A Study on the Correlation between Change in the Geometrical Dimension of a Free-Falling Molten Glass Gob and Its Viscosity
To produce flawless glass containers, continuous monitoring of the glass gob is required. It is essential to ensure production of molten glass gobs with the right shape, temperature, viscosity and weight. At present, manual monitoring is common practice in the glass container industry, which heavily...
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| description | To produce flawless glass containers, continuous monitoring of the glass gob is required. It is essential to ensure production of molten glass gobs with the right shape, temperature, viscosity and weight. At present, manual monitoring is common practice in the glass container industry, which heavily depends on previous experience, operator knowledge and trial and error. This results in inconsistent measurements and consequently loss of production. In this article, a multi-camera based setup is used as a non-invasive real-time monitoring system. We have shown that under certain conditions, such as keeping the glass composition constant, it is possible to do in-line measurement of viscosity using sensor fusion to correlate the rate of geometrical change in the gob and its temperature. The correlation models presented in this article show that there is a strong correlation, i.e., 0.65, between our measurements and the projected viscosity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-41844c4bcf8a447aa9edef649b14cb712023-11-23T15:22:21ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202022-01-0122266110.3390/s22020661A Study on the Correlation between Change in the Geometrical Dimension of a Free-Falling Molten Glass Gob and Its ViscosityMazhar Hussain0Mattias O’Nils1Jan Lundgren2Irida Shallari3STC Research Centre, Mid-Sweden University, Holmgatan 10, 85170 Sundsvall, SwedenSTC Research Centre, Mid-Sweden University, Holmgatan 10, 85170 Sundsvall, SwedenSTC Research Centre, Mid-Sweden University, Holmgatan 10, 85170 Sundsvall, SwedenSTC Research Centre, Mid-Sweden University, Holmgatan 10, 85170 Sundsvall, SwedenTo produce flawless glass containers, continuous monitoring of the glass gob is required. It is essential to ensure production of molten glass gobs with the right shape, temperature, viscosity and weight. At present, manual monitoring is common practice in the glass container industry, which heavily depends on previous experience, operator knowledge and trial and error. This results in inconsistent measurements and consequently loss of production. In this article, a multi-camera based setup is used as a non-invasive real-time monitoring system. We have shown that under certain conditions, such as keeping the glass composition constant, it is possible to do in-line measurement of viscosity using sensor fusion to correlate the rate of geometrical change in the gob and its temperature. The correlation models presented in this article show that there is a strong correlation, i.e., 0.65, between our measurements and the projected viscosity.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/2/661glass meltglass gobglass containersglass plantimage processingmulti-camera |
| spellingShingle | Mazhar Hussain Mattias O’Nils Jan Lundgren Irida Shallari A Study on the Correlation between Change in the Geometrical Dimension of a Free-Falling Molten Glass Gob and Its Viscosity Sensors glass melt glass gob glass containers glass plant image processing multi-camera |
| title | A Study on the Correlation between Change in the Geometrical Dimension of a Free-Falling Molten Glass Gob and Its Viscosity |
| title_full | A Study on the Correlation between Change in the Geometrical Dimension of a Free-Falling Molten Glass Gob and Its Viscosity |
| title_fullStr | A Study on the Correlation between Change in the Geometrical Dimension of a Free-Falling Molten Glass Gob and Its Viscosity |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Study on the Correlation between Change in the Geometrical Dimension of a Free-Falling Molten Glass Gob and Its Viscosity |
| title_short | A Study on the Correlation between Change in the Geometrical Dimension of a Free-Falling Molten Glass Gob and Its Viscosity |
| title_sort | study on the correlation between change in the geometrical dimension of a free falling molten glass gob and its viscosity |
| topic | glass melt glass gob glass containers glass plant image processing multi-camera |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/2/661 |
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