Bruno Furtado de Moura

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Universidade Federal de Catalão
Universidade Federal de Catalão/Professor

Bruno Furtado de Moura


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EDUCATION

Bruno de Moura received the B.Eng. and M.Sc. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil, in 2012 and 2014, respectively, and obtained the D.Sc. degree in Computational Methods in Mechanical Engineering from the same university in 2020. In the same year, joined the Universidade Federal de Catalão (UFCAT), Catalão, Goiás, Brazil, where is currently an Assistant Professor. His research interests include metrology applied to instrumentation development, with a focus on conductance sensors for multiphase processes, as well as data science, together with parameter and state variable estimation applied to thermal and fluid dynamics processes; energy management, with a focus on planning, inspection, monitoring, and modeling of energy and process efficiency in buildings.

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Energy
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Scopus Publications

107

Scholar Citations

5

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Scopus Publications

  • Real-time measurement of liquid holdup and electrical conductivity in stratified flow using an ANN-particle filter and conductance sensor
    B F de Moura, G M M da Conceição, V C Carvalho, M F Martins, R R Moura, et al.
    Measurement Science and Technology, 2025
    Accurate measurement of liquid film thickness is crucial for understanding stratified multiphase flows in various industrial applications, such as oil and gas production, chemical processing, and others. Conductance sensors are widely used for this purpose due to their simplicity and cost-effectiveness. However, they often suffer from inaccuracies caused by factors such as contact impedance, electrode polarization, and environmental noise, which can introduce significant measurement errors. To address these challenges, a novel approach combining a particle filter (PF) with an artificial neural network (ANN) was developed to enhance measurement accuracy. The ANN compensates for systematic errors in conductance sensor readings, while the PF incorporates measurement variability to improve the robustness of the estimation process. The proposed method was tested using simulated stratified flow conditions with liquid holdup ranging from 0.05 to 0.7 and electrical conductivities varying between 0.0101 S m − 1 and 0.0508 S m − 1 . Results demonstrated an error margin of ± 10 % for holdup and ± 5 % for electrical conductivity, validating the method’s reliability. This hybrid approach improves measurement precision while maintaining cost efficiency, making it a practical solution for real-time industrial flow monitoring, particularly in environments where conventional methods struggle with accuracy.
  • Bulk resistance and contact impedance: Particular solution for annulus, homogeneous domain and dimensional analysis of the complete electrode model
    Marciellyo Ribeiro de Oliveira, Eron Talisson Dias Lourett, Adriana Machado Malafaia da Mata, Marcio Ferreira Martins, Francisco Hernán Sepúlveda Palma, et al.
    Measurement Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, 2024
  • Signal-to-noise ratio variance impact on the image reconstruction of electrical resistance tomography in solutions with high background conductivity
    Adriana Machado Malafaia da Mata, Bruno Furtado de Moura, Marcio Ferreira Martins, Francisco Hernán Sepúlveda Palma, Rogério Ramos
    Review of Scientific Instruments, 2022
    Electrical Resistance Tomography (ERT) has the potentialities of non-intrusive techniques and high temporal resolution which are essential characteristics for multiphase flow measurements. However, high background conductivities, such as saline water in oil extraction, impose a limitation in ERT image reconstruction. Focusing on the operational limits of an ERT tomography system operating in different conductivity backgrounds from 0.010 to 4.584 S/m, the impact on the image reconstruction was assessed via signal-to-noise variance. The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) variance had a strong correlation ( p-value = 5.40 × 10−15) with the image reconstruction quality at the threshold of 30 dB, reaching a correlation value of r = −0.92 in the range of 0.010–0.246 S/m. Regarding the position error of the phantom, p-value = 1.30 × 10−5 and r = −0.66 were attained. The global results revealed that the correlation of the mean of the SNR ( p-value = 5 × 10−4 and r = 0.55) was kept unaltered through the whole conductivity range, showing that such a statistical index can induce bias in establishing the operational limits of the hardware.
