Development of underwater sludge boundary detector using gamma ray

In recent years, water quality deterioration at the bottom layer of the lakes and dam lakes becomes a problem. Water quality deterioration is caused by the decrease in concentration of dissolved oxygen at the bottom of a lake. In order to prevent water quality deterioration of the lake, we have deve...

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Main Author: Hitoshi KAMETANI
Format: Article
Language:Japanese
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2017-03-01
Series:Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transjsme/83/848/83_16-00508/_pdf/-char/en
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description In recent years, water quality deterioration at the bottom layer of the lakes and dam lakes becomes a problem. Water quality deterioration is caused by the decrease in concentration of dissolved oxygen at the bottom of a lake. In order to prevent water quality deterioration of the lake, we have developed a dissolved oxygen improvement system. To develop the system, we first realized the necessity to develop a new detector that can detect water and sludge boundary. Since, the backscatter γ-rays can be measured even if the gas is generated from the sludge deposited at the bottom of lake. In addition, it is possible to measure even if the turbidity of water in proximity to the bottom of lake is large. Therefore, we have developed a detector that can detect the sludge surface by measuring the backscatter γ-rays. The sludge surface detector, while dropping in to the lake, continuously monitors the sludge surface in a contactless manner and stores the data to a central database system. The developed sludge surface detector is tested in the river where sludge is deposited and the sludge surface is detected from 70mm before the surface. Thereafter, the developed sludge surface detector has been evaluated at the dam lake using the system of improving the concentration of dissolved oxygen, and the sludge surface detector was succeeded to detect the sludge surface with an accuracy 1 cm.
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spelling doaj.art-909aed3c541248f59fe044e89560992c2022-12-22T02:47:22ZjpnThe Japan Society of Mechanical EngineersNihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu2187-97612017-03-018384816-0050816-0050810.1299/transjsme.16-00508transjsmeDevelopment of underwater sludge boundary detector using gamma rayHitoshi KAMETANI0Department of Control Engineering of Matsue College of TechnologyIn recent years, water quality deterioration at the bottom layer of the lakes and dam lakes becomes a problem. Water quality deterioration is caused by the decrease in concentration of dissolved oxygen at the bottom of a lake. In order to prevent water quality deterioration of the lake, we have developed a dissolved oxygen improvement system. To develop the system, we first realized the necessity to develop a new detector that can detect water and sludge boundary. Since, the backscatter γ-rays can be measured even if the gas is generated from the sludge deposited at the bottom of lake. In addition, it is possible to measure even if the turbidity of water in proximity to the bottom of lake is large. Therefore, we have developed a detector that can detect the sludge surface by measuring the backscatter γ-rays. The sludge surface detector, while dropping in to the lake, continuously monitors the sludge surface in a contactless manner and stores the data to a central database system. The developed sludge surface detector is tested in the river where sludge is deposited and the sludge surface is detected from 70mm before the surface. Thereafter, the developed sludge surface detector has been evaluated at the dam lake using the system of improving the concentration of dissolved oxygen, and the sludge surface detector was succeeded to detect the sludge surface with an accuracy 1 cm.https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transjsme/83/848/83_16-00508/_pdf/-char/ensludge surface detectorbackward scatteringnon-contactnon-invasivedissolved oxygen
spellingShingle Hitoshi KAMETANI
Development of underwater sludge boundary detector using gamma ray
Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu
sludge surface detector
backward scattering
non-contact
non-invasive
dissolved oxygen
title Development of underwater sludge boundary detector using gamma ray
title_full Development of underwater sludge boundary detector using gamma ray
title_fullStr Development of underwater sludge boundary detector using gamma ray
title_full_unstemmed Development of underwater sludge boundary detector using gamma ray
title_short Development of underwater sludge boundary detector using gamma ray
title_sort development of underwater sludge boundary detector using gamma ray
topic sludge surface detector
backward scattering
non-contact
non-invasive
dissolved oxygen
url https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transjsme/83/848/83_16-00508/_pdf/-char/en
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