HydroMast
Description: The hydromast is a unique flow sensor designed for sensing the velocity magnitude and flow direction near surfaces. Developed as part of H2020 project Lakhsmi to address the lack of in-situ measurement technologies capable of measuring near-bed flow conditions in shallow waters.
Key features:
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Robust underwater sensing in turbid flows from 0.3 to 1.2 m/s, up to 30 m depth, and waves
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Can be mounted horizontally or vertically on natural or built surfaces
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Spatially distributed, synchronous flow-sensing arrays of hydromasts can be deployed for large-scale mapping of near-bed flows
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Possible live data feeds (directly from device (RS485), through communication module via LoRa, GSM) or offline logging with battery pack
Sectors: harbour safety, flow measurement for oil and gas riser, coastal and river sediment transport, coastal insurance
Purchasing / Research Use: Please contact Asko Ristolainen (asko.ristolainen@taltech.ee)
Articles:
- Hall Effect Sensor-Based Low-Cost Flow Monitoring Device: Design and Validation
- Continuous, Near-Bed Current Velocity Estimation Using Pressure and Inertial Sensing
- Hydromorphological Classification Using Synchronous Pressure and Inertial Sensing
Patent: US10215601B2, P202300028
EU Project: https://www.lakhsmi.eu/