  • EIT Performance Criteria According to Variations in Conductivity
    Adriana M. M. da Mata, Bruno F. de Moura, Marcio F. Martins, Francisco H. S. Palma, Rogério Ramos
    Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 2022
  • A Methodology to Assist in Improvements of Low-cost Electrical Impedance Tomography Systems
    Bruno Furtado De Moura, Adriana Machado Malafaia Da Mata, Marcio Ferreira Martins, Francisco Hernan Sepulveda Palma, Rogerio Ramos
    IEEE Latin America Transactions, 2022
    Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) is a technique that enables the reconstruction of the impedance distributions inside a vessel in a multiphase flow of industrial processes. Such a technique combines a data acquisition (DAQ) system to inject a current and to measure the voltages on the sensors and an inverse problem technique to reconstruct the image properly. This problem is highly ill-conditioned, causing errors to produce instabilities. Therefore, when performing the acquisition, the DAQ system must have adequate accuracy to allow the reconstruction of images with good quality. To avoid these measurement inaccuracies, this paper introduces a methodology that aid in the process of development of low-cost systems. It consists of investigating the errors in the current version of the system. Further, predicting the systematic errors of each subsystem by modeling its frequency response by Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis (SPICE). From this information, it is possible to perform critical analysis, aiding design decisions.
  • Implementation of a Phase-Sensitive Detector with CORDIC Algorithm in Microcontrollers for Low-Cost EIT Demodulation Procedure
    Bruno F. de Moura, Adriana M. M. da Mata, Marcio F. Martins, Francisco H. S. Palma, Rogério Ramos
    Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 2022
  • A novel methodology to measure the film thickness profile based on current stimulation for two-phase flow
    B F de Moura, A M M da Mata, M F Martins, F H S Palma, R Ramos
    Measurement Science and Technology, 2021
    The film thickness of a two-phase flow is a parameter of interest since it is of importance to the heat and mass transfer phenomena. A novel method is proposed based on electrical impedance tomography (EIT) and conductance sensors to measure this quantity. An analytical equation is developed to relate the differential voltage associated with a current injection on the domain and the angular film thickness profile. A characteristic of the measuring procedure is that it presents a high sensitivity when the thickness is small, with the possibility of adjustment using different magnitudes of current. This model is compared experimentally and by the complete electrode model (CEM), solved by finite elements method (FEM). Results presented a good agreement with the FEM simulations, and the experimental results presented systematic error caused by the fringe effect.
  • Nonstationary bubble shape determination in Electrical Impedance Tomography combining Gauss–Newton Optimization with particle filter
    Bruno Furtado de Moura, Marcio Ferreira Martins, Francisco Hernán Sepúlveda Palma, Wellington Betencurte da Silva, Jorge Acevedo Cabello, et al.
    Measurement Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, 2021
  • Electrical conductivity effect on the performance evaluation of EIT systems: A review
    Adriana Machado Malafaia da Mata, Bruno Furtado de Moura, Marcio Ferreira Martins, Francisco Hernán Sepúlveda Palma, Rogério Ramos
    Measurement Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, 2021
  • Parasitic capacitances estimation of an Electrical Impedance Tomography data acquisition system by Bayesian inference
    Adriana Machado Malafaia da Mata, Bruno Furtado de Moura, Marcio Ferreira Martins, Francisco Hernán Sepúlveda Palma, Rogério Ramos
    Measurement Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, 2021
  • Design of a Low-cost acquisition system to reconstruct images through electrical resistance tomography
    Bruno Furtado de Moura, Marcio Ferreira Martins, Francisco Hernan Sepulveda Palma, Wellington Betencurte da Silva, Jorge Acevedo Cabello, et al.
    IEEE Latin America Transactions, 2020
  • A statistical approach to estimate state variables in flow-accelerated corrosion problems
    Bruno Furtado de Moura, Wellington Betencurte da Silva, Marcelo Camargo Severo de Macêdo, Márcio Ferreira Martins
    Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering, 2018

