The Synchronous Thermal Analysis Cyber-Physical System for the Wet Materials Properties Study

The article describes the synchronous thermal analysis cyber-physical system operation principle, structure and information processing methods for the heterogeneous wet materials properties researching. The system allows measuring the wet sample heat capacity and evaporation heat of its moisture. The values of these characteristics are necessary to optimize the drying processes of wet raw materials. The system implements the synchronous thermal analysis principle which consists in simultaneously measuring the sample mass change and heat used to evaporate moisture from it. The cyber-physical system consists of a heat unit that provides the necessary temperature regimes, contains heat flux and temperature sensors, heaters, balances and controllers, and electronic unit for data collecting and processing.