ROTARY KILN INTERIOR COATING ANALYTICS AND MONITORING SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20240240864A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-18

    申请号:US18154711

    申请日:2023-01-13

    发明人: Mark Israelsen

    摘要: A system for monitoring a coating layer in a rotary kiln includes an infrared sensor and a computing system configured to: obtain a digital model of a coating layer of a rotary kiln, wherein the digital model of the coating layer is based on a coating thickness correlated with a measured infrared temperature for each coating layer region of interest; obtain infrared data of the rotary kiln with the at least one infrared imaging sensor; determine the measured infrared temperature for each coating layer region of interest; determine a coating layer thickness of a first coating layer region of interest in the coating layer based on the measured infrared temperature assigned to the first coating layer region of interest with the digital model of the coating layer; and provide the coating layer thickness of the first coating region of interest in a coating layer thickness report.

    ROTARY KILN PREHEATER THERMAL MONITORING SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20210071954A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-11

    申请号:US17017400

    申请日:2020-09-10

    发明人: Mark Israelsen

    摘要: A system for measuring temperatures of a preheater of a rotary kiln can include: at least one infrared imaging sensor for each level of the preheater; and an imaging analysis computer operably coupled with the at least one infrared imaging sensor of each level of the preheater. The imaging analysis computer can be configured to: obtain a 3D model of a preheater level of the preheater; obtain at least one infrared image of a fixed field of view of the preheater level of the preheater; analyze all pixels in the fixed field of view of the at least one infrared image for each pixel temperature; generate a 2D temperature model of the preheater level; overlaying the 2D temperature model over the 3D model to generate a virtual 3D preheater level temperature model; and providing a visual representation of the virtual 3D preheater level temperature model.

    ROTARY KILN THERMAL MONITORING AND COOLING SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20210071953A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-11

    申请号:US17017345

    申请日:2020-09-10

    发明人: Mark Israelsen

    摘要: A system for detecting an hotspots can include: at least one infrared imaging sensor; and an imaging analysis computer operably coupled with the at least one infrared imaging sensor. The imaging analysis computer can be configured to control any infrared imaging sensor and acquire infrared images therefrom at any rate and in any duration. The imaging analysis computer can be configured to analyze the infrared images in order to detect temperatures and identify hotspots. The temperature and hotspot information can be used to control a cooling system that can spray water on and around hotspots for temperature control.

    Methods and systems for hotspot detection

    公开(公告)号:US11461901B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-04

    申请号:US16926597

    申请日:2020-07-10

    发明人: Mark C. Israelsen

    摘要: Methods and systems for monitoring an industrial process are disclosed. Some aspects of the system arrange multiple imaging sensors to image machinery associated with an industrial process. Regions of interest within images acquired by the multiple imaging sensors may be monitored for abnormal thermal conditions, and alerts generated as needed. Alerts may also be generated if temperatures within a region of interest exceed thresholds associated with that region of interest. Each region of interest may be independently monitored and have individualized alerting thresholds. In some aspects, images from the multiple imaging sensors may be stitched together, with the regions of interest based on the stitched image. In other aspects, regions of interest within images from separate imaging sensors may be linked together so as to share at least common alerting thresholds.

    Infrared imaging systems and methods for oil leak detection

    公开(公告)号:US10914653B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-09

    申请号:US16400757

    申请日:2019-05-01

    发明人: Mark Israelsen

    摘要: A system for detecting an oil leak can include: at least one infrared imaging sensor; and an imaging analysis computer operably coupled with the at least one infrared imaging sensor. The imaging analysis computer can be configured to control any infrared imaging sensor and acquire infrared images therefrom at any rate and in any duration. The imaging analysis computer can be configured to analyze the infrared images in order to detect an oil leak. The imaging analysis computer can be configured to detect oil on a surface (e.g., solid surface or water surface) where oil should not be (or is not present in a baseline) in order to determine that there is an oil leak in the vicinity.

    Infrared imaging systems and methods for gas leak detection

    公开(公告)号:US10810858B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-20

    申请号:US16400774

    申请日:2019-05-01

    发明人: Mark Israelsen

    摘要: A system for detecting a gas leak can include: at least one infrared imaging sensor; and an imaging analysis computer operably coupled with the at least one infrared imaging sensor. The imaging analysis computer can be configured to control any infrared imaging sensor and acquire infrared images therefrom at any rate and in any duration. The imaging analysis computer can be configured to analyze the infrared images in order to detect a gas leak. The imaging analysis computer can be configured to detect a gas where gas should not be (or is not present in a baseline) in order to determine that there is a gas leak in the vicinity. The gas can be a hydrocarbon gas or carbon monoxide, or other.

    Methods and systems for tank level monitoring and alerting

    公开(公告)号:US10132669B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-20

    申请号:US15197574

    申请日:2016-06-29

    发明人: Mark C. Israelsen

    摘要: Methods and systems for tank level management are disclosed. In some aspects, one or more regions of interest are defined within an image acquired from an imaging sensor. Histograms of pixel values within each region of interest are generated, and thresholds delineating two groups of similar pixel values within each region of interest are determined. In some aspects, the tank level within each region of interest is based on the corresponding threshold. In some aspects, rows of pixel values within each region of interest are thresholded. The thresholded rows may be used to determine the tank level within the region. Some aspects determine whether the pixel values are bimodal based on the generated histogram. Unimodal pixel values may represent either an empty or full tank. A similarity to preconfigured values associated with full or empty tank conditions may facilitate identification of whether the tank is full or empty.