Research Assistant
A potential PhD and Master by Research Candidates are most welcomed to apply for this
Exploratory Research Grant Scheme (ERGS), at Faculty of Electronic & Electrical Engineering,
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), Batu Pahat, Johor. Student will be involved in
instrumentation development, measurement & inspection. This research is wholly supported by
Exploratory Research Grant Scheme (ERGS), under research title ; “ECT Imager Development
for Crude Palm Oil Quality Inspection Monitoring System”. Potential graduate students with a
strong interest in electronics, sensing, signal processing & imaging are desirable.
Admitted student is also eligible to apply for funding and scholarship from the following
opportunities:
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Postgraduates Incentive Grant (GIPS)
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Criteria for the applicants:
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Degree in Electronic & Electrical Engineering / Process Control and Instrumentation
Engineering/
CGPA: 2.70 and above
Meet the entry requirements of UTHM for postgraduate study
Knowledge in Software programming microcontroller, C ++ / Visual C/ Visual B /Lab
View, are recommended
Good in attitude and highly motivated person
Interested applicants should submit your curriculum vitae (CV) to Dr. Elmy Johana Binti
Mohamad via email at elmy@uthm.edu.my. Shortlisted candidates will be called for interview.
Accompanying related research topics with synopsis:
1.
VELOCITY MEASUREMENT OF GAS BUBBLES FLOW IN HORIZONTAL
WATER COLUMN USING ECT
SYNOPSIS
The purpose of this project is to present an implementation of measurement system using
Capacitance sensor to detect and measure the velocity flow of gas bubbles in horizontal water
column. The selection of the sensors is important and must be suitable to the application
design. Two-pairs of capacitance sensors are installed non-invasively at the periphery of an
acrylic pipe. The glue is used as the coupling material to mount these ultrasonic sensors. The
paper finds that information about the gas bubbles in liquid flow that obtained from the
sensors’ measurements. At the end of this project, the data that obtained able to used in
working computed controlling, monitoring in related industrial process.
2. SEPARATION SYSTEM FOR HORIZONTAL MULTIPHASE FLOW REGIME
USING ECT
SYNOPSIS
The work presents an investigation on the use of ECT sensors for separation process in
horizontal flow regime. In today's, most process have involved the utilization of various pipes or
vessels. They use mixture of products that are pumped along pipes (combination product). For
example, particulate materials (plastic, grain, and catalysts) are disseminated along pipes by
compressed air or pumped in liquid manufacturing process. However, the measurement of the
amount delivered can only be done in one way which using conventional flow meter. The
limitation is not inherent to the pumping mechanism, it is simply because the technology for
measuring the velocity not yet being approach in the market. In this project, capacitance sensor
and Tomograpic technique will be developed to monitor the flow distributions process.
3. CROSS CORRELATION FLOW METERS FOR HORIZONTAL FLOW REGIME
USING LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) AS A LIGHT SOURCE
SYNOPSIS
Flow measurement is the quantification of bulk particles movement. It can be measured in a variety of
ways. One of them is by measured the velocity. Flow velocity is an importance flow characteristic foe
analysis. Excessively high particle velocity will cause high energy consumption, severe pipeline wear and
particle degradation. In this project, a twin plane sensor and cross correlation technique will be
developed using Light Emitting Diode to measure the velocity distributions such as a flow meter. The
cross correlation principle measure liquid velocities by sensing the passage of some disturbance in the
flow at one position, and measuring how long time (transit time) requires that disturbance to travel to
the next point. The signals from the sensor plane 1 are cross-correlated with the signals from sensor
plane 2 to obtain the velocity profile in multiphase flow.
4. WATER PIPES LEAK DETECTION USING EM WAVES FOR THE WATER
INDUSTRY
SYNOPSIS
This project concerns the use of an electromagnetic sensor for the detection of leaks/cracks in
water pipes. As old metal pipes corrode, they start to become brittle, resulting in the potential
for cracks to appear in the pipes. In addition the corrosion can build up resulting in a restricted
flow of water in the pipe. By using an electromagnetic sensor to monitor the signal reflected
from the pipes, this will provide the necessary information to determine where a leak in the
pipe has a problem because of the change in the reflected signal. By analysing the reflected
signal, we can determine the condition of leak within the pipe, and therefore can report back to
the operator. This paper presents an overview of the system designed, and also its construction
in a scale suitable for insertion into a 100 mm diameter water pipe.
5. CAPACITIVELY COUPLED ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE TOMOGRAPHY
SYSTEM (CCERT)
SYNOPSIS
The direct contact between the electrodes of the electrical resistance tomography and liquid
may result inelectrode corrosion and polarization, which limits the application of ERT in
industry. This paper develops a capacitively coupled electrical resistance tomography system
(CCERT). This system can measure the conductivity of liquid between electrodes without
contact with the liquid. A 12-electrodes prototype system is developed and its data acquisition
system is designed to implement the resistance measurement. To test the system performance,
the experiment is implemented. Experiment results show that the conductivity distribution
images inside the pipe can be reconstructed.
Best Regards;
Dr. ELMY JOHANA BINTI MOHAMAD
Lecturer
Department of Mechatronic and Robotic
Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia
Tel: 453 8354
H/P: 019-7507576
Email: elmy@uthm.edu.my