Hydrometer Design Based on Thin-Film Resistive Sensor for Water Measurement in Residential Buildings
Author:
Gonçalves Laís dos S.1ORCID, Medeiros Khrissy A. R.2ORCID, Barbosa Carlos R. Hall3ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Postgraduate in Chemical and Materials Engineering Department (DEQM), Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 22451-900, Brazil 2. Optical Fiber Sensors Laboratory (LSFO), Mechanical Engineering Department (DEM), Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 22451-900, Brazil 3. Postgraduate Program in Metrology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 22451-900, Brazil
Abstract
Because of economic, population, and consumption patterns changes, the use of freshwater has increased significantly in the last 100 years. Notably, measurement is essential to encourage water conservation. Thus, the present study aims to evaluate the applicability of a thin-film resistive sensor (bend sensor) with different coatings for implementation in individualized water measurement systems. The motivation of this work is to propose a volumetric meter using flow control valves that ordinarily are already present in a building’s hydraulic installations. Methodologically, the following are presented: the system developed for the electromechanical and thermal characterization of the sensor, the sensor computational simulation performed using Ansys® software, and for the electronic circuit designed in LTSpice® software, the artificial neural network used to estimate the flow and the volume estimates from the trapezoidal pulses. The results obtained allowed us to assess that, taking into account the type of coating, the sensor coated with polyester has better behavior for the proposed hydrometer. In addition, this evaluation allowed us to conclude that the bend sensor demonstrated its feasibility to be used as a transducer of this novel type of volumetric meter and can be easily inserted inside a hydraulic component, such as a flow control valve, for example.
Funder
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior-Brasil
Subject
Water Science and Technology,Aquatic Science,Geography, Planning and Development,Biochemistry
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