Hopper
Level
Overview
The hopper contains a mixture of sand, gravel and water. This mixture is collected by one or two suction pipes and drag heads that move over the seabed. The water flows out through so-called overflows and sand and gravel remain and are transported to an end destination for creating new land, or to be used as a supplementary material or building material. Accurate measurement of filling height, to determine the exact volume of displaced material, is important for smooth operation.
Operating Conditions
- Measuring Task
- Level measurement
- Measuring Point
- Hopper
- Medium
- Sand, gravel and seawater
- Measuring Range
- 15 m
- Temperature
- -10 ºC … +50 °C
- Pressure
- 0 … 0 bar
Challenges
- Foam, saltwater sprays, extreme weather conditions
Benefits
- Reliable: Exact measured values are important for smooth operation
- Cost effective: Reliable measurement ensures safe and efficient loading and unloading, so that these ships have a longer uptime
- User friendly: Maintenance free operation thanks to non-contact measurement
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