Kwicandelo lolawulo lolwelo lwemizi-mveliso nolwedolophu, apho ukuchaneka, ukuqina, kunye nokuguquguquka kubaluleke kakhulu, iimitha zokuhamba ze-ultrasonic zexesha lokuhamba ziye zazibonakalisa njengomgangatho ogqwesileyo. Ngokungafaniyo neemitha zoomatshini ezineendawo ezihambayo okanye iimitha ze-ultrasonic zeDoppler (ezixhomekeke kumasuntswana axhonyiweyo kulwelo), iimodeli zexesha lokuhamba zisebenzisa umahluko omncinci kwixesha lokuhamba kwamaza e-ultrasonic ukubala izinga lokuhamba—zibonelela ngokuchanekileyo okungenakuthelekiswa nanto kolwelo olucocekileyo nolufanayo. Ukusuka ekusasazweni kwamanzi okusela ukuya ekuvelisweni kwamayeza, ezi mitha zigqwesile kwiimeko apho iimpazamo ezincinci zokulinganisa zinokuphazamisa ukusebenza, zinyuse iindleko, okanye zibeke emngciphekweni ukuthotyelwa kwemithetho. Ngokudibanisa uyilo olungangeneleliyo, ukuthembeka kwexesha elide, kunye nobuchule bedatha obuphambili, iimitha zokuhamba ze-ultrasonic zexesha lokuhamba zichaza ngokutsha indlela amashishini ajonga ngayo kwaye aphucule ukuhamba kolwelo.
Eyona nto iphambili ekusebenzeni kweemitha zokuhamba ngesantya esiphezulu ngexesha lokuhamba ngumgaqo wazo ogqwesileyo, osekelwe kwifiziksi, osusa imida yezixhobo zokulinganisa zemveli. Nantsi indlela esebenza ngayo: Uninzi lweemodeli luneziguquli ezimbini ezifakwe kumacala ahlukeneyo ombhobho (nokuba ngaphakathi okanye ngaphandle). I-transducer enye isebenza njenge-emitter, ithumela amaza e-ultrasonic aphindaphindayo ngolwelo ukuya kwi-transducer yesibini (ummkeli). Le nkqubo ijika emva koko: i-transducer yesibini ikhupha amaza abuyele kweyokuqala. Xa ulwelo luhamba, amaza ahamba nomsinga ahamba ngokukhawuleza, ngelixa lawo ahamba ngokuchasene nomsinga ecotha. Iprosesa ekwibhodi yemitha ibala "umahluko wexesha" phakathi kwezi hambo zimbini zamaza; isebenzisa lo mahluko, kunye nezinto ezaziwayo ezifana nobubanzi bombhobho kunye neempawu zolwelo, ibala izinga lokuhamba kunye nomthamo uwonke ngokuchanekileyo okumangalisayo.
Olu yilo lubonelela ngeenzuzo ezimbini ezibalulekileyo ngaphezu kweemitha zoomatshini. Okokuqala, akukho zinto zihambayo—akukho zi-impellers, iigiya, okanye ii-piston zokuguguleka, ukuvaleka, okanye ukufuna ukutshintshwa rhoqo. Iimitha zoomatshini zihlala zilahlekelwa kukuchaneka emva kweminyaka emi-3-5 yokusetyenziswa (ingakumbi ngee-abrasive fluids), kodwa iimodeli zexesha lokuhamba zigcina ukuchaneka kangangeminyaka elishumi nangaphezulu, nokuba zisebenza ngokuqhubekayo. Okwesibini, ukufakwa okungaphazamisiyo (okanye okungaphazamisiyo kangako) kuthetha ukuba akukho kuphazamiseka kokuhamba kolwelo kwaye akukho mngcipheko wokuvuza okanye ungcoliseko—into etshintsha umdlalo kumashishini afana nokutya neziselo okanye amayeza, apho ubunyulu bemveliso bungenakuxoxiswana. Kwinkampani yamanzi kamasipala, oku kuthetha ukuba kukho iifowuni ezimbalwa zenkonzo, iindleko zokulungisa eziphantsi, kunye nokuchaneka kokuhlawula rhoqo kumawaka abathengi.
Iimitha zokuhamba nge-ultrasonic zeTransit-Time zihlukile ngokuchaneka kwazo okugqwesileyo kunye nokuguquguquka kwazo, nto leyo eyenza ukuba zifaneleke kwiindidi ezahlukeneyo zezicelo. Ngokungafaniyo neemitha zeDoppler (ezifuna ulwelo ukuba luqulathe amasuntswana okanye amaqamza ukuze zibonise amaza), iimodeli ze-transit-time zisebenza kakuhle ngolwelo olucocekileyo nolufanayo—ukusuka emanzini okusela kunye negesi yendalo ukuya kwiikhemikhali kunye namayeza. Ukuchaneka kwazo akunakuthelekiswa nanto: uninzi lweemodeli zezinga lemizi-mveliso zifikelela kwi-±0.5% ukuya kwi-±1% yesikali esipheleleyo, nokuba kumanqanaba okuhamba aphantsi kakhulu (aphantsi njenge-0.1 m/s). Eli nqanaba lobuntununtunu libalulekile kwiinkqubo apho ulawulo lokuhamba oluchanekileyo luchaphazela ngqo umgangatho wemveliso. Umzekelo, kwisityalo samayeza esidibanisa izithako zolwelo, ukuphambuka okuncinci kwisantya sokuhamba kunokubangela ukuba ibhetshi ingakhuseleki; iimitha ze-transit-time ziqinisekisa ukuthotywa rhoqo, ukunciphisa inkunkuma kunye nokuqinisekisa ukuthotyelwa kwemithetho.
