Data/hora: 02/06/2024 15:42:11

Provedor de dados: | 91
País: | Brazil
Título: | Development and evaluation of an automated system for testing current meters
Autores: | Saretta,Ezequiel; Camargo,Antonio P. de; Botrel,Tarlei A.; Pinto,Marinaldo F.; Katsurayama,Geancarlo T.; Frizone,José A.
Data: | 2016-02-01
Ano: | 2016
Palavras-chave: | Hydrometry; Electronics; Automation; Calibration.
Resumo: | ABSTRACT Current meters are equipment widely used for estimating flow velocity in rivers and streams. Periodic calibrations of current meters are important to ensure the quality of measurements, but the required testing facilities are complex and only available in a few institutions. However, advances in electronics and automation may contribute to developing simple and reliable calibration systems. Thus, this study aimed to develop an automated system for testing current meters, which consisted of a trapezoidal channel, a step motor, a tow car and a management system, composed of a supervisory application and microprocessed modules to control the motor and the data acquisition. Evaluations of the displacement velocity showed that it matched the reference value up to 1.85 m s-1 for a vertical-axis current meter and 2.3 m s-1 for a horizontal-axis one. The developed system showed reliability during tests, for both current meter movement and data acquisition. The management of the system based on the developed modules and the supervisory application improved its user interface, turning all the procedure into a simple task.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662016000200181
Editor: | Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola  - UFCG
Relação: | 10.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v20n2p181-187
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental  v.20 n.2 2016
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess