The analysis of mixed systems
Looking for a quality control system that is able to characterise mixed particle-fibre systems?
A lot of instruments to characterise the size of particles are readily available today. Different physical principles form the basis of the particle characterisation, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. Interestingly enough the physical principles used for fibre characterisation often are the same as the ones used for particle characterisation. Unfortunately though, no or only a little effort whatsoever has been made to unite the characterisation of particles and fibres and thus enable to do mixture analysis.
The combination of the Fibreshape and Powdershape systems though finally provides a quality control solution for mixed systems. Using the same simple interface it is now possible to obtain informations such as:
- Area fraction
- Volume fraction (limited to some applications)
- Distribution of size and shape of the mixed system
There are a lot of mixed system applications:
- Characterisation of the amount of dust or pollution
- Distinction of objects by shape, size and optical properties such as colour and transparency
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