Detecting a Sediment Condition in a Conduit

摘要

In one embodiment, a flow-estimation processor receives one or more flow-depth measurements with each flow-depth measurement having been taken at a respective time. The processor calculates a respective estimated flow rate for each of the times based on the corresponding flow-depth measurement and one or more flow-estimation parameters each set to a respective initial value. The processor outputs the estimated flow rates for presentation via a user interface, and receives via the user interface one or more updated values corresponding respectively to a flow-estimation parameter. The processor calculates an updated estimated flow rate for each of the one or more times, such that each respective updated estimated flow rate is calculated based on the received updated values. The processor then outputs the updated estimated flow rates for presentation via the user interface.

主权项

1. A method of detecting a sediment condition in a conduit, the method comprising:
a sediment-detection processor recording a baseline flow-depth signature during a first time period, wherein recording the baseline flow-depth signature comprises receiving and recording a first plurality of flow-depth measurements taken at different respective times during the first time period; the sediment-detection processor recording a second flow-depth signature during a second time period subsequent to the first, wherein recording the second flow-depth signature comprises receiving and recording a second plurality of flow-depth measurements taken at different respective times during the second time period; the sediment-detection processor calculating a delta between the second flow-depth signature and the baseline flow-depth signature; the sediment-detection processor making a sediment-condition determination that the calculated delta exceeds a delta threshold, and responsively outputting a sediment-condition alert via a user interface.