Intelligent flexible rubber connecting pipe and system and control method thereof

Abstract

The invention provides an intelligent flexible rubber connecting pipe and a system and a control method thereof. The intelligent flexible rubber connecting pipe comprises a hollow rubber pipe body and a wireless chip embedded in the pipe wall of the rubber pipe body, the rubber pipe body comprises a framework and a rubber material laid on the framework, the wireless chip is attached to the framework, and the outer portion of the wireless chip is completely wrapped by the rubber material. The wireless chip is used for monitoring the stress and deformation of the rubber pipe body and the pressure of a medium flowing through the interior of the rubber pipe body in real time. The intelligent flexible rubber connecting pipe provided by the invention has the functions of fatigue monitoring, medium pressure monitoring and the like, and a user can conveniently master information such as pipeline medium pressure and know when to replace the flexible rubber connecting pipe, so that unforeseen circumstances such as equipment water inflow caused by outflow of a pressure medium in the flexible rubber connecting pipe due to sudden damage of the flexible rubber connecting pipe are avoided.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of pipeline structure, in particular to an intelligent flexible rubber joint pipe and a system and control method thereof. BACKGROUND

[0002] The flexible rubber joint pipe plays a role of vibration prevention and displacement compensation, is suitable for liquid and gas pipeline systems of various devices on a ship, is used for reducing transmission of device vibration to a ship body through a pipeline system, reducing structural noise propagated along the pipeline, reducing liquid pressure pulsation in the pipeline, and compensating displacement deformation between the device and the ship body.

[0003] The flexible rubber joint pipe is usually composed of a rubber pipe body and a metal joint, the rubber pipe body is usually composed of rubber material and aramid fiber (or steel wire) skeleton material, and the flexible rubber joint pipe is externally connected through threads or flanges.

[0004] The service life of the flexible rubber joint pipe of the ship usually depends on the service life of the rubber material therein, in addition to the temperature and pressure of the medium in the flexible rubber joint pipe, and the service life of the rubber part of the flexible rubber joint pipe is also greatly affected by harsh environments such as oil and gas, high and low temperature, and salt spray. However, in many cases, it is difficult to estimate the remaining life of the flexible rubber joint pipe only by visually checking whether there is a crack on the appearance, and sudden damage of the flexible rubber joint pipe may cause the outflow of the internal pressure medium and cause greater damage. Therefore, an intelligent flexible rubber joint pipe is urgently needed, which has functions of fatigue monitoring, service life prediction, medium pressure monitoring, and the like, so that the user can master the information such as the medium pressure of the pipeline and know when to replace the flexible rubber joint pipe. SUMMARY

[0005] The main purpose of the present application is to provide an intelligent flexible rubber joint pipe and a system and control method thereof, which are designed to facilitate monitoring of information such as the medium pressure of the pipeline so as to know when to replace the flexible rubber joint pipe.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application provides an intelligent flexible rubber joint pipe, which comprises a hollow rubber pipe body and a wireless chip embedded in the inner wall of the rubber pipe body, wherein, The rubber pipe body comprises a skeleton and rubber material laid on the skeleton, and the wireless chip is completely wrapped by the rubber material, and the wireless chip is used for real-time monitoring of the stress, deformation of the rubber pipe body and the medium pressure flowing in the rubber pipe body.

[0007] Preferably, the intelligent flexible rubber joint pipe further comprises two metal joints located on both sides of the rubber pipe body.

[0008] Preferably, the metal joint has threads or flanges to connect with other joints.

[0009] Preferably, the thickness of the pipe wall of the rubber pipe body is greater than 3 mm.

[0010] Preferably, the skeleton of the rubber tube is made of aramid fiber or steel wire.

[0011] Preferably, the wireless chip includes a strain sensor and a wireless transmission module electrically connected thereto.

[0012] Preferably, the strain sensor is a passive sensor.

[0013] Preferably, the wireless chip is fitted to the frame.

[0014] The present invention also proposes an intelligent flexible rubber connector system, including the aforementioned intelligent flexible rubber connector, and further including a wireless signal receiver, wherein the wireless signal receiver is wirelessly connected to the wireless chip of the intelligent flexible rubber connector for receiving information from the wireless chip.

