In-situ burning fire area monitoring system and methods of use

摘要

Provided herein are devices, systems and methods for the in situ monitoring of a fire burning area. The device comprises a flotation unit having a body housing, an electronic unit with a radiofrequency antenna exteriorly disposed thereon configured to monitor, record and transmit/receive data obtained from within a burning fire, such as an oil fire, wirelessly to a primary collecting unit and, optionally, an ignition unit to ignite the fire. The system comprises the flotation units, means for connecting the units for deployment on the water and the hardware/software necessary to run the system and analyze and calculate temperature, position and surface area of the burn. The flotation devices communicate wirelessly to each other and to a primary collecting unit which provides the communicated data to a processing unit.

主权项

1. A device for monitoring a burning fire area, comprising:
a body housing having:
a cylindrical body with a body cover disposed thereon;a cap disposed on an upper end of the cylindrical body and comprising a tube extending downwardly from an upper surface of the cap into the cap;a pair of attachment points diametrically disposed on a lower end of the cylindrical body;an attachment guiding structure disposed proximate to the attachment points on said cylindrical body; anda shell having a plurality of openings disposed proximate to the cylindrical body in a covering relationship;a radiofrequency antenna disposed within the tube and extending exteriorly from the cap;a fire-monitoring electronic unit disposed within the body housing at a lower end of the tube and in electronic contact with the radiofrequency antenna; and means for powering the device.