Sludge Finder 2
Sludge Finder 2 Features
Easy Set-up
The Sludge Finder 2 controller is easy to install by following the on-screen menu driven set-up - simply follow the screen prompts to enter your application parameters and then the system automatically tracks the sludge blanket interface.
Flexible - User Specific
Sludge Finder 2 offers a wealth of different options depending on requirements for your application:
- Single or dual sensor input
When using two sensor inputs one of the following are possible: 1) sludge interface levels of differing densities (e.g. FLOC and RAS layers) can be alarmed; 2) monitor two sludge tanks continuously; or 3) measure the water level for applications where a low level is possible and the Viper transducer becomes exposed.
Pulsar offer a variety of accessories to aid installation depending on your application requirements:
- Flexible Arm - For applications with a travelling/rotating bridge or other objects that need to be avoided.
- Stainless steel or galvanised bracketry
- Cabinet enclosure (IP66) to further protect the IP65 enclosure from outside weather conditions, direct sunlight and sheltered from any potential exposure to water ingress via cable glands, precipitation or the application itself.
A variety of communication protocols are available depending on your requirements - Profibus or Modbus communications boards and a variety of radio telemetry transmitters and receivers (500m/1640ft line-of-sight) to help transmit signals to ‘top-end’ systems.
Pulsar PC Software Suite offers specific Sludge Finder 2 software that can be used to record and save all the parameters from your sludge blanket level measurement application(s). All parameters can be changed and downloaded to the controller via your laptop and echo profiles can be viewed and saved or sent to Pulsar via email if technical support is required
Contact Greyline Instruments for specific recommendations in your application.
Viper Transducer
Self-Cleaning Viper Sludge Sensor
The Viper sludge transducer can be positioned up to 200m (656ft) from the controller and has a measurement range of 0.3m to 10 metres (0.98 - 32.8ft) - accuracy is 0.25% of the measured range. A tight 6° beam angle makes confined or cluttered applications easy and the self-cleaning face removes the need for regular inspection and maintenance – meaning you can avoid that unhygienic and hazardous task you hate!
For applications with a travelling/rotating bridge or other objects that need to be avoided, there is an optional Flexible Arm available for the Viper transducer.
Please contact Greyline if you need more information or for advice in your application. We can provide quotations and refer you to the Greyline sales representative in your area.
PC Suite
PC Software Suite
Interface for all your Pulsar equipment from a single installation
Pulsar's PC Suite now includes every major piece of Pulsar software in a single, convenient downloadable package. Activated by a security 'dongle' after the 30 day evaluation period and can be installed on multiple computers.
PC Suite can be used to set-up, calibrate, clone or download data from the main range of Pulsar equipment, particularly the recording and playback of echo traces from dB transducers.
Included within PC Software Suite
- IMP PC - set-up, program, calibrate, clone and configure IMP+ and IMP Lite units
- Blackbox PC - ability to create a programming template to easily set-up multiple Blackbox units, configure interfaces and outputs and to download data (depending on Blackbox unit in use)
- Ultra PC - ability to set-up single or several Ultra 3 or Ultra 5 units, view live DATEM echo processing traces and view data log information
- Twin PC - the same as Ultra PC but controls Pulsar's two-channel device, UltraTWIN
- Sludge Finder 2 PC - control, program and calibrate Pulsar's sludge interface monitor, Sludge Finder 2. Also includes capability to program separate RAS and FLOC levels, see interface level profiles and store level data
- dBi HART PC - address and configure the Pulsar's dBi HART Intelligent Transducers
Please contact Greyline if you need more information or for advice in your application. We can provide quotations and refer you to the Greyline sales representative in your area.
Downloads
| Document Name |
Description |
Download |
| Sludge Finder 2 Brochure |
Sludge Finder 2 & Viper Brochure |
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| slude Finder 2 Datasheet |
Continuous Sludge Blanket Level Measurement Datasheet |
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| Sludge Finder 2 Manual |
Sludge Finder 2 Instruction Manual |
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| Sludge Finder 2 UL/C-UL Manual |
Sludge Finder 2 (UL) Instruction Manual |
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| PC Suite Brochure |
Pulsar PC Suite Software Brochure |
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| PC Suite Software |
3.1 - hardware dogle to license updated 03-09-2015 |
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Case Studies
| Title |
Description |
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| Sludge Pump Savings in Norway with Pulsar's Sludge Finder 2 |
Pulsar’s Norwegian distributor Sigum Fagerberg have supplied a Sludge Finder 2 sludge blanket monitor to Skådeviga treatment works. Accurately measuring sludge levels rather than operating sludge pumps on a timed basis has reduced pump... |
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| Sludge Blanket Level Detection – making new process opportunities possible |
The discussion about how sewage sludge is dealt with, especially energy generation, depends on the accurate & reliable measurement of the sludge blanket level. This article discusses how sludge blanket level measurement has evolved and how... |
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| Pulsar Sludge Finder 2's, Wirelessly Helping with Final Treatment Compliance |
Pulsar have supplied 14 Sludge Finder 2 sludge blanket detectors to Severn Trent for their Barnhurst STW near Wolverhampton, automating the critical final treatment process to aid Compliance and reduce out of hours call-outs. |
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| Pulsar's Sludge Finder 2 Helps Severn Trent to Generate Extra Electricity |
Pulsar Process Measurement have supplied eight Sludge Finder 2 sludge interface monitors to Severn Trent's Stoke Bardolph site as part of a process improvement project that has allowed the company to significantly increase electricity... |
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| Sludge Finder a Blanket Improvement at Talybont |
Pulsar Process Measurement have supplied a Sludge Finder 2 sludge level measurement system as part of Welsh Water's Talybont-on-Usk treatment works developments, providing accurate measurement that allows optimisation of sludge thickness and... |
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