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Electrical Resistance Tomography - p2+

• Single modality (ERT)
• The instrument can be provided in 2 sizes - compact (1 or 2 planes) and full (expandable up to 8 planes).
• Units can be supplied as rack mounted to be fitted in cabinets and enclosures or as free standing
  units for laboratory use.
• Intrinsically safe module certified to EEx ia II C T6, available to operate linear and circular
  tomography systems in a hazardous environment. 

Electrical Capacitance Tomography - m3000c ECT

The m3000 launched in 2002 is ITS’s second instrument and is suitable for a wide range of research applications. The instrument operates by taking data from an array of 12 electrodes which can be non intrusive. In contrast to many systems-based measurement techniques, tomography sensors are able to rapidly sense throughout a volume. Thus providing a dynamic picture of what is going on inside a pipe or vessel, e.g. whether a system is homogeneous.       

Dual Modality - m3000 Dual

The m3000 instrument is the only commercial tomography system that provides dual capacitance and resistance modality. This allows users to visualize multi-component systems such as air / oil / water in real time. Using its dual modality function, the m3000 can monitor processes which move from conducting to non-conducting in the continuous medium. In contrast to many systems-based measurement techniques, tomography sensors are able to rapidly sense throughout a volume. Thus providing a dynamic picture of what is going on inside a pipe or vessel, e.g. whether a system is homogeneous. 

Electrical Impedance Tomography - z8000

The z8000 is essentially a resistance tomography instrument that can also measure impedance; phase and reactance. Impedance can measure real and imaginary parts, which gives another set of data to understand complex materials and how they are distributed in the course of a process. The z8000, can capture data 1,000 dual frames per second, which enables it to measure rapid flows or any process which is fast moving. Whilst our existing technology can measure flow, it can only resolve speeds of up to around 1.5 m/s. The z8000 instrument has been designed for those industries where rapid flows are present, such as the petrochem and the nuclear sectors. The instrument is suitable for multi-phase systems such as the measurement of flowing oil water systems and hydraulic conveying of slurries.

Electrical Resistance Tomography Linear Sensor - ert001

ERT sensors comprise of multiple electrodes which must make electrical contact with the fluid within the process volume. The most common geometry is a circular sensor with the electrodes arranged uniformly around the circumference. This approach is suitable for pipeline based sensors for both R&D and industrial applications. Circular sensors can also be fitted to the circumference of process vessels although this tends to be limited to R&D applications. These sensors can be designed to minimise or eliminate any disturbance of the flow through the pipe by making the electrodes non-intrusive. Linear ERT sensors were developed as a more industrial deployable configuration. The electrode array is mounted on a probe which is typically inserted into a process vessel through a nozzle or port.

Electrical Capacitance Tomography Senors - ect001

ECT sensors comprise of multiple electrodes arranged around the circumference of a pipeline. The most common arrangement is for external electrodes mounted on a section of non-conducting pipe with an external earthed screen. The electrodes can be etched from flexible copper coated laminate. This arrangement has the advantage that the electrodes are non-invasive and non-intrusive.

Dual Modality Tomography Sensors - dm001

ITS have developed dual-modality ERT and ECT pipeline sensors with co-located electrodes for use with the M3000 system. These have internal ERT electrodes and external ECT electrodes.

Modality - Ultrasound Tomography System - m3000 UST

A new Modality – Ultrasound Tomography System (UST) – m3000u instrument has been developed by Industrial Tomography Systems plc.  The user operation GUI has been developed in conjunction with the ITS m3000 platform. The UST modality can be operated either separately or together combined with the existing ITS m3000 ERT and ECT modalities during an online process.

Electrical Resistance Tomography Circular Sensors - ERT Sensor

ERT sensors comprise of multiple electrodes which must make electrical contact with the fluid within the process volume. The most common geometry is a circular sensor with the electrodes arranged uniformly around the circumference. This approach is suitable for pipeline based sensors for both R&D and industrial applications. Circular sensors can also be fitted to the circumference of process vessels although this tends to be limited to R&D applications. These sensors can be designed to minimise or eliminate any disturbance of the flow through the pipe by making the electrodes non-intrusive

Ultrasound/Acoustic Spectroscopy - m3000u USS

Industrial Tomography Systems in conjunction with the University of Leeds have developed new ultrasonic tomography and spectroscopy measurements for the m3000 platform. These modalities can be used either separately or together and can be combined with the existing ERT and ECT modalities.
The use of Ultrasound imaging is well known for non-invasive medical diagnostics and non-destructive testing, but has only recently been applied to process measurements. The use of spectroscopy with tomography add an extra dimension of material characteristics in addition to the identification of individual phases.
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