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Wear debris and liquid level sensors for marine applications
Wear debris and liquid level sensors for marine applications
- Fuel level sensor and display wins endurance race - Fuel level sensor was installed in the deepest part of the fuel tank to ensure accurate monitoring of the full tank depth. The solid-state sensor was well suited to the extreme environment of the application. The success of the team weighed heavily on the reliability of the sensor to provide real-time data measurements.
- Heavily loaded crane gearboxes are continuously monitored for wear allowing timely maintenance - Gearboxes built into cranes withstand heavy loads and work in arduous conditions, often subject to the elements. Gear wear sensors are used to track wear rates within the equipment, reporting normal and abnormal wear levels for subsequent analysis and action.
- Lightweight, robust and high performance level sensors provide stability control in powerboat ballast systems - Providing stability in motion, ballast tanks fitted to powerboats are essential to ensure maximum velocity is gained safely. Specialist sensors built from high grade materials to withstand a high energy environment where vibration is constant, are used as part of the system to ensure vehicle stability and reliability in service. Gill capacitive liquid level sensors have had extensive use in both marine and land based race vehicles including within many race winning teams.
- Liquid level sensors with marine systems compatibility accurately monitor hovercraft critical fluids - Stable, accurate monitoring of critical fluid levels such as fuel, oil and coolant, despite being in a highly mobile vehicle, is important to ensure ongoing operation. Also, being able to connect sensors to specific marine systems is also important. Whether it is compatibility with NMEA standards or operation on CANBUS systems, robust liquid level sensors that are compatible with the needs of hovercraft systems are chosen.
- Capacitive and conductive sensors provide reliable and stable tank level monitoring even in highly mobile marine environments - Whether for private use, public use or even in race environments, marine craft contain fuel tanks and often both fresh water and black water holding tanks. Knowing how full or empty these tanks are is critical in knowing whether the vessel is sea worthy. Specialist sensors, developed to work with marine NMEA control systems, are designed for the specific measurement needs of fuel tanks, fresh water or black water tanks and are used to provide highly reliable low maintenance operation.
Recommended sensors for marine applications...
Gill LevelPro liquid level sensors are robust, providing highly reliable continuous liquid level measurement in a wide range of applications including aggressive liquids and harsh environments. Using capacitive level sensing technology, LevelPro delivers highly stable readings even in mobile equipment/vehicles and with no moving parts, LevelPro requires minimum maintenance.
Gill LevelSlick liquid level sensors provide real-time continuous level measurement in challenging liquids. With no holes or moving parts to clog or block and a non-stick PTFE coating. LevelSlick delivers long-term reliability and accuracy in difficult fluids including slurries, colloids, effluents and liquids with suspended solids.
Gill WearDetect oil debris sensors provide real-time continuous condition monitoring of machine wear in oil lubricated equipment allowing visibility of the earliest stages of machine wear. With no moving parts, Gill WearDetect oil debris sensors are highly reliable and require minimum maintenance.