The application of the continuous measurement of moisture content by the industrial reflective sensor SAM-2 to some kinds of salt such as common salt and kitchen salt was examined.
The application results to the manufacturing process were as follows.
1) The output voltage values were correlated with the distance and the angle between the sensor and the thickness of the salt layer when moisture was constant. The values were definite within the ranges of certain conditions in each case.
2) In the case of some kinds of salts, the relation between moisture content and the output voltage can be measured accurately with the second regression analysis.
3) When the size and the shape of the particle are different, preparation of the other calibration is required.
4) Components, such as calcium and magnesium in bittern, did not affect the output voltage within the amount in the common salt and the kitchen salt.
5) In the measurement of several products manufactured by the three salt-producing factories, good correlation was observed between moisture content and the output voltage.
6) In a manufacturing process, the standard deviation (σ) of the difference between the heating method and SAM-2 was 0.0484% for the common salt and 0.0123% for the kitchen salt.
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