A hydrogen transient nuclear magnetic resonance sensor for industrial drying applications

Conference · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6947993

Nicholls, C

It has been estimated that industrial non-paper drying processes consume {approximately}0.8 quad (i.e. 8 {times} 10{sup 14} BTU) of energy per year in the United States, representing {approximately}5% of total industrial consumption. If improved technologies could be used to increase the efficiencies of the drying process and hence produce a 2% reduction in energy consumption, the energy savings would be 0.016 quad per year, or {approximately}2.5 million bbl of crude oil. DOE studies indicated that the most attractive R D target to aid in achieving these savings was an advanced moisture sensor, capable of application to a wide variety of drying processes. To meet these objectives the sensor should accurately monitor product moisture content over the range 2--35 % wt moisture (wb) and be usable at temperatures up to 350{degree}F. 22 refs., 11 figs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/CE
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-76ID01570
• OSTI ID: 6947993
• Report Number(s): EGG-M-90028; CONF-9003138-2; ON: DE90009616
• Resource Relation: Conference: Sensors Expo west conference, Long Beach, CA (USA), 14 Mar 1990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
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ACCURACY
ECONOMICS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
FAILURE MODE ANALYSIS
FOOD INDUSTRY
HIGH TEMPERATURE
MOISTURE
MONITORING
OPTIMIZATION
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PROBES
PROCESS CONTROL
QUALITY CONTROL
RELIABILITY
REMOTE SENSING
SAMPLING
STATISTICAL MODELS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
VERIFICATION
VOLUME
WOOD PRODUCTS INDUSTRY
CONTROL
INDUSTRY
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
SYSTEM FAILURE ANALYSIS
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
TESTING
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