World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
40
Citations
6325
World Ranking
7336
National Ranking
459

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Electrical engineering
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Optics

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Capacitance, Tomography, Electrical engineering, Process tomography and Electronic engineering. Maurice S. Beck works on Capacitance which deals in particular with Electrical capacitance tomography. His work on Transducer and Transductor is typically connected to Capacitance transducer and Charge as part of general Electrical engineering study, connecting several disciplines of science.

His studies deal with areas such as Pipeline transport, Tomographic reconstruction and Systems engineering as well as Process tomography. In his research, Inductance is intimately related to Iterative reconstruction, which falls under the overarching field of Electronic engineering. His Sensitivity research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Mechanics, Flow, Stratified flows and Linearity.

His most cited work include:

  • Electrical capacitance tomography for flow imaging: system model for development of image reconstruction algorithms and design of primary sensors (443 citations)
  • Process Tomography: Principles, Techniques and Applications (258 citations)
  • Electronic transducers for industrial measurement of low value capacitances (178 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Tomography, Capacitance, Acoustics, Electrical engineering and Mechanics. The concepts of his Tomography study are interwoven with issues in Electronic engineering and Iterative reconstruction. Maurice S. Beck has included themes like Electrical resistivity and conductivity and Flow measurement in his Acoustics study.

His study in the field of Phase, Amplifier and 500 kHz is also linked to topics like Measuring instrument and Multi phase. Many of his research projects under Mechanics are closely connected to Fluidized bed combustion and Coalescence with Fluidized bed combustion and Coalescence, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. His work deals with themes such as Data science, Process engineering and Robustness, which intersect with Process tomography.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Tomography (37.88%)
  • Capacitance (36.36%)
  • Acoustics (25.76%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 1995-2000)?

  • Tomography (37.88%)
  • Electrical capacitance tomography (19.70%)
  • Mechanics (19.70%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Maurice S. Beck mostly deals with Tomography, Electrical capacitance tomography, Mechanics, Process tomography and Mineralogy. He undertakes interdisciplinary study in the fields of Tomography and Capacitance through his works. His work on Flow and Liquid bubble as part of his general Mechanics study is frequently connected to Air core, Fluidization and Coalescence, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science.

His Process tomography research incorporates themes from Systems engineering, Robustness and Data science. His research integrates issues of Electrical impedance tomography, Rope and Hydrocyclone in his study of Mineralogy. His Acoustics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Excitation and Sensitivity.

Between 1995 and 2000, his most popular works were:

  • An overview of electromagnetic inductance tomography: Description of three different systems (157 citations)
  • Process tomography: a European innovation and its applications (153 citations)
  • Principles and Industrial Applications of Electrical Capacitance Tomography (57 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Electrical engineering
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Optics

Maurice S. Beck focuses on Tomography, Process tomography, Iterative reconstruction, Electronic engineering and Electrical capacitance tomography. His Process tomography research integrates issues from Tomographic reconstruction and Systems engineering. His Iterative reconstruction study incorporates themes from Electrical engineering and Inductance.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Acoustics, Ultrasonic sensor and Ultrasound Tomography in addition to Electronic engineering. His work often combines Electrical capacitance tomography and Optoelectronics studies.

Best Publications

  • Electrical capacitance tomography for flow imaging: system model for development of image reconstruction algorithms and design of primary sensors

    C.G. Xie;S.M. Huang;B.S. Hoyle;R. Thorn

  • Process Tomography: Principles, Techniques and Applications

    R. A. Williams;M. S. Beck

  • Tomographic imaging of two-component flow using capacitance sensors

    S M Huang;A B Plaskowski;C G Xie;M S Beck

  • Electronic transducers for industrial measurement of low value capacitances

    S M Huang;A L Stott;R G Green;M S Beck

  • Process tomography: a European innovation and its applications

    M. S. Beck;Richard A Williams

  • An overview of electromagnetic inductance tomography: Description of three different systems

    A J Peyton;Z Z Yu;G Lyon;S Al-Zeibak

  • Design of sensor electronics for electrical capacitance tomography

    S.M. Huang;C.G. Xie;R. Thorn;D. Snowden

  • Correlation in instruments: cross correlation flowmeters

    M S Beck

  • Development of capacitance tomographic imaging systems for oil pipeline measurements

    W. Q. Yang;A. L. Stott;M. S. Beck;C. G. Xie

  • Design of capacitance electrodes for concentration measurement of two-phase flow

    C G Xie;A L Stott;A Plaskowski;M S Beck

  • Capacitance-based tomographic flow imaging system

    S.M. Huang;A.B. Plaskowski;C.G. Xie;M.S. Beck

  • A high frequency stray-immune capacitance transducer based on the charge transfer principle

    S. Huang;R.G. Green;A. Plaskowski;M.S. Beck

  • High frequency and high resolution capacitance measuring circuit for process tomography

    W.Q. Yang;A.L. Stott;M.S. Beck

  • Imaging Industrial Flows: Applications of Electrical Process Tomography

    M.S Beck;R Thorn;A Plaskowski

  • Electrical tomography techniques for process engineering applications

    C.G. Xie;N. Reinecke;M.S. Beck;D. Mewes

  • Real time capacitance imaging of bubble formation at the distributor of a fluidized bed

    S.J. Wang;T. Dyakowski;C.G. Xie;R.A. Williams

  • Real-time ultrasound process tomography for two-phase flow imaging using a reduced number of transducers

    Ming Yang;H.I. Schlaberg;B.S. Hoyle;M.S. Beck

  • Principles and industrial applications of electrical capacitance tomography

    M S Beck;M Byars;T Dyakowski;R Waterfall

  • A multi-interface level measurement system using a segmented capacitance sensor for oil separators

    W Q Yang;M R Brant;M S Beck

  • Capacitance-based instrumentation for multi-interface level measurement

    T. M. Shi;C. G. Xie;S. M. Huang;Richard A Williams

  • Development of capacitance tomographic imaging systems for oil pipeline measurements

    W Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard A Williams
Richard A Williams Heriot-Watt University
Tomasz Dyakowski
Tomasz Dyakowski University of Manchester
Wuqiang Yang
Wuqiang Yang University of Manchester
Anthony J. Peyton
Anthony J. Peyton University of Manchester
Wuliang Yin
Wuliang Yin University of Manchester

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