Abstract
Colloidal drops-suspensions, dispersions, emulsions-are widespread in the process industry but are difficult to characterize by size, velocity, and concentration of particulate matter in the drop. The present study investigates the use of the time-shift (TS) technique for such measurements. Numerically, a model based on ray tracing is developed, incorporating interactions with randomly placed monodispersed scattering centers within the spherical drop. The model creates a random walk propagation trajectory, known from radiative transfer problems. The model approximates Mie scattering from each internal particle with a Gaussian distribution. Experiments are performed using a conventional TS instrument, first with water as a reference and for validation, and then with different concentrations of a milk/water emulsion. Comparison of the modeled and received signals exhibits very good agreement, confirming the possibility of measuring the colloidal concentration in drops using the TS technique.
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