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Real-time measurement of liquid holdup and electrical conductivity in stratified flow using an ANN-particle filter and conductance sensor
    BF de Moura, GMM da Conceição, VC Carvalho, MF Martins, RR Moura, ...
    Measurement Science and Technology 36 (8), 085107 , 2025
    2025.0
  • SERVQUAL evaluation applied in a company in the metallurgical sector
    RR Moura, RR Rocha, BF De Moura
    Brazilian Journal of Production Engineering 11 (1), 275-298 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 1
  • Avaliação SERVQUAL aplicada em uma empresa do setor metalúrgico
    RR Moura, RR Rocha, BF de Moura
    Brazilian Journal of Production Engineering 11 (1), 275-298 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 2
  • Bulk resistance and contact impedance: Particular solution for annulus, homogeneous domain and dimensional analysis of the complete electrode model
    MR de Oliveira, ETD Lourett, AMM da Mata, MF Martins, FHS Palma, ...
    Measurement 235, 114932 , 2024
    2024.0
    Citations: 4
  • Monitoramento através de sensores das emissões de gases do efeito estufa na indústria cimenteira: uma revisão
    M De Oliveira, GV De Oliveira, BF Moura
    Brazilian Journal of Production Engineering 9 (5), 51-59 , 2023
    2023.0
    Citations: 4
  • Signal-to-noise ratio variance impact on the image reconstruction of electrical resistance tomography in solutions with high background conductivity
    AMM da Mata, BF de Moura, MF Martins, FHS Palma, R Ramos
    Review of Scientific Instruments 93 (7) , 2022
    2022.0
    Citations: 3
  • Implementation of a phase-sensitive detector with CORDIC algorithm in microcontrollers for low-cost EIT demodulation procedure
    BF De Moura, AMM da Mata, MF Martins, FHS Palma, RÚ Ramos
    Multiphase Flow Dynamics: A Perspective from the Brazilian Academy and … , 2022
    2022.0
    Citations: 5
  • EIT performance criteria according to variations in conductivity
    AMM Mata, BF Moura, MF Martins, FHS Palma, R Ramos
    Multiphase Flow Dynamics: A Perspective from the Brazilian Academy and … , 2022
    2022.0
    Citations: 2
  • A methodology to assist in improvements of low-cost electrical impedance tomography systems
    BF de Moura, AMM da Mata, MF Martins, FHS Palma, R Ramos
    IEEE Latin America Transactions 20 (1), 141-152 , 2021
    2021.0
    Citations: 4
  • Nonstationary bubble shape determination in electrical impedance tomography combining Gauss–Newton optimization with particle filter
    BF de Moura, MF Martins, FHS Palma, WB da Silva, JA Cabello, R Ramos
    Measurement 186, 110216 , 2021
    2021.0
    Citations: 20
  • A novel methodology to measure the film thickness profile based on current stimulation for two-phase flow
    BF de Moura, AMM da Mata, MF Martins, FHS Palma, R Ramos
    Measurement Science and Technology 32 (12), 125110 , 2021
    2021.0
    Citations: 5
  • Electrical conductivity effect on the performance evaluation of EIT systems: A review
    AMM da Mata, BF de Moura, MF Martins, FHS Palma, R Ramos
    Measurement 178, 109401 , 2021
    2021.0
    Citations: 27
  • Parasitic capacitances estimation of an Electrical Impedance Tomography data acquisition system by Bayesian inference
    AMM da Mata, BF de Moura, MF Martins, FHS Palma, R Ramos
    Measurement 174, 108992 , 2021
    2021.0
    Citations: 11
  • Design of a low-cost acquisition system to reconstruct images through electrical resistance tomography
    BF de Moura, MF Martins, FHS Palma, WB da Silva, JA Cabello, R Ramos
    IEEE Latin America Transactions 18 (09), 1592-1598 , 2021
    2021.0
    Citations: 15
  • IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EIT RECONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE BY USING THE GAUSS-NEWTON MINIMIZATION IN COMBINATION WITH A FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
    BF de Moura, FS Palma, JA Cabello, WB da Silva, R Ramos, MF Martins
    XXI Encontro Nacional de Modelagem Computacional e IX Encontro de Ciência e … , 2018
    2018.0
  • A statistical approach to estimate state variables in flow-accelerated corrosion problems
    BF de Moura, WB da Silva, MCS de Macêdo, MF Martins
    Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering 26 (7), 966-995 , 2018
    2018.0
    Citations: 4
  • A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE THERMOECONOMIC METHODOLOGIES FOR COST ALLOCATION IN A GAS TURBINE COGENERATION SYSTEM
    PR de Faria, BF de Moura, DB Clemente, JJCS Santos
    gas 5 (15.00), 101.320 , 2013
    2013.0
  • Estudo via CFD do comportamento hidrodinâmico em geometrias sujeitas a corrosão-erosão.
    BF de Moura, CMM Santos, MCS de Macêdo, MF Martins
    2012.0
  • ENCIT-2018-XXXX LOW-COST EIT SYSTEM DESIGN BASED ON THE SOFTWARE EIDORS
    BF de Moura, FS Palma, WB da Silva, R Ramos, MF Martins

