Abrégé

Apparatus is provided for estimating a flow rate of a fluent solid material in a generally horizontal pipe having a movable transportation element such as an auger in the pipe for transporting the material along the pipe including distance sensors mounted in the pipe in an upper part of the pipe and arranged to detect the distance of the material in a lower part of the pipe from the sensor. Another sensor is provided to detect the rate of movement of the transportation element for example by detecting the metal of the auger flight. The output from the sensors is fed to a control system for analyzing the output signals from the sensors over time to provide the estimate of flow rate. The sensors can be mounted in a pressurized enclosure to prevent escape of dust though openings for the sensors.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01F 1/00 - Mesure du débit volumétrique ou du débit massique d'un fluide ou d'un matériau solide fluent, dans laquelle le fluide passe à travers un compteur par un écoulement continu
• G01F 1/05 - Mesure du débit volumétrique ou du débit massique d'un fluide ou d'un matériau solide fluent, dans laquelle le fluide passe à travers un compteur par un écoulement continu en utilisant des effets mécaniques

Abrégé

Apparatus is provided for estimating a flow rate of a fluent solid material in a generally horizontal pipe having a movable transportation element such as an auger in the pipe for transporting the material along the pipe including distance sensors mounted in the pipe in an upper part of the pipe and arranged to detect the distance of the material in a lower part of the pipe from the sensor. Another sensor is provided to detect the rate of movement of the transportation element for example by detecting the metal of the auger flight. The output from the sensors is fed to a control system for analyzing the output signals from the sensors over time to provide the estimate of flow rate. The sensors can be mounted in a pressurized enclosure to prevent escape of dust though openings for the sensors.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01F 1/00 - Mesure du débit volumétrique ou du débit massique d'un fluide ou d'un matériau solide fluent, dans laquelle le fluide passe à travers un compteur par un écoulement continu
• G01F 1/05 - Mesure du débit volumétrique ou du débit massique d'un fluide ou d'un matériau solide fluent, dans laquelle le fluide passe à travers un compteur par un écoulement continu en utilisant des effets mécaniques

Abrégé

Apparatus is provided for estimating a flow rate of a fluent solid material in a generally horizontal pipe having a movable transportation element such as an auger in the pipe for transporting the material along the pipe including distance sensors mounted in the pipe in an upper part of the pipe and arranged to detect the distance of the material in a lower part of the pipe from the sensor. Another sensor is provided to detect the rate of movement of the transportation element for example by detecting the metal of the auger flight. The output from the sensors is fed to a control system for analyzing the output signals from the sensors over time to provide the estimate of flow rate. The sensors can be mounted in a pressurized enclosure to prevent escape of dust though openings for the sensors.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01F 1/7082 - Mesure du temps de parcours d'une distance déterminée utilisant des dispositions de détection acoustique
• G01F 1/7086 - Mesure du temps de parcours d'une distance déterminée utilisant des dispositions de détection optique
• F17D 3/18 - Dispositions pour la surveillance ou la commande des opérations de fonctionnement pour mesurer la quantité de produit transféré
• G01F 23/296 - Ondes acoustiques
• A01K 61/80 - Mangeoires
• G01F 23/2962 - Ondes acoustiques en mesurant le temps d’aller-retour des ondes réfléchies

Produits et services

(1) Internet of Things (IOT) monitoring device for sending and receiving real-time feed usage data and feed outage alerts in relation to the delivery of animal feed within barn environments; downloadable software and mobile application software used to receive real-time feed usage data, data analysis reports and emergency feed outage alerts in relation to the delivery of animal feed within barn environments; downloadable cloud-computing software for application programming interface (API) for communicating and interacting with and between other third party software in the sharing of data and analysis reports. (1) Software as a Service (SaaS) services featuring software used to send and receive real-time usage data, data analysis reports and emergency feed outage alerts for controlling, monitoring and managing the delivery of animal feed within barn environments.

Produits et services

(1) Internet of Things (IOT) monitoring device for sending and receiving real-time feed usage data and feed outage alerts in relation to the delivery of animal feed within barn environments; downloadable software and mobile application software used to receive real-time feed usage data, data analysis reports and emergency feed outage alerts in relation to the delivery of animal feed within barn environments; downloadable cloud-computing software for application programming interface (API) for communicating and interacting with and between other third party software in the sharing of data and analysis reports. (1) Software as a Service (SaaS) services featuring software used to send and receive real-time usage data, data analysis reports and emergency feed outage alerts for controlling, monitoring and managing the delivery of animal feed within barn environments.