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Title: Sensing system for detection and control of deposition on pendant tubes in recovery and power boilers

Abstract

A system for detection and control of deposition on pendant tubes in recovery and power boilers includes one or more deposit monitoring sensors operating in infrared regions of about 4 or 8.7 microns and directly producing images of the interior of the boiler, or producing feeding signals to a data processing system for information to enable a distributed control system by which the boilers are operated to operate said boilers more efficiently. The data processing system includes an image pre-processing circuit in which a 2-D image formed by the video data input is captured, and includes a low pass filter for performing noise filtering of said video input. It also includes an image compensation system for array compensation to correct for pixel variation and dead cells, etc., and for correcting geometric distortion. An image segmentation module receives a cleaned image from the image pre-processing circuit for separating the image of the recovery boiler interior into background, pendant tubes, and deposition. It also accomplishes thresholding/clustering on gray scale/texture and makes morphological transforms to smooth regions, and identifies regions by connected components. An image-understanding unit receives a segmented image sent from the image segmentation module and matches derived regions to a 3-Dmore » model of said boiler. It derives a 3-D structure the deposition on pendant tubes in the boiler and provides the information about deposits to the plant distributed control system for more efficient operation of the plant pendant tube cleaning and operating systems.« less

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Maple Valley, WA
  2. Mercer Island, WA
  3. Olympia, WA
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Combustion Specialists Inc
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
985359
Patent Number(s):
7,437,025
Application Number:
11/137,089
Assignee:
Combustion Specialists Inc
DOE Contract Number:  
FC36-99GO10375
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
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Citation Formats

Kychakoff, George, Afromowitz, Martin A, and Hogle, Richard E. Sensing system for detection and control of deposition on pendant tubes in recovery and power boilers. United States: N. p., 2008. Web.
Kychakoff, George, Afromowitz, Martin A, & Hogle, Richard E. Sensing system for detection and control of deposition on pendant tubes in recovery and power boilers. United States.
Kychakoff, George, Afromowitz, Martin A, and Hogle, Richard E. 2008. "Sensing system for detection and control of deposition on pendant tubes in recovery and power boilers". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/985359.
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title = {Sensing system for detection and control of deposition on pendant tubes in recovery and power boilers},
author = {Kychakoff, George and Afromowitz, Martin A and Hogle, Richard E},
abstractNote = {A system for detection and control of deposition on pendant tubes in recovery and power boilers includes one or more deposit monitoring sensors operating in infrared regions of about 4 or 8.7 microns and directly producing images of the interior of the boiler, or producing feeding signals to a data processing system for information to enable a distributed control system by which the boilers are operated to operate said boilers more efficiently. The data processing system includes an image pre-processing circuit in which a 2-D image formed by the video data input is captured, and includes a low pass filter for performing noise filtering of said video input. It also includes an image compensation system for array compensation to correct for pixel variation and dead cells, etc., and for correcting geometric distortion. An image segmentation module receives a cleaned image from the image pre-processing circuit for separating the image of the recovery boiler interior into background, pendant tubes, and deposition. It also accomplishes thresholding/clustering on gray scale/texture and makes morphological transforms to smooth regions, and identifies regions by connected components. An image-understanding unit receives a segmented image sent from the image segmentation module and matches derived regions to a 3-D model of said boiler. It derives a 3-D structure the deposition on pendant tubes in the boiler and provides the information about deposits to the plant distributed control system for more efficient operation of the plant pendant tube cleaning and operating systems.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/985359}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 14 00:00:00 EDT 2008},
month = {Tue Oct 14 00:00:00 EDT 2008}
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