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BIGEYE
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 Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 3:53 pm Post subject:
Sludge Blanket Levels?
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Has anyone had success in measuring sludge blanket levels in Picket Fence
Thickeners as used in the waste water industry?
I have tried single point level detection using light, very little success
with this, and quite often the sensor gets caught in the rake. I am now
using ultrasonic and getting better results. This way I get a continuous
level measurement. However, blanket level detection is sometimes unreliable.
Is there anything better I should consider for this application?
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Jerry Avins
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BIGEYE wrote:
| Quote: | Has anyone had success in measuring sludge blanket levels in Picket Fence
Thickeners as used in the waste water industry?
I have tried single point level detection using light, very little success
with this, and quite often the sensor gets caught in the rake. I am now
using ultrasonic and getting better results. This way I get a continuous
level measurement. However, blanket level detection is sometimes unreliable.
Is there anything better I should consider for this application?
TIA
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I've asked the staff at my local sewerage authority if that have a
suggestion for you. I'll forward a response if it's pertinent.
Jerry
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Cameron Dorrough
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| Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:34 pm Post subject:
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"BIGEYE" <invalid@notathome.com> wrote in message
news:4486f67f$0$30722$fa0fcedb@news.zen.co.uk...
| Quote: | Has anyone had success in measuring sludge blanket levels in Picket Fence
Thickeners as used in the waste water industry?
I have tried single point level detection using light, very little success
with this, and quite often the sensor gets caught in the rake. I am now
using ultrasonic and getting better results. This way I get a continuous
level measurement. However, blanket level detection is sometimes
unreliable.
Is there anything better I should consider for this application?
TIA
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All the plants I've seen use ultrasonic. Hawk (www.hawklevel.com) make a
range of ultrasonic level transmitters for waste-water applications and
they're very easy to set up and pretty reliable.
Another option is something from Drexelbrook. They have a wide range of
contact-type magnetostrictive transmitters which can discriminate between
the blanket and the water underneath and it might be worth talking to one of
their reps..
HTH,
Cameron:-) |
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Andrew
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I'm not familiar with the term "sludge blanket" -- I'm in the upstream
oil and gas industry -- but our mud tanks often have an amount of froth
sitting atop the drilling mud, making accurate measurement of mud
volumes more difficult. In such cases we may use microwave sensors
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BIGEYE
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| Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:28 pm Post subject:
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Any info on this?
"Andrew" <andrew.boden@gmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I'm not familiar with the term "sludge blanket" -- I'm in the upstream
oil and gas industry -- but our mud tanks often have an amount of froth
sitting atop the drilling mud, making accurate measurement of mud
volumes more difficult. In such cases we may use microwave sensors
rather than the usual ultrasonic.
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Jerry Avins
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| Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 8:34 pm Post subject:
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BIGEYE wrote:
| Quote: | Any info on this?
"Andrew" <andrew.boden@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1149752222.571196.168280@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com...
I'm not familiar with the term "sludge blanket" -- I'm in the upstream
oil and gas industry -- but our mud tanks often have an amount of froth
sitting atop the drilling mud, making accurate measurement of mud
volumes more difficult. In such cases we may use microwave sensors
rather than the usual ultrasonic.
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The sludge blankets I knew formed at the bottom of a settling tank. I
haven't heard back from the staff yet. Maybe I'll stop in tomorrow.
Jerry
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BIGEYE
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| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:49 am Post subject:
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Thanks.
"Jerry Avins" <jya@ieee.org> wrote in message
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| Quote: | BIGEYE wrote:
Any info on this?
"Andrew" <andrew.boden@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1149752222.571196.168280@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com...
I'm not familiar with the term "sludge blanket" -- I'm in the upstream
oil and gas industry -- but our mud tanks often have an amount of froth
sitting atop the drilling mud, making accurate measurement of mud
volumes more difficult. In such cases we may use microwave sensors
rather than the usual ultrasonic.
The sludge blankets I knew formed at the bottom of a settling tank. I
haven't heard back from the staff yet. Maybe I'll stop in tomorrow.
Jerry
--
Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can get.
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Raj Sreenevasan
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Hi,
Have you tried Royce Technologies "Interface Level Analyzers and Sensors"?
This is an Ultrasonic sensor suspended under the water surface in a
Thickener (usually from the rotating or fixed bridge supporting the rake
mechanism). Provides a continues level measurement of the sludge blanket as
well as an additional Clarity (opcaity of the liquid) signal. I have used
them and had success in wate water / mining (Clarifier / Thickener)
applications.
http://roycetechnologies.com/
Regards,
Raj
"BIGEYE" <invalid@notathome.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Has anyone had success in measuring sludge blanket levels in Picket Fence
Thickeners as used in the waste water industry?
I have tried single point level detection using light, very little success
with this, and quite often the sensor gets caught in the rake. I am now
using ultrasonic and getting better results. This way I get a continuous
level measurement. However, blanket level detection is sometimes
unreliable.
Is there anything better I should consider for this application?
TIA
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dyovich@iinet.net.au
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On Wed, 7 Jun 2006 16:53:34 +0100, "BIGEYE" <invalid@notathome.com>
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| Quote: | Has anyone had success in measuring sludge blanket levels in Picket Fence
Thickeners as used in the waste water industry?
I have tried single point level detection using light, very little success
with this, and quite often the sensor gets caught in the rake. I am now
using ultrasonic and getting better results. This way I get a continuous
level measurement. However, blanket level detection is sometimes unreliable.
Is there anything better I should consider for this application?
TIA
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There is standard equipment made for this application from a number of
manufacturers. Royce in the US has a reliable product, as does Krohne.
Both optical and ultrasonic measurement techniques are satisfactory,
but if your sludge blanket interface is not well defined I suggest you
use the optical technology as it is a better discriminator of the
interface (e.g. in a water clarifier). The ultrasonic is suitable in
wastewater clarifiers or in the alumina industry.
Dennis |
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