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Numerical simulation of a multi‐contact detection technique for foreign particles in closed food containers
Author(s) -
Osorio Anuhar,
Schmidt Tobias,
Beronov Kamen,
Forstner Judith,
Benning Rainer,
Delgado Antonio
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
pamm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1617-7061
DOI - 10.1002/pamm.200910330
Subject(s) - bottle , container (type theory) , constant (computer programming) , work (physics) , acceleration , mechanics , particle (ecology) , computer science , materials science , mechanical engineering , physics , engineering , classical mechanics , composite material , geology , oceanography , programming language
In the presented work the basis of a novel method for detecting foreign solid inclusions in closed glass bottles and cans containing liquid food are presented. The new method is based on an automatic recording and analysis of multi‐contact oscillatory signals of the food‐container‐particle (F‐C‐P) system. In this work, two different active mechanisms for positioning the foreign particles next to the wall of the bottle are studied and relevant numerical simulations are presented. In the first case, a bottle filled with water moves linearly with constant acceleration, while in the second case the bottle rotates around its longitudinal axis at a constant angular velocity. The obtained numerical results permit the selection of optimal locations for the detection system components. (© 2009 Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)