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Electrical conductivity effect on the performance evaluation of EIT systems: A review
    AMM da Mata, BF de Moura, MF Martins, FHS Palma, R Ramos
    Measurement 178, 109401 , 2021
    2021.0
    Citations: 27
  • Nonstationary bubble shape determination in electrical impedance tomography combining Gauss–Newton optimization with particle filter
    BF de Moura, MF Martins, FHS Palma, WB da Silva, JA Cabello, R Ramos
    Measurement 186, 110216 , 2021
    2021.0
    Citations: 20
  • Design of a low-cost acquisition system to reconstruct images through electrical resistance tomography
    BF de Moura, MF Martins, FHS Palma, WB da Silva, JA Cabello, R Ramos
    IEEE Latin America Transactions 18 (09), 1592-1598 , 2021
    2021.0
    Citations: 15
  • Parasitic capacitances estimation of an Electrical Impedance Tomography data acquisition system by Bayesian inference
    AMM da Mata, BF de Moura, MF Martins, FHS Palma, R Ramos
    Measurement 174, 108992 , 2021
    2021.0
    Citations: 11
  • Implementation of a phase-sensitive detector with CORDIC algorithm in microcontrollers for low-cost EIT demodulation procedure
    BF De Moura, AMM da Mata, MF Martins, FHS Palma, RÚ Ramos
    Multiphase Flow Dynamics: A Perspective from the Brazilian Academy and … , 2022
    2022.0
    Citations: 5
  • A novel methodology to measure the film thickness profile based on current stimulation for two-phase flow
    BF de Moura, AMM da Mata, MF Martins, FHS Palma, R Ramos
    Measurement Science and Technology 32 (12), 125110 , 2021
    2021.0
    Citations: 5
  • Bulk resistance and contact impedance: Particular solution for annulus, homogeneous domain and dimensional analysis of the complete electrode model
    MR de Oliveira, ETD Lourett, AMM da Mata, MF Martins, FHS Palma, ...
    Measurement 235, 114932 , 2024
    2024.0
    Citations: 4
  • Monitoramento através de sensores das emissões de gases do efeito estufa na indústria cimenteira: uma revisão
    M De Oliveira, GV De Oliveira, BF Moura
    Brazilian Journal of Production Engineering 9 (5), 51-59 , 2023
    2023.0
    Citations: 4
  • A methodology to assist in improvements of low-cost electrical impedance tomography systems
    BF de Moura, AMM da Mata, MF Martins, FHS Palma, R Ramos
    IEEE Latin America Transactions 20 (1), 141-152 , 2021
    2021.0
    Citations: 4
  • A statistical approach to estimate state variables in flow-accelerated corrosion problems
    BF de Moura, WB da Silva, MCS de Macêdo, MF Martins
    Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering 26 (7), 966-995 , 2018
    2018.0
    Citations: 4
  • Signal-to-noise ratio variance impact on the image reconstruction of electrical resistance tomography in solutions with high background conductivity
    AMM da Mata, BF de Moura, MF Martins, FHS Palma, R Ramos
    Review of Scientific Instruments 93 (7) , 2022
    2022.0
    Citations: 3
  • Avaliação SERVQUAL aplicada em uma empresa do setor metalúrgico
    RR Moura, RR Rocha, BF de Moura
    Brazilian Journal of Production Engineering 11 (1), 275-298 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 2
  • EIT performance criteria according to variations in conductivity
    AMM Mata, BF Moura, MF Martins, FHS Palma, R Ramos
    Multiphase Flow Dynamics: A Perspective from the Brazilian Academy and … , 2022
    2022.0
    Citations: 2
  • SERVQUAL evaluation applied in a company in the metallurgical sector
    RR Moura, RR Rocha, BF De Moura
    Brazilian Journal of Production Engineering 11 (1), 275-298 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 1
  • Real-time measurement of liquid holdup and electrical conductivity in stratified flow using an ANN-particle filter and conductance sensor
    BF de Moura, GMM da Conceição, VC Carvalho, MF Martins, RR Moura, ...
    Measurement Science and Technology 36 (8), 085107 , 2025
    2025.0
  • IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EIT RECONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE BY USING THE GAUSS-NEWTON MINIMIZATION IN COMBINATION WITH A FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
    BF de Moura, FS Palma, JA Cabello, WB da Silva, R Ramos, MF Martins
    XXI Encontro Nacional de Modelagem Computacional e IX Encontro de Ciência e … , 2018
    2018.0
  • A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE THERMOECONOMIC METHODOLOGIES FOR COST ALLOCATION IN A GAS TURBINE COGENERATION SYSTEM
    PR de Faria, BF de Moura, DB Clemente, JJCS Santos
    gas 5 (15.00), 101.320 , 2013
    2013.0
  • Estudo via CFD do comportamento hidrodinâmico em geometrias sujeitas a corrosão-erosão.
    BF de Moura, CMM Santos, MCS de Macêdo, MF Martins
    2012.0
  • ENCIT-2018-XXXX LOW-COST EIT SYSTEM DESIGN BASED ON THE SOFTWARE EIDORS
    BF de Moura, FS Palma, WB da Silva, R Ramos, MF Martins