Robust self-calibrating ultrasonic based device for oil-water interface and oil depth monitoring

本项目将开发一种基于超声波的新型设备的现场原型，该设备具有基于适当硬件和软件的内置智能，以在动态操作条件下提供可靠和准确的油水界面位置和油层厚度测量。这种情况在许多操作中遇到，例如餐馆的隔油池和炼油厂的原油脱盐器。所提出的新装置提供了自动校正和补偿的组成和温度的变化，在被测系统。我们的行业合作伙伴Monteco Inc.与我们密切合作，确定并整合功能，以开发能够在现有市场上竞争的差异化设备。 重点是开发一种具有先进数据处理算法的自校准系统，用于识别油-水界面产生的信号。此外，该设备将从传感器位置无线传输到平板电脑显示器。 该显示器将有一个先进的图形用户界面（GUI），带有一个触摸屏，用于监测和管理警报，并将数据传输到网络上。该设备的所有元素都已开发到概念验证阶段，原型和代码草案已经制作完成。 原型已经在实验室条件下进行了测试。 开发的最后阶段的目的是完成器械的产品化，并准备将其引入市场。 要完成的工作包括在现场条件下的最终测试，设计以承受封闭容器的恶劣和腐蚀性环境，以及制造和完成数据处理代码。

This project will develop a field prototype of a new ultrasonic based device with built in intelligence based on appropriate hardware and software to provide reliable and accurate measurement of oil-water interface position and oil layer thickness under dynamic conditions of operations. Such conditions are encountered in a number of operations such as grease traps in restaurants and crude oil desalter in petroleum refinery. The proposed new device provides automatic correction and compensation for variations of composition and temperature in the measured systems. Our industry partner Monteco Inc. has worked closely with us to identify and incorporate features to develop a differentiated device that would be able to compete in the existing market. The focus has been on developing a self-calibrating system with advanced data processing algorithms for recognizing the signal created by the oil-water interface. In addition the device will transmit wirelessly from the sensor location to a tablet computer display. The display will have an advanced graphic user interface (GUI) with a touch screen for monitoring and managing alarms and for data transmission onto a network. All of the elements of the device have been developed to the proof of concept stage and prototypes and draft codes have been produced. Prototypes have been tested in lab conditions. The purpose of this final stage of development is to complete the productization of the device and to prepare it for introduction into the market. The work to be done includes final testing under field conditions, design to stand harsh and corrosive environments of closed vessels and manufacturing and completion of the data processing code.