Engineering Research Equipment Grant: Image Analysis Systemfor Research in Dispersions

在这项提案中，PI寻求一种图像分析系统及其相关软件，用于自动分析液体颗粒分散体中的各种液-液和固体图像。在几个概述的相关项目中，图像分析将包括对颗粒大小和形状的分析，色散的分形结构，特别是在完全聚结或相位反转点附近，等等。这种分析将是一个理论框架的关键输入，该理论框架寻求使用分形理论概念与标度思想相结合，以表征密集聚结色散的行为，并解决反演问题。在第二个项目中，聚合物颗粒的图像分析旨在研究一种新技术的有效性，该技术可以制备精确控制尺寸和形状的非球形聚合物颗粒，用于各种基础和实际应用。所提出的图像分析系统具有自动分析的能力，能够很好地满足本研究中对大量图像的快速处理需求。它还有助于将数据直接传输到大型计算机，以便解决关键逆问题所需的数据处理。

In this proposal the PI seeks an image analysis system with associated software for automatic analysis of images of various liquid-liquid and solid in liquid particulate dispersions. In several outlined related projects the image analysis will include the analysis of size and shape of particles, fractal structure of the dispersion, particularly near the point of complete coalescence or phase inversion, and so on. Such analysis will be crucial input to a theoretical framework which seeks to use fractal-theories concepts in conjunction with scaling ideas to characterize the behavior of dense coalescing dispersions, and address the problem of has inversion. In a second project the image analysis of polymer particles is designed to investigate the effectiveness of a novel technique of preparing non-spherical polymer particles of precisely controlled sizes and shapes for a variety of fundamental and practical applications. The proposed image analysis system with its capability for automatic analysis meets most adequately the requirements of fast image processing of large volumes of images obtained photographically and by a video recorder in our research. It also facilities direct transmission of data to a mainframe computer for the data processing required for the solution of critical inverse problems.