The detailed visualization of velocity and acoustic turbidity profiles inside the liquid help to better understand the flow in many applications and setups. Here are some examples of applications, sorted by theme: wastewater, rivers, laboratory setups and processes applications.

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The combined measurement of velocity and acoustic turbidity profiles allows the study of sediment transport in the field. River flow management (navigation, energy production, biodiversity…) needs a good understanding of sediment transport processes.

Ubertone's profilers allow the user to accurately observe the velocity profile near the stream bed. This instantaneous profile gives access to the shear stress as well as the turbulent intensity contributing to sediment transport. Moreover, the combined measurement of the acoustic turbidity profile allows to follow, in real-time, the evolution of the suspended sediment concentration (SSC).


27/02/2024

Pumping system efficiency study in Italy - Results

We present results from the first pumping system efficiency study using a UB-Lab P ... read more


28/07/2023

Pumping system efficiency study in Italy - Integration

We designed new DN125 transducers holders for the efficiency study of the pumping system ... read more


13/10/2021

Deployment of a hyperband acoustic profiler for a sediment monitoring campaign

During the sediment managing operations APAVER of May 2021, the UB-SediFlow was used for sediment monitoring on the Rhône river, France ... read more


UB-Flow powered by solar panels

A sensors set powered by solar panels to study scouring risks ... read more


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Sediment transport studies in river

Easy to install, the UB-Flow profiler is particularly well suited for field measurements. In rivers, it allows the measurement of both velocity and acoustic turbidity (which is directly linked to the suspended sediment concentration) profiles.


Peacock UVP revolution

"A Miniature UVP Hardware Applied to Environmental Monitoring", by M. Burckbuchler and S. Fischer

In this paper, the characteristics of the Peacock UVP, as well as the results in two flumes and an urban river are presented.

Velocity and acoustic turbidity field measurement with UB-Flow profiler allows a better understanding of sewer networks. Robust and autonomous, the UB-Flow profiler allows extensive measurements in sewage. When installed on the floor of the pipe, it measures the flow velocity at different levels without mechanical moving parts and with no risk of catching the transported waste.

During heavy rains, part of the wastewater can be discharged into the environment (sea, river) without any treatment. At the same time, various studies (e.g. Mallin and al. 2006) show that urban effluents contribute significantly to the deterioration of the quality of aquatic environments that have a direct impact on biodiversity and water activities.

The knowledge of the behavior of sewer networks and facilities allows a better sizing of those and therefore contributes to a reduction on their overall impact on the environment. In a similar way, the active management of the network (real-time control to avoid discharges), based on a reliable and accurate metrology, can significantly reduce pollution. In any cases, a better understanding of the hydraulic behavior allows a suitable management of these networks.


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Velocity field observation in sewer network

Robust and autonomous, the UB-Flow profiler allows extensive measurements in sewage. When installed on the floor of the pipe, it measures the flow velocity at different levels without mechanical moving parts and with no risk of catching the transported waste. ... read more


Sludge level measurement in a clarifier with Peacock UVP

During a measurement session in a Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) near Strasbourg in this early time of the year, we could demonstrate the ability of the Peacock UVP to easily detect the sludge level in a clarifier ... read more


Determination of shear stress for in-sewer application

The UB-Flow has been used to obtain results presented in the paper "Direct determination of shear stress using in-sewer ultrasonic velocity profiling sensor" by V. Bareš, M. Jager, F. Blumensaat and S. Fischer. ... read more


UB-Flow AV

UB-Flow AV : The average flow velocity monitoring sensor

A Doppler sensor measuring average velocity in a pipe or a channel. It aims to equip flowmeters for sewer networks monitoring ... read more

Our Ultrasonic Velocity Profiling (UVP) has a wide range of applications in Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Engineering, especially in laboratory setups.

Typical laboratory applications are:

  • liquid metal flows,
  • multi-phase flows,
  • rheological properties of flowing food suspensions,
  • physical scale models (rivers, lakes, channels, flow around a bridge, harbor, bay),
  • and many more …

Our profiling technique is non intrusive, thus allowing to measure away from the transducer (probe). It works with both transparent and opaque liquids, as ultrasound waves can go through. It gives a spatio-temporal view of velocity and acoustic turbidity information.

"Towards handheld UVP" by M. Burckbuchler and S. Fischer

A laboratory measurement campaign on a physical model of a hydraulic structure, using the UB-Lab P. ... read more


15/11/2023

Morphology and dynamics of subaqueous dunes generated under unidirectional flow

A study on morphology and dynamics of subaqueous dunes done with a UB-Lab 2C (ADVP, bistatic) was presented at the Conference MARID AND RIVER DUNES VII ... read more


Outflow control of a Francis turbine by UVP measurement

The UB-Lab X2 allowed the visualisation of the velocity field around the torch in the Francis turbine ... read more


UB-Lab 2C - benchmark measurement campaign presented in Madrid at HydroSenSoft 2019

In this paper, new data set of co-located 2C velocity and sediment concentration time-resolved measurements under steady uniform turbulent rough clear water and sheet-flow, performed with an Acoustic Concentration and Velocity Profiler (ACVP) and a prototype for a commercial ADVP, the UB-Lab 2C, are presented ... read more


UB-Lab 2C - Sheet-flow

This video shows an example of setup for measurements in a sheet-flow condition in an open-channel flume with the UB-Lab 2C from UBERTONE.


