Electrical capacitance tomography with square sensor

Electrical capacitance tomography (ECT) with circular sensors has previously been investigated. For some industrial applications such as circulating fluidised beds, square sensors are required. Research into this specific area has been carried out for the first time. To generate sensitivity maps, the Laplace equation is solved using a finite difference method. Both the linear back-projection algorithm and an iterative algorithm have been implemented for image reconstruction. Experimental results are promising.