Abstract
This paper describes a method for constructing a precision online real-time measuring system of the interfacial tension of fluids by analyzing images of the fluids' drop shape interface. The measurement is based on MMSE fitting of a solution curve of Young-Laplace ordinary differential equations onto an observed drop curve. The system showed higher accuracy and efficiency than previously reported ones because we have introduced in our system a new method of detecting drop shape with sub-pixel accuracy and a Levenber-Marquardt-Morrison method of nonlinear optimization. In addition, we have proposed a new method of evaluating curve fitting error. Our method presents an effectual and precise means of analyzing time dependent phenomena in various fluids' interfaces through observing interfacial tension.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1643-1650 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Kyokai Joho Imeji Zasshi/Journal of the Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue number | 10 |
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| Publication status | Published - Oct 2002 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Media Technology
- Computer Science Applications
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering