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Evaluation of Digital Brixmeter Performance for Brix Measurement In Raw Sugar Solution

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Last updated: 26 Dec 2024

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Mechanical, Power, Production, Design and Mechatronics Engineering.

Abstract

The Brix value is an important factor in the sugar industry's extraction processes. Brix refers to the amount of sucrose in the raw sugar solution. The concentration of dissolved solids in a solution is measured by the degree Brix (symbol °Bx). One gram of sucrose in 100 grams of solution equals one-degree Brix. a New Suggested method for measuring brix was designed to be low-cost and accurate Brix measuring in raw sugar solutions. it was depended on Electronic sensors can directly measure the mass, and temperature of the solution to express the brix and give the result on the screen. Digital suggested brixmeter was made based on this method. It can be used manually on the production line and in various food industries. The aim of this paper was to evaluate the digital brixmeter performance for measuring brix in raw sugar solutions. Brix measurements were tested for a group of samples at different sizes to find the optimal measurement sizes can verify accurate brix degree value. The factors affecting the accuracy of the measurement were also studied. The results were compared with the brix read from accurate optical refractometer to check and a prove the accuracy of the proposed digital brixmeter.

DOI

10.21608/jesaun.2022.115375.1108

Keywords

brix, hydrometer, Calculate specific density, Sugar Industry

Authors

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Ahmed

MiddleName

Elewa

Affiliation

Science and Technology of the Sugar Industry, Engineering Section , Faculty of Sugar and Integrated Industries Technology, Assiut University, Egypt

Email

melewa@aun.edu.eg

City

Assiut

Orcid

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First Name

Gaber

Last Name

Ahmed Taha

MiddleName

El-saady

Affiliation

Electrical Engineering Department Faculty of Engineering, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

Email

gaber1@yahoo.com

City

Assiut

Orcid

-

First Name

khalil

Last Name

Ibrahim

MiddleName

Ali Khalil

Affiliation

Mechanical department, Faculty of Engineering, Assiut University

Email

khalil.ibrahim@aun.edu.eg

City

Assiut

Orcid

-

First Name

Mahmoud

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

Tawfek

Affiliation

Director of Devices and Control, Abu Qurqas Sugar & Integrated Industries Company, South Minya

Email

mahmoud_tawfek@yahoo.com

City

Minia

Orcid

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First Name

Hossam

Last Name

Zeen Elabedeen

MiddleName

Elhossieny

Affiliation

Devices and Control Engineer, Hawamdiya Sugar & Integrated Industries Company, Cairo

Email

hosamalhosiny2011@hotmail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

Volume

50

Article Issue

3

Related Issue

32930

Issue Date

2022-05-01

Receive Date

2022-01-09

Publish Date

2022-05-01

Page Start

1

Page End

10

Print ISSN

1687-0530

Online ISSN

2356-8550

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Research Paper

Type Code

1,438

Publication Type

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Publication Title

JES. Journal of Engineering Sciences

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https://jesaun.journals.ekb.eg/

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Evaluation of Digital Brixmeter Performance for Brix Measurement In Raw Sugar Solution

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Article

Created At

23 Jan 2023