Method of Modelling a Tank with Ribbing using a Spatial Scanner for Optimized Control of Volume Characteristics

• Published in: IOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering Vol. 1199; no. 1; pp. 12064 - 12072
• Main Authors: Krenicky, T, Straka, L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.11.2021
• Subjects: Flowmeters; Inspection; Optimization; Scanners; Stiffening; Tank cars; Technical information; Verification; Wastewater; Water tanks
• ISSN: 1757-8981; 1757-899X
• DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/1199/1/012064

Abstract Increasing requirements for product quality, whether from the side of technical standards or customers, generate demands on the optimization of measurement and data evaluation processes, which include also dimensional characteristics. The paper deals with determining the volume of the tank of a railway wagon with ribbing. In practice, volume flow meters are usually used to measure the internal volumes of manufactured tanks, which measure the volume of water when filled with water. The method is not only time-consuming but also energy-consuming and generates a large amount of wastewater. Therefore, these obsolete methods are gradually being replaced by those that allow effective inspection of tank wagon dimensions according to the technical documentation. The topic of the paper is a description and verification of the design of a progressive method of determining the internal volume of the tank using a spatial 3D scanner Faro Focus S 150 and software processing of measured data. At the same time, verification of compliance with the requirements for the accuracy of determining the internal volume of the tank is presented. The aforementioned methods are therefore compared in terms of accuracy, complexity and time consumption.