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GENERAL ACOUSTICS©
UltraLab® ULS-Series
Sensing of Water Level and Waves
Remote Sensing Technology based on
Superior Ultrasound Measurement
GENERAL ACOUSTICS GmbH, Germanywww.generalacoustics.com
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Lab Measurement EngineeringRemote Sensing of Water Levels, Waves and Distances for Lab Applications
Hydraulic Laboratories
Ship Model Basins
Simulation Facilities of Channels and Waterways
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Lab Measurement Engineering
Technology remote sensing of waves and water levels on the basis of ultrasoundvia air (products ULS, ULS Advanced)
Innovation/Unique selling proposition
• accuracy of distance measuring• resolution • measuring of wave contours up to breaking waves • fast measurement• free of calibration
UserLaboratories, Science- and Development Centres:
Hydraulic Laboratories, Ship Model Basins, Towing Tanks, Simulation Facilities of Channels and Waterways, Universities, Navy-Institutes
References HSVA (D), SVA Potsdam (D), MARIN (NL), French Navy (F), etc.
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UltraLab®: Performance
Based on sophisticated
technology the sensors with the
controller deliver a superior
performance, as there are:• Advanced sensitive sound reception
• Narrow sound beam with practically no side lobes resulting in enhanced spatial resolution
• Measurement on steep wave flanks/breaking waves are possible
• Extreme resolution of up to 0,18 mm
• High repetition rate up to 100 Hz
• Various sensors measuring from 30 mm
up to 6000 mm
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UltraLab®: Applications
Applications
• Level monitoring
• Analysis of wave fields
• Measurements in flood- and surface water models
• Detection of surface waves
• Measurement of dynamic processes
• Recording of topographic contours in models
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UltraLab® ULS 40DHighly accurate remote sensing of water level and waves with 4 channels for.....
hydraulic labs
ship model basins
flumes
towing tanks
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UltraLab® ULS 80DHighly accurate remote sensing of water level and waves with 8 channels for.....
hydraulic labs
ship model basins
flumes
towing tanks
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UltraLab® ULS HF5-AHighly accurate remote sensing of steep and very fast moving waves with 4 synchronised sensors at 4 channels
hydraulic labs
ship model basins
flumes
towing tanks
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UltraLab® ULS AdvancedHighly accurate remote sensing of steep and very fast moving waves with a relative velocity up to 15 m/s
hydraulic labs
ship model basins
flumes
towing tanks
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Measuring Setup
Example of an expected wave or level fluctuation of around 600 mm: The right task for sensor USS20130 with a measuring range of 200 to 1300 mm
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UltraLab® ULS: Calibration Curve
The calibration curve:• is a straight line• does not path through the
origin• ...
minminmax
minmax hUU
hhUh measmeas
... this means that:• the conversion of distance
to voltage is linear• A two point calibration is
easy to do
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UltraLab® ULS: Measurement Example 1
High resolution measurement of a water level- University of Applied Sciences Suderburg, Germany -
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UltraLab® ULS: Measurement Example 2
Superposition of two different waves- VWS Berlin Model Basin -
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UltraLab® ULS: Measurement Example 3
Planar motion (v=2m/s) towards the incoming wave- Hamburg Ship Model Basin -
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UltraLab® ULS: Measurement Example 4
Local reading of a single wave packet- Potsdam Model Basin -
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UltraLab® ULS Advanced: Measurement Example 5
Measurement at a relative velocity about 10 – 12 m/s- Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) -
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Specifications UltraLab® ULS 40D
Sample rate: up to 75 HzSteep waves can be measured with a horizontal speed of 2 m/s against the incoming wave (4 m/s vertical speed)
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Specifications UltraLab® ULS 80D
Sample rate: up to 75 HzSteep waves can be measured with 8 independent channelsAnalogue 0-10 V and digital RS232 output
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Specifications UltraLab® ULS HF5-A
The system is equipped with 4 synchronised channels. Due to the synchronisation of the channels the sensors can be placed very close to each other. The measuring of wave fields in high resolution concerning time and place are possible with the HF5-A.
Sensor USS 13/HF
Blind area: 200 mm
Working range: 1200 mm
Frequency: 200 kHz
Techn. Resolution: 0.36 mm
Output update: 50 Hz
Interfaces: RS232, LAN
Digital RS232 output:
ASCII
Proteccion class: IP65
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Specifications UltraLab® ULS Advanced
Steep and very fast moving waves can be measured with a relative velocity up to 15 m/s
Free of calibrationSensor USS 12/HF
Blind area: 200 mm
Working range: 1200 mm
Frequency: 200 kHz
Techn. Resolution: 0.36 mm
Output update: 100 Hz
Interfaces: RS232, LAN
Digital output: ASCII
Proteccion class: IP65
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Some References
• Maritime Research Institute Netherlands MARIN / www.marin.nl
• Vienna Model Basin Ltd. / Schiffbautechnische Versuchsanstalt in Wien GmbH / Austria: www.sva.at
• Hamburg Ship Model Basin / Hamburgische Schiffbau-Versuchsanstalt GmbH / Germany: www.hsva.de
• Potsdam Model Basin / Schiffbau-Versuchsanstalt Potsdam GmbH / Germany: www.sva-potsdam.de
• Development Centre for Ship Technology and Transport Systems / Entwicklungszentrum für Schiffstechnik und Transportsysteme e.V. / Duisburg, Germany: www.dst-org.de
• Bassin d'essais des carènes / French Navy / France: www.bassin.fr
• Laboratoire de constructions hydraulique /Switzerland: http://www.epfl.ch/
• Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute / Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau Hamburg / Germany: www.baw.de
• University of Trento Trento / Italy: www.ing.unitn.it/dica/eng/
• University of Bari / Italy: www.uniba.it
• RWTH Aachen University /Germany: www-zhv.rwth-aachen.de/
• Technical University of Munich / Germany: www.tum.de