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Poll: Would You Like To RoadTest the  Omega HANI High Accuracy Non-Invasive Temperature Sensor

A couple of weeks ago, I ran a poll/discussion on roadtesting a  clamp-on temperature sensor ( Poll: Would You Be Interested in Roadtesting a Clamp-on Industrial Temperature Sensor + Dev Board? ). This poll/discussion provides more detailed information than my previous poll.

 

VOTE IN THE POLL: Could you review the information and videos and vote whether you would like to roadtest this product.

 

Background

To prepare you for this roadtest, I gathered some background information on sensing fluid temperature. A clamp-on temperature sensor has benefits. But what if you cannot clamp on a temperature sensor? What is traditional done? Well, the following video details the problems:

 

Introducing the Clamp-on temperature sensor

Watch this video to see the sensor and how you would hook it up:

 

Materials You Would Receive or Need for this Roadtest

 

From The Sponsor

1) Hani sensor (need to choose the size)

2) IF-001 (Modbus USB)

3) SYNC software

 

What the roadtester would need:

1) Windows PC

a. With SYNC software downloaded

2) An application to test

a. Pipes    

b. Media flowing through the pipe

 

Installing and TEsting the Temperature Sensor

List of Steps for Installing the Omega HANITm Temperature Sensor

Step 1:  Mounting the Hani sensor

                Need a Hani sensor

Step 2: Connecting to SYNC software via USB

                Need an IF-001 (USB serial to Smart Probe Interface) 8Pin, M12

                Need a Windows PC running Omega SYNC Software

Step 3:  Connect M12 end of IF-001 to Hani Clamp sensor             

Step 4: Plug USB end into PC (SYNC will auto detect your sensor)

Step 5:  Temperature readings will then be available on your PC!

 

Note: Roadtesters would be required to produce a video for their roadtest review. This is a request by the sponsor.

  • in reply to dubbie

    I can remember my Mum drilling me on how to prepare "high tea", with warmed cups and crustless cucumber sandwiches and all that but I never travelled in any other circles where they do that.

  • in reply to dougw

    Douglas,

     

    I have been making tea for many years and I still do not know. It has to be hot enough but not too hot (boiling) and then the tea (teabag - who can be bothered with actual leaves!) has to be left for some time, enough time but not too much time, then milk added, standard milk  with actual fat in it, just the right quantity. This will leave the tea drink hot but just not too hot to drink, creamy, but not too creamy, tasty but not too bitter. I manage this happy state maybe two or three times a year. Mostly, my tea is just OK, sometimes it is terrible. I don't know why this variation happens. Chaos theory maybe. Still, it makes every cup of tea an exciting journey.

     

    Dubbie

  • in reply to dubbie

    What is the ideal temperature for a cup of tea?

    And how do you achieve it?

  • Naah, not my cup of tea! (get it?  cup of tea - hot water - temperature measurement!).

     

    Dubbie

  • I don’t  have an industrial application, but I am interested in evaluating

    this sensor in a sump pump application. Temperature of sump discharge would be interesting to monitor through several seasons as the ground freezes and thaws.  I also wonder if time stamps can be logged to determine frequency of use on the pump.  If start and stop times can be logged for each sump discharge, may also be able to estimate total volume of discharge per event (thunderstorm or spring thaw for example).  If temperature in the sump discharge rises quickly, this may be a way to detect a clog in the pipe as the sump runs continuously, heating up the water.

  • This would have been an interesting sensor to try, but my only application would have been the hot/cold water plumbing around my house - would be interesting to see if it could detect the effectiveness of the pipe insulation.  This would have been neat if it had integrated WiFi and MQTT.   Looks great for industrial use.

  • As much as I would find it nice to be able to monitor the output temperature of my home boiler, I believe this would not be possible with this sensor as it requires 25.4mm diameter pipes where all I have here is at most 14mm.

    But I'll make sure to read the reviews

  • Other.  I would love to test this on a water dynamometer system but alas... we haven't bought one yet.  I'm throwing the idea out there in case there is someone that has access to one but wasn't coming up with an idea.