@article{6e4081761e4c4ea6a57fd816bc6a93c6,
title = "Fouling detection in the food industry using ultrasonic guided waves",
abstract = "Ultrasonic guided waves can propagate over long distances in process pipe and have demonstrated excellent sensitivity to viscous coatings on the inner surface of piping commonly used in the processing of dairy products. This technology shows excellent potential to help upgrade plant maintenance from a time based to a condition based schedule. The design, fabrication, and installation of new piezopolymer guided wave sensors is discussed with emphasis on their affordability.",
author = "Hay, \{Thomas R.\} and Rose, \{Joseph L.\}",
note = "Funding Information: Thomas Hay received his B. Eng. from Concordia University in Mechanical Engineering in 1998 and is currently a PhD candidate in Engineering Mechanics at Penn State University. His current research is funded by the Office of Naval Research. Since joining Penn State{\textquoteright}s Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation Center he has received the American Society for Nondestructive Testing Fellowship (2000), the National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada Fellowship (2001–2003), and the Gordon M. MacNabb Scholarship for intelligent systems (2001). His interests include integrating ultrasonic guided wave technology with condition based maintenance applications. Funding Information: The authors would like to thank Dr. Greg Zeigler of the Penn State Center for Food Manufacturing for providing the Ultrasonics NDE Center with sections of dairy product process piping. Special thanks is also extended for the financial support and coordination of tests at the Center for Food Manufacturing. ",
year = "2003",
month = oct,
doi = "10.1016/S0956-7135(02)00107-X",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "14",
pages = "481--488",
journal = "Food Control",
issn = "0956-7135",
publisher = "Elsevier B.V.",
number = "7",
}