Theses and Dissertations
ORCID
https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5810-5529
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
To, Filip S. D.
Committee Member
Zhang, Xin
Committee Member
Chen, Xinyuan
Date of Degree
12-13-2024
Original embargo terms
Complete embargo 1 year
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Major
Biosystems Engineering (Minor-Statistics)
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
James Worth Bagley College of Engineering
Department
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Abstract
Two capacitive sensors, a commercial FP-32C and a custom design capacitor plate were evaluated for real-time cotton moisture content (MC%) measurement in ginning environment. The sensors were able to measure MC ranges of 3.56%–19.7% and 4.56%–21.04% MC for FP-32C and custom capacitor pate, respectively. In dynamic mode, the ranges were 4.9%–14.5% and 4.9%–14.7% respectively. Results showed that measurements of both sensors had strong correlations with results obtained from oven method. A comparison of moisture content measurement methods using a moisture balance (M5 Thermo 163M,) and oven method was conducted with the result showing that Lint-Only samples were the most closely correlated to the oven method. The study concluded that both sensors, with appropriate calibration, offered good non-destructive methods of MC measurements in real-time, and they can be effective in providing a close loop control of cotton moisture in the gin. Key words: cotton moisture content, capacitive sensors, static mode, dynamic mode, real-time, moisture balance, non-destructive method.
Recommended Citation
Perati, Sushma, "Evaluation and characterization of two capacitive sensors for cotton moisture measurement in static and dynamic modes for real-time use in cotton gin" (2024). Theses and Dissertations. 6443.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/6443
