DEVELOPMENT OF THE SENSOR OF OPTICAL DENSITY
In recent years the interest of researchers to smoked products. One of the promising directions in the field of Smoking is changing the taste and fragrance products using natural smoky smoked that provides increased retention and expansion of its product range. Developed the design of the system allows not only to make the process of Smoking in a wide range of temperatures, but also to obtain a homogeneous and stable smoke blend that nourishes the smell of smoke from the pores of the product. To solve problems associated with achieving high quality of Smoking is necessary to develop new accessories, which can measure the smoke density of the mixture, which allows the penetration of smoke particles inside the product, by removing the limiting factors in their way. Presents the optical density sensor corresponds to the modern trends of development of food industry. Developed by the optical density sensor allows to measure the density of smoke mixed with more precise readings, the sensor contains a special algorithm calibration and it avoids the deposition of Smoking substances on optical surfaces, due to the fact that the emitter and receiver are prisoners in a cylindrical body with openings for the passage of the light beam and in buildings with low flow, limited throttle, air is blown inside creating a slight positive pressure and thereby prevents the ingress of smoke substances into the inner space. Also the sensor is connected to a personal computer with installed special software for transferring results, all settings and configuration of the device are performed with a personal computer. This sensor serves as an auxiliary tool for laboratory experiments for improving the quality of smoked products.