Radiant energy – Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling – Infrared responsive
Patent
1992-05-20
1995-02-14
Fields, Carolyn E.
Radiant energy
Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling
Infrared responsive
250349, 2503591, 250571, 250572, G01N 2189, G01N 2186
Patent
active
053897897
ABSTRACT:
A detector for detecting edge cracks in the web in a papermaking machine includes a plurality of light sources for directing light at the web and a plurality of light sensors for receiving the light through the cracks for generating a plurality of signals indicative of the dimensions and shape of the crack. The size and shape of the cracks are determined from the sensor outputs by a processor and preferably displayed on a suitable display. Crack shapes are determined by introducing a delay parameter which relates the output for each detector channel to the time a first detector channel is triggered. In particular, the first detector channel which is triggered is given a delay value of zero, while other channels are given delay values greater than zero depending on the order of activation. The signal acquisition and analysis are designed to be compatible with a personal computer so as to ensure the system's portability. The device also includes the use of fiber optics and quick response infrared sensors to meet the high resolution and high temperature conditions for crack detection in a papermaking machine, for example. Plural light sources and sensors detect an edge of a moving paper web when a sensor detects light on at least two different occasions during a gap time of duration such that light detection may be assured to be caused by sheet flutter or wander rather than edge cracks.
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Fields Carolyn E.
Union Camp Corporation
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