Conveyor system and measuring device for determining water content of a construction material
AssigneeTroxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsWewage Hiran Linus Dep, Robert Ernest Troxler
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Abstract
A system is provided. The system includes a conveyor apparatus configured for conveying a material and a water content measurement system positioned about the conveyor apparatus for determining water content in the material. A dimension characteristic measurement system for detecting one or more dimension characteristics of the material is provided and a computer device is configured to manipulate data received from the water content measurement system and the dimension characteristic measurement system to determine a water content of the material.
Claims26
A system comprising:
- a conveyor apparatus configured to convey a construction material;
- a neutron measurement system positioned about the conveyor apparatus and configured to determine a water content response in the construction material based on a dynamic real time calibration relationship;
- a dimension characteristic system configured to determine at least one dimension characteristic of the construction material, wherein one of the dimension characteristics of the construction material is a thickness related parameter;
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- a computer device configured to:
- receive the determined response and the at least one dimension characteristic of the construction material;
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- use the dynamic real time calibration relationship to select a relationship between neutron response and the thickness parameter to determine moisture content based on dimensional and neutron characteristics to determine a moisture content in the construction material.
A method for determining moisture content in a construction material being transported on a conveyor apparatus, the method comprising:
- using a neutron measurement system to determine an amount of water content in the construction material based on a dynamic real time calibration relationship;
- determining at least one dimension characteristic of the construction material, wherein one of the dimension characteristics of the construction material is a thickness related parameter;
- receiving the determined amount and the at least one dimension characteristic of the construction material;
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- using the dynamic real time calibration relationship to select a relationship between neutron response and the thickness parameter to determine moisture content based on dimensional and neutron characteristics to determine a moisture content in the construction material.
A device for determining a characteristic of a construction material being transported by a conveyor apparatus, the device comprising:
- one of a gamma-ray and a neutron source positioned about one side of the conveyor apparatus;
- a detector positioned about the opposing side of the conveyor apparatus configured for detecting one of the gamma-rays and neutrons;
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- a computer device configured to:
- receive a detected gamma-ray reading and a detected neutron reading;
- manipulate the received detected gamma-ray reading and the detected neutron reading from the detectors to determine an amount of water content in the construction material and at least one dimension characteristic of the construction material, wherein one of the dimension characteristics of the construction material is a thickness related parameter;
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- dynamically determine, in real time, a moisture content in the construction material based on the manipulated detected gamma-ray reading and the detected neutron reading.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.