Tracer System TQ-S: Efficient Tracking Solution

TRACER SYSTEM TQ-S

MOBILE DISCHARGE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR TURBULENT RIVERS WITH UNKNOWN CROSS-SECTION PROFILE – SALT TRACER

The discharge measurement is performed by using the well-established tracer-dilution method. The system can be deployed in turbulent rivers, creeks, or waters for which data regarding the cross-section profile are not available or unknown. It is used Salt (NaCl) as tracer material. After the insertion of a known amount of tracer material two conductivity probes automatically determine the discharge. This way high plausibility and accurate results can be guaranteed. New TQ-COMMANDER V2 software is available! More details

FEATURES AND ADVANTAGES

Simple, mobile discharge measurement
Reliable results even without knowledge and independent of the cross-section profile
Suitable for fast-flowing, turbulent waters or where access is limited
Environmentally friendly, harmless for water
Discharge values are immediately available
Easy transmission of measurement data from the sensor to receiving device via Bluetooth
Convenient receiving of data on a laptop
Real-time visualization of measurement data
User-friendly guidance through the measurement by the included software TQ-Commander
Simultaneous measurement with up to four probes
Tracer material: salt (NaCl)
Probe type: conductivity probe
Compact and convenient: complete equipment securely packed in two cases

Description

FIELDS OF APPLICATION

The TQ-tracer system is especially suitable for fast-flowing, turbulent waters with complex cross-sections, for example, mountain streams, small brooks, tributaries, or even fish passes. Equally, the TQ-tracer works very well in shallow rivers where most other instruments fail to get reliable results or cannot be used anymore at all.

The TQ is used particularly in hydrometry as well as by consulting engineers, civil engineers, and hydropower plant operators monitoring the discharge, for control measurements, or for project evaluations.

IMPLEMENTATION

The tracer dilution method can be applied for discharge measurement in all waters in which a thorough mixing of the tracer takes place. High turbulences, alternating cross sections, and stones promote the mixing process and therefore are helpful. For particularly turbulent waters and very high flow velocities, there is a TQ-version available where the sensitive probes are protected with a robust reinforcement. The user-friendly software TQ-Commander leads comfortably through the measurement and provides a full measuring report after the measurement.

TECHNICAL DETAILS TQ-S

GENERAL

Measuring principle tracer dilution method with instantaneous feed
Application discharges up to 10 m³/s

TQ-AMP (MEASUREMENT DEVICE WITH BLUETOOTH TRANSMISSION)

Memory capacity none (data stored in the receiving device)
Transmission interval 1 second
Data transfer Bluetooth class 1 (transmission range up to 100m)
Operating temperature -20 … +60 °C
Protection IP66
Energy supply 3x 1.5 V batteries, size AA or 3x 1.5 V / 2700 mAh NiMH batteries, size AA
Operation time 50 hrs (with 3x 2500 mAh batteries)
Charging time approx. 10 hrs

PROBES

Probe type conductivity probe
Measurement range 0 … 5000 μS/cm
Resolution 0.1 μS/cm
Operating temperature -20 … +60 °C
Other features integrated temperature compensation
(Further types of probes for different tracer materials are available upon request)

ACCESSORIES INCLUDED

Pipette 500 μl pipette
Jars bottle for calibration solution, measuring cup 600 ml, measuring cup 500 ml, volumetric flask 250 ml
Other USB memory sticks (software and documentation), USB Bluetooth adapters, rechargers
TQ-Commander (software) PC-version Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 up to 10