resources : Deliverables

Array of speed & position sensors

Analysis of best location for camera with MATLAB code to track particles

Design of magnetic separation technique

Arduino code

Fluid dynamic analysisGD

Project Description- Subsystems

(Existing sub-systems)

Simulated river with flowing water, dyes, and modeling media particles (JB)

Magnetic speed & position sensors

(JS)

Magnetic separation

(AA)

Camera-based optical sensor

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Microcontroller

(GD)

Box, supports, reservoir, pump, power supply, valve array, flow controller

Information output / display

(GD)Particle

information

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Particle

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(Sub-systems to be created) JS

Project Description- Subsystems : Speed and Direction Sensors

Sensors manufactured by Cherry Corporation intended for detecting non-magnetic ferrous objects

Sensors output a voltage when detecting the presence of a ferrous metallic object

Sensors operate by using the Hall Effect with a bias magnetic field

GS101205 sensor JS

Project Description- Subsystems : Speed and Direction Sensors

The Hall Effect is the voltage created when a magnetic field passes over a conductor

Typical Hall Effect sensors only measure the presence of a magnetic field

Particles are ferrous, not magnetic. Therefore a bias magnet is introduced.

This will allow us to detect the motion of the particles

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Project Description- Subsystems : Camera-based Optical Sensor

Digital Particle Image Velocimetry (DPIV)

Particle Tracking Velocimetry (PTV)

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Project Description- Subsystems : Camera-based Optical Sensor

Acquire images from a digital camera

Process images to locate particles of interest

Link particle locations from a series of images to form particle trajectories

MATLAB and free toolboxes from previous research

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Project Description- Subsystems : Fluid Dynamics

Develop a computer model for the Emriver River Simulator

Using MATLAB and InventorAnalyze a simple systemCompare to known dataGeneralizations and predictions will be madePredictions will be testedDetermination to the cause of instabilities

being the main goal

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Project Description- Subsystems : Fluid Dynamics

Sediment transport processes There are dozens of different transport models that can be generally grouped

by particles addressed, complexity of water sources, whether the model is steady state or dynamic, and time period modeled.

The flow regime and sediment transport characteristics of rivers are

systematically correlated to temporal and spatial changes in channel geometry and bed material size.

The total sediment load refers to the sediment transport rate and is defined as the total amount of sediment passing through a given channel cross-section per unit of time

Information on bed-material particle size is needed for a variety of qualitative and quantitative purposes. They include streambed monitoring, computations of flow hydraulics, and the advancement in understanding of stream processes.

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Project Description- Subsystems : Microcontroller

Small computer dedicated to doing one task

Can be embedded

Low voltage

Ex: TVs, toys, power tools, remote controls

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Project Description- Subsystems : Microcontroller

Arduino microcontroller

Cost-effective hardware / open-source software

Programmed to handle inputs and outputs GD

Project Description- Subsystems : Magnetic Separation

ElectrophoresisUses a potential difference to collect particles

in one areaMostly used in biological applications

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Project Description- Subsystems : Magnetic Separation

Use an electromagnet to collect particles in one area

Quantify the number of particles

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Project Description- Time Management

Draft ScheduleAA

Project Description- Time Management

List of ActionsJB

Project Description- Resources

Subsystem Item Description Quantity Cost Each ($) Subtotal ($)

Speed & Position Sensor

1 Cherry Corp. GS101205-ND sensor 5 17.05 85.25

2 Wires Variable On hand 0.00

Subtotal: 85.25

Electrophoresis

1 RE-07121 electromagnet 1 26.00 26.00

2 Wires Variable On hand 0.00

Subtotal: 26.00

Optical Sensor

1 HP Deluxe Webcam camera 1 40.00 40.00

2 Computer with MATLAB software 1 On hand 0.00

3 Computer with Arduino software 1 On hand 0.00

Subtotal: 40.00

Microprocessor

1 Arduino Duemilanove 1 24.95 24.95

2 Computer with Arduino programming software 1 On hand 0.00

Subtotal: 24.95

Fluid Dynamics

1 Pitot Tube-Style Flowmeter 1 79.00 79.00

2 Computer with MATLAB software 1 On hand 0.00

Subtotal: 79.00

Total 255.20 JB

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Project DescriptionSubsystem DescriptionsTime ManagementEstimated Costs

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