[0015] The present invention further proposes a control method for an intelligent flexible rubber connector system, comprising the following steps: The wireless signal receiver receives information from the wireless chips of multiple intelligent flexible rubber tubes in real time. The wireless signal receiver decodes the received information and reproduces it, displaying in real time the stress, deformation, and pressure of the medium flowing inside the rubber tube. Based on the stress, deformation, and pressure of the medium flowing inside the decoded rubber tube, it can be determined whether the current intelligent flexible rubber connector needs to be replaced.

[0016] The intelligent flexible rubber connector proposed in this invention has the following beneficial effects: 1. By embedding a wireless chip in the rubber tube, the wireless chip can monitor the stress, deformation and pressure of the medium flowing inside the rubber tube in real time, thereby enabling the rubber tube to have functions such as fatigue monitoring, life prediction and medium pressure monitoring, so that users can keep track of information such as pipeline medium pressure and know when to replace the flexible rubber tube. 2. The status is monitored in real time by embedding a wireless chip in the rubber tube, which avoids water leakage due to untimely replacement of the rubber tube, which may affect the operation of other equipment. 3. This intelligent flexible rubber connector has the advantages of simple structure, stable and reliable operation, and easy implementation. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the intelligent flexible rubber connector system of the present invention.

[0018] In the diagram, 1-rubber tube body, 11-rubber material, 12-skeleton, 13-wireless chip, 2-metal connector, 3-wireless signal receiver.

[0019] The objectives, functional characteristics and advantages of the present application will be further described with reference to the embodiments and the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely exemplary and do not limit the application.

[0021] It should be noted that in the description of the present application, the terms "transverse", "longitudinal", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application. In addition, the terms "first", "second" and the like are only for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0022] The present application provides a kind of intelligent flexible rubber connector pipe.

[0023] Reference Figure 1 In the preferred embodiment, an intelligent flexible rubber connector pipe includes a hollow rubber pipe body 1 and a wireless chip 13 embedded in the inner wall of the rubber pipe body 1, wherein, The rubber pipe body 1 includes a skeleton 12 and a rubber material 11 laid on the skeleton 12, and the wireless chip 13 is completely wrapped by the rubber material 11 outside. The wireless chip 13 is used to monitor the stress, deformation of the rubber pipe body 1 and the medium pressure flowing through the inside of the rubber pipe body 1 in real time.

[0024] Further, the intelligent flexible rubber connector pipe further includes two metal connectors 2 located on both sides of the rubber pipe body 1. The metal connector 2 has threads or flanges to connect with other connectors. The two metal connectors 2 are directly connected with both ends of the rubber pipe body 1 Specifically, in the present embodiment, the wall thickness of the rubber pipe body 1 is greater than 3mm, and the wall thickness of the embedded chip area is greater than 8mm to ensure that the wireless chip 13 can be embedded inside.

[0025] In the present embodiment, the skeleton 12 of the rubber pipe body 1 is made of aramid fiber or steel wire. The wireless chip 13 includes a strain sensor and a wireless sending module electrically connected thereto. The strain sensor is a passive sensor. The wireless chip 13 is arranged in close contact with the skeleton 12.

[0026] Specifically, the flexible rubber joint pipe is connected with the outside through the metal joint 2. When the medium flows through, the physical properties such as pressure and temperature of the medium will cause the rubber material 11 in the rubber pipe body 1 to appear slight deformation. The wireless chip 13 adhered to the skeleton material 12 can monitor the stress and deformation of the rubber material 11 and the pressure of the flowing medium in real time. Combined with the physical properties of the rubber material 11 itself, whether the deformation of the rubber material 11 under the current fluid pressure is within the normal level can be estimated, whether the rubber material 11 appears aging, excessive deformation and other abnormalities can be judged, and the health status of the rubber material 11 can be evaluated, and the service life of the rubber material 11 can be predicted.

[0027] After the wireless signal receiver 3 receives the stress, strain, service life and other related wireless signals transmitted by the wireless chip 13, the wireless signal receiver 3 decodes the signals and reproduces the signals to display the medium pressure in the rubber pipe body 1, the stress and strain of the flexible rubber joint pipe and the evaluation conclusion of the health condition in real time.

