Electrical Capacitance Tomography (ECT): Principles, systems and industrial applications (Control, Robotics and Sensors) - Hardcover

Yang, Wuqiang

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1837242011 ISBN 13: 9781837242016

Publisher: Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2026

Synopsis

Electrical capacitance tomography (ECT) is a non-intrusive and non-invasive imaging technique that creates a cross-sectional image of the distribution of dielectric materials inside a pipe or vessel. ECT measures the capacitance between pairs of electrodes mounted on the outside of the pipe, and reconstructs a cross-sectional image using the measured capacitance data and a suitable algorithm, to reflect the inside permittivity distribution. ECT is particularly useful for visualising the multiphase flow of non-conductive substances in industrial processes.

Written by a world-leading authority in ECT, which he has taken from early laboratory feasibility studies in the 1990s to an established commercial technology today, this book gathers 30 years of expertise in the field. The book aims to describe the principles of ECT systematically, show how to make ECT sensors, introduce different capacitance measuring circuits suitable for ECT and image reconstruction algorithms, explore industrial applications in the pharmaceutical, chemical, process, power, gas and oil industries, and identify future perspectives and developments of ECT.

Electrical Capacitance Tomography (ECT): Principles, systems and industrial applications is a valuable advanced reference for researchers working on ECT for industrial applications and other tomography modalities. It will also be useful to researchers and professionals in industry, who are using or intend to use ECT to visualise and measure industrial processes.

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About the Author

Wuqiang Yang (FIEEE, FIET, FInstMC, CEng) is the professor of electronic instrumentation in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at The University of Manchester, UK. He is also a visiting professor at eight universities, including Tsinghua University, China. He is a world-leading authority in electrical capacitance tomography (ECT), which he has taken from early laboratory feasibility studies in the 1990s to an established commercial technology today.

Edition details

• Publisher: Institution of Engineering and Technology
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1837242011
• ISBN 13: 9781837242016
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 460