• Optics and Precision Engineering
  • Vol. 26, Issue 12, 2902 (2018)
TIAN Hao
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    DOI: 10.3788/ope.20182612.2902 Cite this Article
    TIAN Hao. Optical measurement of mass transfer between gas and liquid phases in hydraulic circuits[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2018, 26(12): 2902 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    In order to study the mass transfer between the free gas and oil in a fluid power system and realize bubble mass measurement in oil, the radius limit of the bubble during measurement was derived from steady state and zero temperature gradient conditions. A high-pressure gas-oil mass transfer optical measurement system was designed, and the key algorithms for bubble identification and tracking were studied. First, the radius limit of a bubble during measurement was derived from the Biot number and Newton's Law of Cooling, and a high-pressure gas-oil mass transfer optical measurement system was designed. Then, a method to identify bubble elements from a video was demonstrated, based on the roundness of a circle and a set threshold. Finally, a minimum vector length method was used to track the center of a bubble between frames. Experimental results indicate that the system can achieve optical measurements under a pressure of 14 MPa, and the error for measuring the radius of the bubble is within 4%. The experimental method for gas-oil mass transport study can satisfy the system requirements of optical measurement of gas-oil mass transfer in a fluid power system.