Description
Water Discharge Sensor RQ-30 is a sensor for continuous discharge measurement of rivers, open channels and canals with known cross-section profile. The sensor uses innovative radar technology to measure velocity, water level and discharge. It enables reliable, non-contact measurement without the need for structural work in the water.
The exact and real time knowledge of water discharge is of central importance in the fields of hydrography, water storage management, irrigation and for the early detection of floods. It is essential in hydraulic engineering and water resource management and is the basis for hydrological modelling and simulation. Water Discharge Sensor RQ-30 sensor is a continuous measurement device for the contact-free determination of the water discharge of open rivers and channels.
It combines two sensors in one system. The first determines the water level by measuring the transit time of a radar signal. The second simultaneously measures the flow velocity of the water surface by means of the Doppler frequency shift. These two measurements are internally combined and thus provide the water discharge by using a predefined calibration of the measurement site. Due to the contact-free measurement method Water Discharge Sensor RQ-30 can be installed on extension arms without costly structural measures in the channel or river. This also has the advantage that the sensor is located outside the danger area of flood events and that it requires little maintenance over many years.
Backwater situations caused by inflows, weirs and downstream standing water bodies show no stable relation between water level and discharge. In many situations hysteresis effects with different relations for rising and falling water levels occur. Therefore, the determination of such relations is affected by substantial uncertainty. Only additional information about flow velocity permits the calculation of discharge under these difficult conditions.
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