Smart wear sensor for slurry-transporting equipment and related methods
AssigneeLynkz Instruments Inc.
InventorsXavier BERNARD, Alexandre BRUNET
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Abstract
There are provided techniques for monitoring a wear level of an inner liner of a slurry-transporting equipment. A system includes at least one sensor mechanically contacting the inner liner of the slurry-transporting equipment, the at least one sensor being adapted to be electromagnetically coupled with a slurry circulating in the slurry-transporting equipment; and monitoring module operatively connected to the at least one sensor, the monitoring module being adapted to receive data generated by the at least one sensor and process the same to obtain an indication that a thickness of the inner liner is below a predetermined threshold. Related methods are also provided.
Claims21
1-61. (canceled)
A system for monitoring a wear level of an inner liner disposed in an outer shell of a slurry-transporting equipment, the system comprising:
- at least one sensor mechanically contacting the inner liner of the slurry-transporting equipment, the at least one sensor being adapted to be electromagnetically coupled with a slurry circulating in the slurry-transporting equipment;
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- a monitoring module operatively connected to the at least one sensor, the monitoring module being adapted to receive data generated by the at least one sensor and process the data to obtain an indication that a thickness of the inner liner is below a predetermined threshold.
A method for monitoring a wear level of an inner liner disposed in an outer shell of a slurry-transporting equipment, the method comprising:
- obtaining data with at least one sensor mechanically contacting the inner liner of the slurry-transporting equipment, the at least one sensor being adapted to be at least one of electromagnetically or mechanically coupled with a slurry circulating in the slurry-transporting equipment;
- sending the data generated by the at least one sensor towards a monitoring module;
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- processing the data to obtain an indication that a thickness of the inner liner is below a predetermined threshold.
A system for monitoring a wear level of an inner liner disposed in an outer shell of a slurry-transporting equipment, the system comprising:
- an array of antennas mechanically contacting the inner liner of the slurry-transporting equipment, the array of antennas being adapted to send pulses towards a slurry circulating in the slurry-transporting equipment and receive echo signals therefrom;
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- a monitoring module operatively connected to the array of antennas, the monitoring module being adapted to receive data generated by the array of antennas, based on the echo signals, and process the data to obtain an indication that a thickness of the inner liner is below a predetermined threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.