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  • October 23, 2023
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Hello

I want to measure the distance of water in a cylindrical container to the lid of the cylindrical container. I need to find the height of the water by subtracting the measured distance from the height of the cylindrical container.

Since there is no pure water in the pipe, we cannot use an ultrasonic sensor. However, the chemicals in the water are not flammable or explosive.

What I want to ask is, is there a distance sensor you can recommend to measure water distance?

pipe height 400 cm.
pipe diameter 100 cm.

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Best answer by Anne BIGOT

Hello,

 

You can use Time-Of-Light sensors for such applications.
Please have a look to the page here describing ST proposal for liquid level monitoring.

 

Best regards

Anne

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AScha.3
AScha.3
Super User
October 23, 2023

> we cannot use an ultrasonic sensor

why? the us-reflection not care about clean or dirty water, as long as the is a sound reflecting surface.

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AKULC.1Author
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October 23, 2023

Hi

Our customer definitely does not want an ultrasonic solution due to the chemicals in the water.

Anne BIGOT
Anne BIGOTBest answer
Technical Moderator
October 23, 2023

Hello,

 

You can use Time-Of-Light sensors for such applications.
Please have a look to the page here describing ST proposal for liquid level monitoring.

 

Best regards

Anne

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Anne BIGOT
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October 24, 2023

And for your information, we have today a webinar on ToF sensor :

ST Time-of-Flight sensor solutions - STMicroelectronics

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