System and Method for Monitoring Fluid Flow in a Conduit
AssigneeWipro Limited
InventorsVijay KUMAR, Thomas Chittakattu Ninan, Ankita Kalra
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Abstract
This disclosure relates generally to a conduit 112 and more particularly to a system and method for monitoring fluid flow in the conduit 112. In one embodiment, a fluid monitoring device 100 for monitoring fluid flow in a conduit 112 is disclosed. The fluid monitoring device 100 comprises a depth camera 102 placed inside the conduit 112; a conveyor belt 104 placed in contact with a surface of a fluid 114 in the conduit 112; an indicator ball 106 placed in contact with the conveyor belt 104; and two image capturing devices 108 placed inside the conduit 112, wherein each of the two image capturing devices 108 are placed at an equal distance from the depth camera 102.
Claims13
A fluid monitoring device in a conduit, the fluid monitoring device comprising:
- a depth camera placed inside the conduit, wherein the conduit has a first reference axis parallel to length of the conduit;
- a conveyor belt placed in contact with a surface of a fluid in the conduit, wherein the conveyor belt is placed parallel to the first reference axis of the conduit, and wherein the first reference axis is perpendicular to a line that passes through a center of gravity of the depth camera and a center of gravity of the conveyor belt;
- an indicator ball placed in contact with the conveyor belt;
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- two image capturing devices placed inside the conduit, wherein the two image capturing devices are parallel to the first reference axis of the conduit, and wherein each of the two image capturing devices are placed at an equal distance from the depth camera.
A method of monitoring fluid flow in a conduit, the method comprising:
- determining, by a depth camera, a fluid level of a fluid in the conduit;
- positioning, by two movable arms, a conveyor belt in contact with a surface of the fluid based on the fluid level;
- conveying, by the conveyor belt, an indicator ball at a rate proportional to a flow rate of the fluid;
- capturing, by two image capturing devices, plurality of images of the indicator ball when the indicator ball is in perpendicular line of sight of each of the two image capturing devices;
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- monitoring, by a fluid monitoring device, the fluid flow in the conduit based on at least one of the plurality of images and the fluid level.
The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein monitoring the fluid flow comprises determining the flow rate of the fluid in the conduit based on each of the plurality of images.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.