Reference:

IRCPK2002TO56

Organization:

Cracow University of Technology

IRC Name:

IRC South Poland

Country:

Poland

Entry Date:

Tue, December 10, 2002

Last Update:

Deadline:

Sat, January 03, 2004

Abstract:

A Polish research group has developed a new tool for the mining industry. The RODOS ash monitor is an advanced, fully safe system designed for on-line measurement of ash content in raw coal, dressed coal, brown coal, lignites and tailings, transported by a belt conveyor of any width. RODOS operates with microprocessor belt scales of the MWT (Polish acronym for microchip tensometry scale) scale type for mass measurement. They are looking for partners interested in co-operation.

Description:

A Polish research group has developed the RODOS ash monitor, an advanced, fully safe system designed for on-line measurement of ash content in all types of coal transported by a belt conveyor of any width. The RODOS ash monitor is the first device in Poland designed to control hard coal quality and quantity on the surface and in mines underground. The tests performed on this device have confirmed possibilities of using it for brown coal and for Greece lignites. The RODOS construction provides transmission of measurements for a distance of about 10 km and visualisation on the monitors and display units as well as operation in network.

Innovative Aspects:
- A measuring method based on correlation between ash content in coal and its natural gamma radioactivity (working without isotope) is used in the RODOS ash monitor.
- Measurement of ash content and mass of coal transported by the belt conveyor.

Main Advantages:
- Wide measuring zone - highly representative character of measurement
- Accuracy comparable with the accuracy of isotope ash monitors
- Moisture and chemical composition of coal have no effect on the accuracy of ash content measurement
- Coal granulation of 0-200/300mm
- Possible use in control system
- Electronics, in module make, is based on the new-generation elements and subassemblies
- Operation in conjunction with belt scale
- Rich professional software
- Full work safety

Technology Keywords:

Fossil Energy Sources
Coal and Hydrocarbons
Measurement Tools
Measurement and Detection of Pollution

Current Stage of Development:

Available for demonstration

Exploitation of RTD Results:

None

Intellectual Property Rights:

Secret know-how

Comments

Organisation/Company Type:

Research institute/University

Organisation/Company Size:

250-500

Brief Market Application Codes:

Measurement methods
MEASUREMENTS AND STANDARDS

Comments

Detailed Market Application Codes (VEIC):

Keywords

Data processing, analysis and input services
Programming services/systems engineering
Coal mining
Coal related equipment
Other coal related
Process control equipment and systems

Highlights
The product is mainly oriented to the market of hard and brown coal mining and power engineering.

Collaboration Type:

Technical Co-operation
Joint venture agreement
License agreement
Commercial Agreement with Technical Assistance
Manufacturing agreement (Subcontracting & Co-contracting)

Comments
Co-operation within development (improvement) of a product.
Co-operation in production.
The research team is searching for trade and engineering agents.

Preferred Countries for diffusion:

ALL

Additional Information:

Contact Name:

Kubik

Contact First name:

Artur

Phone:

+48 12 628 2845

Fax:

+48 12 632 4795

Email:

mailto:artur@transfer.edu.pl