What to Do If the Groundwater Flow Velocity and Flow Direction Cannot Be Accurately Measured in an 800-Meter-Deep Well? AML920 Successfully Solves the Monitoring Difficulty of Ultra-Deep Wells
Last month, our AIMOLI factory received Manager Huang from the Southwest region.
Manager Huang is the project manager of a third-party geological survey company in the Southwest region. Recently, they received a project requirement from an owner: to conduct groundwater flow velocity and flow direction exploration of a certain mineral deposit.
According to their previous project experience, for ordinary groundwater flow velocity and flow direction monitoring projects, they could complete them using their existing domestic groundwater flow velocity and flow direction meter, or an imported groundwater flow velocity and flow direction meter.
But this time, the situation was completely different.
Manager Huang told us that after the monitoring personnel arrived at the site, they discovered that their existing groundwater flow velocity and flow direction meter could not meet the monitoring requirements of this project at all.
I. Why Can’t Ordinary Groundwater Flow Velocity and Flow Direction Meters Measure an 800-Meter-Deep Well?
Why did this situation occur?
It turned out that the depth of this groundwater flow velocity and flow direction exploration of the mineral deposit exceeded 800 meters.
Their existing domestic groundwater flow velocity and flow direction meter could actually only measure to a depth of around 100 meters; even the imported groundwater flow velocity and flow direction meter they had previously used could only reach a measurement range of within 300 meters.
This means that when facing groundwater flow velocity and flow direction monitoring requirements above 800 meters, neither domestic equipment nor imported equipment could directly meet the project requirements.
Therefore, Manager Huang first contacted the original domestic groundwater flow velocity and flow direction meter manufacturer, hoping to further increase the exploration depth of the groundwater flow velocity and flow direction meter through product customization.
But soon, they discovered that things were not as simple as imagined.
Increasing the detection depth of a groundwater flow velocity and flow direction meter has never been a problem that can be solved simply by replacing it with a longer cable.
As the detection depth continues to increase, the groundwater flow velocity and flow direction meter needs to face a series of technical problems such as algorithms, signal transmission, probe pressure resistance, sealing performance, etc. At the same time, it also puts higher requirements on the materials used by the equipment, manufacturing processes, and overall system stability.
Therefore, the manufacturer Manager Huang originally contacted finally stated: They could not achieve groundwater flow velocity and flow direction detection at a depth of 800 meters.
At this point, the project that the owner hoped Manager Huang and his team could undertake had instead become a “big mountain” in front of them.
Should they give up the project?
Just when Manager Huang was at a loss, he learned from another friend that the AIMOLI AML920 groundwater flow velocity and flow direction meter could be used for 1,000-meter-deep well monitoring.
Therefore, Manager Huang immediately called us.
However, after all, this was the first time they had cooperated, and Manager Huang still had a question in his mind:
The groundwater flow velocity and flow direction meter they purchased from an international brand could only measure to a depth of 300 meters. Could AIMOLI, as a domestic manufacturer, really achieve 1,000 meters?
With this question, Manager Huang finally decided to: buy a plane ticket and come directly to our AIMOLI factory for an on-site inspection.
II. AML920 Groundwater Flow Velocity and Flow Direction Meter, Why Can It Monitor 1,000-Meter-Deep Wells?
After Manager Huang came to the AIMOLI factory, he focused on understanding the core technology, equipment configuration, and production and R&D capabilities of the AML920 groundwater flow velocity and flow direction meter.
What really caught his attention was the performance of AML920 in terms of measurement technology and ultra-deep well application capabilities.
1. Core Algorithm: From “Cannot See Accurately” to “See Clearly”
Domestic peers use the thermal pulse method, which is greatly affected by water pressure and is mainly used to detect groundwater flow velocity and flow direction within 100 meters. After the depth increases, measurement accuracy is easily affected.
Some imported brands of groundwater flow velocity and flow direction meters use the traditional particle tracing method, mainly making judgments by observing particles in the water body. When the groundwater water body is too clear or too turbid, it is also easy to affect the measurement effect.
The AML920 groundwater flow velocity and flow direction meter uses particle tracing measurement technology, combined with 360° panoramic optics and a three-dimensional stereoscopic vector algorithm, which can conduct a more intuitive and three-dimensional observation of groundwater flow velocity and flow direction.
Even in a 1,000-meter-deep well environment, when facing groundwater water bodies that are too clear or too turbid, it can also observe the groundwater flow velocity and flow direction.
Simply put, it is like giving the groundwater a “live broadcast,” allowing on-site personnel to see more intuitively where the groundwater is flowing and how fast it is flowing.
2. Hardcore Configuration: Providing Guarantee for Kilometer-Level Deep Well Monitoring
In addition to core measurement technology, ultra-deep well groundwater flow velocity and flow direction monitoring also puts very high requirements on the hardware configuration of the equipment itself.
The cable and transmission unit of the AML920 groundwater flow velocity and flow direction meter integrates composite watertight cables, reels, and other components, and has characteristics such as waterproofing, wear resistance, and laser-etched depth scales, which can support kilometer-level signal transmission and equipment power supply.
The detection unit includes a high-definition microscopic module, electronic compass, water level and water temperature measurement module, video monitoring module, and auxiliary measurement module, which can perform multidimensional data collection of the groundwater environment.
The system control unit mainly includes a data storage unit, signal acquisition unit, data processing unit, data display unit, data output unit, and other auxiliary units, forming a complete system from data acquisition to processing, display, and output.
In addition, AML920 is equipped with a handheld controller and software platform, which can be used for remote operation and data display, realizing separation of humans and machines, and meeting the operational requirements of unattended operation at the site.
For 800-meter and 1,000-meter ultra-deep well groundwater flow velocity and flow direction monitoring projects, what is truly important is not simply increasing the cable length, but the overall technical capability from the detection end, signal transmission, data processing to system control.
III. 800-Meter-Deep Well Actual Measurement: Groundwater Flow Velocity and Flow Direction Clearly Visible, Customer Successfully Wins the Project
After visiting our AIMOLI production and assembly workshop and R&D workshop, Manager Huang had a more intuitive understanding of the technology and production capabilities of the AML920 groundwater flow velocity and flow direction meter.
After on-site communication and technical confirmation, Manager Huang finally decided to purchase the AIMOLI AML920 groundwater flow velocity and flow direction meter.
And the real answer still had to be verified after the equipment arrived at the project site.
One week later, Manager Huang sent me good news.
He told me that the equipment had undergone an actual test at the site, and the groundwater flow velocity and flow direction in the 800-meter-deep well were clearly visible.
More importantly, they ultimately successfully won the project.
For Manager Huang, this was not merely the purchase of a groundwater flow velocity and flow direction meter. More importantly, the project that originally could not be undertaken because of the 800-meter detection depth finally had a truly feasible solution.
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