Ngaphaya kolwelo olucocekileyo, iimitha zexesha lokuhamba zanamhlanje nazo ziyaziqhelanisa neemeko ezinzima. Iimodeli ezininzi zinee-transducers ezingamelani nokugqwala (ezenziwe ngezinto ezifana ne-titanium okanye i-PTFE) kwaye zinokuthwala amaqondo obushushu ahlukeneyo (ukusuka kwi--40°C ukuya kwi-200°C) kunye noxinzelelo (ukuya kuthi ga kwi-100 bar), nto leyo ezenza zifaneleke kwiipayipi zeoyile negesi, iinkqubo zokupholisa zemizi-mveliso, kunye neenkqubo zeekhemikhali ezisebenzisa amaqondo obushushu aphezulu. Oku kuguquguquka kususa isidingo seentlobo ezininzi zeemitha kwimisebenzi eyahlukeneyo, kwenza kube lula ulawulo lwezinto ezisetyenzisiweyo kunye noqeqesho lwabasebenzi.
Kwixesha leziseko ezisemgangathweni, iimitha zokuhamba ze-ultrasonic ngexesha lokuhamba zikwagqwesile ekudityanisweni kwedatha nasekubekweni esweni okukude—ukuqhuba kakuhle kunye nokugcinwa okusebenzayo. Uninzi lweemodeli zanamhlanje zixhotyiswe ngeziphumo zedijithali (ezifana ne-4–20 mA, iModbus, okanye iProfinet) kwaye zinokuqhagamshela kwiiplatifomu ze-IoT ngetekhnoloji engenazingcingo efana neLoRaWAN okanye i-NB-IoT. Oku kuvumela ukulandelwa kwedatha yokuhamba ngexesha langempela, ukufunda kude, kunye nezilumkiso ezenzekelayo zeemeko ezingaqhelekanga (umz., ukunyuka okukhawulezileyo okanye ukuhla okubonisa ukuvuza okanye ukuvaleka). Kwisityalo sokwenza imveliso, oku kuthetha ukuba abaqhubi banokujonga amazinga okuhamba kwimigca emininzi yemveliso ukusuka kwideshibhodi ephakathi, bechonga ukungasebenzi kakuhle (njengokusetyenziswa kwamanzi amaninzi kwinkqubo yokupholisa) kunye nokulungisa iinkqubo zokunciphisa inkunkuma. Kwinkampani yeenkonzo, ukujonga kude kususa isidingo sokufunda imitha ngesandla—umsebenzi onzima odla ngokukhokelela kwiimpazamo—ukunciphisa iindleko zokusebenza nge-25% nangaphezulu. Ikwavumela ukugcinwa kwangaphambili: ngokuhlalutya idatha yokuhamba kwembali, isixhobo sinokulindela ukuba imitha ingadinga ukulinganiswa nini, iphephe ixesha lokungasebenzi elingacwangciswanga.
Njengoko amashishini ejongene noxinzelelo olukhulayo lokunciphisa inkunkuma, ukuphucula uzinzo, kunye nokuhlangabezana nemigangatho engqongqo yolawulo, iimitha zokuhamba nge-ultrasonic zexesha lokuhamba ziye zaba sisixhobo esibalulekileyo. Uyilo lwazo olungaphazamisiyo luqinisekisa ukuthembeka kwexesha elide, ukuchaneka kwazo kukhusela umgangatho wemveliso kunye nokuthobela, kunye nezakhono zazo ezikrelekrele zenza ukuba kwenziwe izigqibo eziqhutywa yidatha. Nokuba zisetyenziselwa ukujonga ukusasazwa kwamanzi okusela, ukuphucula iinkqubo zoshishino, okanye ukuqinisekisa ubunyulu bamayeza, ezi mitha zingqina ukuba ukulinganiswa kolwelo kunokuba ngokuchanekileyo nangokufanelekileyo. Kwihlabathi apho ithontsi ngalinye, ilitha, okanye igaloni libalwa, iimitha zokuhamba nge-ultrasonic zexesha lokuhamba zingaphezulu nje kwezixhobo—zingabalingani ekwakheni imisebenzi ezinzileyo, esebenzayo, neyomeleleyo. Kuyo nayiphi na intlangano efuna ukuphakamisa iinkqubo zayo zolawulo lolwelo, ukutyala imali kwiimitha zokuhamba nge-ultrasonic zexesha lokuhamba akusiyo nje into yokuphucula—sisibophelelo ekugqweseni.