Identification of material type and condition in a dry bulk material storage bin

A method includes optically interacting a bulk material or powder stored in a storage bin with an integrated computational element ("ICE") configured to modify an electromagnetic radiation according to a characteristic of the bulk material or powder. The method also includes detecting the...

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Hauptverfasser:	Freese, Robert Paul, Holden, Kristin Katherine
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR ALARM SYSTEMS CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS CONVEYING HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES MEASURING OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS OPTICS ORDER TELEGRAPHS PACKAGES PACKAGING ELEMENTS PACKING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS SIGNALLING SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS STORING TESTING TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A method includes optically interacting a bulk material or powder stored in a storage bin with an integrated computational element ("ICE") configured to modify an electromagnetic radiation according to a characteristic of the bulk material or powder. The method also includes detecting the modified electromagnetic radiation with a detector, and producing an output signal correlated to a value for the characteristic of the bulk material or powder, and receiving and processing the output signal with a signal processor to yield a value for the characteristic of the bulk material or powder. Also, the method includes transmitting a message flagging the storage bin when it is determined that the bulk material or powder is not suitable for continued storage. The bulk material or powder includes a dry cement or a dry cement component.