Engineering Research Equipment Grant: Image Analysis Systemfor Research in Dispersions

在本提案中，PI寻求一种图像分析系统， 相关软件，用于自动分析 各种液-液和固-液颗粒 分散体 在几个概述的相关项目中， 分析将包括分析的大小和形状 颗粒，分散体的分形结构，特别是 在完全聚结或相转化点附近，以及 这样的分析将是一个理论的关键投入， 框架，旨在使用分形理论的概念， 结合缩放思想来描述 致密的聚结分散体，并解决问题， 反演 在第二个项目中， 粒子的目的是调查的有效性， 制备非球形聚合物粒子的新技术 精确控制的尺寸和形状， 基本和实际应用。 所提出的图像分析系统，其能力， 自动分析最能满足以下要求： 获得的大量图像的快速图像处理 在我们的研究中，我们使用了录像机。 它 也便于将数据直接传输到主机 计算机的数据处理所需的解决方案 关键逆问题

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.