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High resolution velocity profile in a pipe filled with sunflower oil

The UB-Lab profiler (UVP) allows accurate velocity profiles measurements on laboratory setups and physical scale models, such as high resolution velocity profiling in oil, in a food processing pipe.


Velocity profile above smooth or rough bed

A UB-Lab P and two 3MHz transducers for average U,W velocity profile measurement and roughness estimation ... read more


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Localized sand patterns downstream from a vertical cylinder

The UB-Lab profiler used for the results of following paper: A. Auzerais, A. Jarno, A. Ezersky and F. Marin, Formation of localized sand patterns downstream from a vertical cylinder under steady flows: Experimental and theoretical study, PHYSICAL REVIEW E 94, 052903 (2016), and referenced as a high resolution ADCP.


Case study for applications in the biobased industry

An interdisciplinary approach that combined multiphysics simulations, measurements with the UB-Lab and rheological measurements allowing to achieve a comprehensive system characterization that will facilitate research in the field of PEF processing. ... read more


Thesis presentation in ETH Zürich, UVP technique for food production and digestion processes

The oral examination of the PhD thesis of Damien Dufour took place on the 23rd Feb 2018 and symbolized the end of a 5 years’ work at the Food Process Engineering laboratory of ETH Zurich. The thesis is entitled "Ultrasound Doppler Flow Measurement in Food Production and Digestion Processes" and experimental data has been recorded by an UB-Lab from Ubertone. ... read more


12/10/2018

2C-bistatic velocity profiling for turbulence measurements (follow-up) - M.E.S.U.R.E project

A big step has been taken for ultrasonic instrumentation thanks to the ANR Astrid-ASMA project M.E.S.U.R.E (Métrologie mES hydroacoUstiques opéRationnElles - Operational hydroacoustic SSC metrology)! First results on the measurement campaign in the laboratory facility of the LEGI ... read more


A laboratory investigation of bedload monitoring with the UB-Lab 2C and the UB-Lab X8

The work at NTNU and at Bologna University allowed a comparison between acoustic measurement configurations ... read more


Investigation of the dispersing characteristics of antral contraction wave flow in a simplified model of the distal stomach

D. Dufour, F. X. Tanner, K. A. Feigl, and E. J. Windhab; Physics of Fluids 33, 083101 (2021).

Simulations were validated with UB-Lab X2 velocity measurements in a physical model of an antrum. The characteristics of the retropulsive jet were quantified at different Reynolds numbers ... read more


Study of boundary layer of a plane plate - Laminar-turbulent transition

Following the award of the Call for Projects - UVP Springboard won by Antoine Dode, here are the results he obtained with the UB-Lab P for his study about the "Boundary layer turbulent transition in unsteady flow with application to rowing" ... read more

Monitoring processes is important to ensure a good product quality. The modern industry, especially the 4.0 industry, aims to integrate more and more automated measurement on the production line.

Controlling the quality of a product in a process is not convenient to perform with the so called "off-line" techniques, as a sample needs to be collected and analysed. Measuring directly on the production line presents many advantages:

  • the process flow is not disturbed or interrupted
  • changes in product quality can be detected quickly, thus limiting product loss
  • no sample collection is required
  • the product is analysed under the process condition without a preparation delay.

Ubertone’s technology offers the ability to monitor different physical parameters which provide information on the structural change induced by a wide variety of processes. These physical parameters are the fluid viscosity, the speed of sound in the fluid and the shape of the velocity profile.


In-line rheometry

In-line rheometry in food processes

In-line rheometry with UB-Lab profiler allows an advanced knowledge of the product quality, which needs to be controlled in many food processes. For example, a real-time, accurate and non-invasive viscosity measurement based on UB-Lab has been developed.


Thesis presentation in ETH Zürich, UVP technique for food production and digestion processes

The oral examination of the PhD thesis of Damien Dufour took place on the 23rd Feb 2018 and symbolized the end of a 5 years’ work at the Food Process Engineering laboratory of ETH Zurich. The thesis is entitled "Ultrasound Doppler Flow Measurement in Food Production and Digestion Processes" and experimental data has been recorded by an UB-Lab from Ubertone. ... read more


Acoustic measurement on industrial liquids pipe flows

A few measurement examples of different opaque and viscous industrial liquids ... read more

A prototype of three-component velocity profiler deployed on a beach

A three-components ADVP was developed and deployed on a beach in Brittany, France, for sediment transport study ... read more


A Peacock UVP sent in deep sea, at 1300m!

At ISUD2023, the Power and Energy Lab of TUMSAT (Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology) presented measurements from their deployment of a Peacock UVP from Ubertone to study hydrothermal jets ... read more

We list here papers (from conferences and journals) presenting application examples of our measurement instruments.


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International conferences