METHOD AND UNIT FOR MEASURING SEDIMENT FLOW IN SEDIMENT TRANSPORT SYSTEM

Title:

METHOD AND UNIT FOR MEASURING SEDIMENT FLOW IN SEDIMENT TRANSPORT SYSTEM

Document Type and Number:

Japanese Patent JP2009097156

Kind Code:

A

Abstract:

To enable the flow of sediment pushed into a transport pipe from sediment push-in equipment to be accurately measured at a relatively low cost even if an electromagnetic flowmeter is not used.

A sensor SE is provided with a height sensor SE for detecting the height of sediment stored in a hopper HO; information on the amount of the sediment stored in a hopper HO, corresponding to the height of the stored sediment, is preacquired in the at least partial height area of the hopper HO; the height of the stored sediment is measured by the height sensor SE during the operation of the sediment push-in equipment SS; and the flow rate Q of the sediment pushed into the transport pipe P from the sediment push-in equipment SS is computed on the basis of a measured value and the above information.

Inventors:

KOJIMA AKIO
KOJIMA NORIAKI
SUZUKI TADAYORI
KOJIMA TOMONORI

Application Number:

JP2007000267098

Publication Date:

May 07, 2009

Filing Date:

October 12, 2007

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