[0028] The intelligent flexible rubber joint pipe has the following beneficial effects: 1. The rubber pipe body 1 is embedded with the wireless chip 13, the wireless chip 13 can monitor the stress, deformation and medium pressure in the rubber pipe body 1 in real time, so that the joint pipe has the functions of fatigue monitoring, service life prediction and medium pressure monitoring, and the user can master the pipeline medium pressure information and know when to replace the flexible rubber joint pipe; 2. The state is monitored in real time by embedding the wireless chip 13 in the rubber pipe body 1, so that the situation that other equipment is affected due to water leakage caused by the rubber pipe body 1 not being replaced in time is avoided; 3. The intelligent flexible rubber joint pipe has the advantages of simple structure, stable and reliable work and easy realization.

[0029] The application further provides an intelligent flexible rubber joint pipe system.

[0030] Reference Figure 1 The application provides an intelligent flexible rubber joint pipe system, which comprises the intelligent flexible rubber joint pipe and a wireless signal receiver 3, and the wireless signal receiver 3 is wirelessly connected with the wireless chip 13 of the intelligent flexible rubber joint pipe to receive information of the wireless chip 13. The specific structure and beneficial effects of the intelligent flexible rubber joint pipe are the same as those of the above-mentioned embodiment, and will not be described here again. The wireless signal receiver 3 receives the information of the wireless chip 13 and performs initialization, signal decoding and other operations on the wireless chip 13.

[0031] The application further provides a control method of the intelligent flexible rubber joint pipe system.

[0032] In the preferred embodiment, the control method of the intelligent flexible rubber joint pipe system comprises the following steps: Step S10, the wireless signal receiver 3 receives the information sent by the wireless chip 13 of the plurality of intelligent flexible rubber connecting pipes in real time; Step S20, the wireless signal receiver 3 decodes the received information and amplifies the information, and displays the stress, deformation of the rubber pipe body 1 and the medium pressure flowing in the rubber pipe body 1 in real time. Step S30, according to the decoded stress, deformation of the rubber pipe body 1 and the medium pressure flowing in the rubber pipe body 1, it is judged whether the current intelligent flexible rubber connecting pipe needs to be replaced.

[0033] The control method can obtain the state of the wireless chip 13 in real time, so that the replaceable flexible rubber connecting pipe can be found in time, and the situation that the water leakage of the flexible rubber connecting pipe affects the work of other devices can be avoided in time.

[0034] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present application, and does not limit the patent scope of the present application, and any equivalent structural transformation, direct or indirect application in other related technical fields by using the content of the specification and drawings of the present application are also included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A smart flexible rubber connector, characterized in that, It includes a hollow rubber tube and a wireless chip embedded inside the tube wall. The rubber tube includes a skeleton and rubber material laid on the skeleton. The wireless chip is completely wrapped by the rubber material. The wireless chip is used to monitor the stress, deformation and pressure of the medium flowing inside the rubber tube in real time.

2. The intelligent flexible rubber connector as described in claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes two metal joints located on both sides of the rubber tube.

3. The intelligent flexible rubber connector as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The metal joint has threads or flanges for connection with other joints.

4. The intelligent flexible rubber connector as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The wall thickness of the rubber tube is greater than 3 mm.

5. The intelligent flexible rubber connector as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The skeleton of the rubber tube is made of aramid fiber or steel wire.

6. The intelligent flexible rubber connector as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The wireless chip includes a strain sensor and a wireless transmission module electrically connected to it.

7. The intelligent flexible rubber connector as described in claim 6, characterized in that, The strain sensor is a passive sensor.

8. The intelligent flexible rubber connector as described in any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that, The wireless chip is fitted to the frame.

9. An intelligent flexible rubber connector system, characterized in that, The device includes the smart flexible rubber connector as described in any one of claims 1 to 8, and further includes a wireless signal receiver, which is wirelessly connected to the wireless chip of the smart flexible rubber connector for receiving information from the wireless chip.

10. A control method for an intelligent flexible rubber connector system, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: The wireless signal receiver receives information from the wireless chips of multiple intelligent flexible rubber tubes in real time. The wireless signal receiver decodes the received information and reproduces it, displaying in real time the stress, deformation, and pressure of the medium flowing inside the rubber tube. Based on the stress, deformation, and pressure of the medium flowing inside the decoded rubber tube, it can be determined whether the current intelligent flexible rubber connector needs to be replaced.

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