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Method for Using a Laser and Camera to Determine the Turbidity of a Liquid System

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dc.contributor.advisorMoores, John
dc.creatorSmith, Elisabeth Steffani-Anne
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-05T14:53:12Z
dc.date.available2019-03-05T14:53:12Z
dc.date.copyright2018-09-26
dc.date.issued2019-03-05
dc.date.updated2019-03-05T14:53:12Z
dc.degree.disciplineEarth & Space Science
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMSc - Master of Science
dc.description.abstractThe surface of Titan hosts lakes of liquid methane. Evidence suggests the presence of suspended particles in these lakes. A method utilizing a laser and camera to find turbidity is explored. Extinction coefficients were found by measuring the backscatter of light from a laser with a camera. Lasers of various wavelengths were pointed at a specified angle into an aquarium filled with water. Five images are taken of the laser. TiO2 and SiO2 particles were incrementally added to the system. Five more images are taken. Images were analyzed to find the extinction coefficient. The change in extinction coefficients against the number concentration of particles was then plotted. This data was fitted to equations, which showed the number concentration of particles could be determined from the observed extinction coefficient.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/35872
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectEngineering
dc.subject.keywordsSaturn
dc.subject.keywordsTitan
dc.subject.keywordslaser
dc.subject.keywordsmethane lake
dc.subject.keywordsinstrumentation
dc.subject.keywordscamera
dc.subject.keywordsCCD
dc.subject.keywordsimage analysis
dc.subject.keywordsBeer-Lambert Law
dc.subject.keywordsMie Scattering
dc.titleMethod for Using a Laser and Camera to Determine the Turbidity of a Liquid System
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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