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Electrical capacitance tomography for flow imaging :system model for development of image reconstruction algorithms and design of primary sensors C.G. Xie S.M. Huang B.S. Hoyle R.Thorn C. Lenn D. Snowden M.S. Beck Indexing terms: Tomography, Image processing, Mathematical techniques spatial resolution of the system must be made. To achieve Abstract: A software tool that facilitates the this objective, first, the number of electrodes around the development of image reconstruction algorithms, periphery of a pipe should be increased. The number of and the design of optimal capacitance sensors for extra electrodes that can be added is governed by the a capacitance-based 12-electrode tomographic capability of the transducer hardware in resolving very flow imaging system are described. The core of small capacitances. The improved design of the capa- this software tool is the finite element (FE) model citance transducer electronics has enabled the use of a of the sensor, which is implemented in OCCAM-2 12-electrode capacitive sensor [SI; this will more than language and run on the Inmos T800 transputers. double the independent capacitance measurements (from Using the system model, the in-depth study of the 28 to 66, see eqn. l), which means that twice the number capacitance sensing fields and the generation of of objects in the field of view can be resolved. flow model data are made possible, which assists, The second aspect of enhancing the image resolution, in a systematic approach, the desi