Passive core article position measuring device and method
Technical field
The invention belongs to core Level measurement field.
Background technology
For many years; the core material level detector of domestic application is all made up of detector, radiation source, secondary instrument three part; what adopt mostly is active radiation source; radiation intensity is larger; certain harm is had to user of service's safety and surrounding environment; along with the development of national economy, the requirement of environmental protection is also stricter, and the thing followed proposes new more demand to Level measurement technology.Existing publication number is the passive type core material level detector of 103712668A, and this kind of core material level detector adopts the mode of end surface measurement, and at detection process, the receiving area of radiant rays is little, received pulse number is few, makes the poor stability of measurement result.
Summary of the invention
The present invention is that the radioactive nuclide contained to solve existing core material level detector comprises radiation source, when measuring, this radiation source easily works the mischief to survey crew and environment, and the problem of measurement result poor stability, now provides passive core article position measuring device and method.
Passive core article position measuring device, it comprises: gamma radiation detector 8, power supply 20, signal processor and data processing module;
Gamma radiation detector 8 comprises: detector connection cover 7, probe body 9, sheet lead sheath rubber cushion 10, sheet lead sheath 11, photomultiplier 12, stainless steel sheath 13, scintillation crystal 14, fastening pad 15, protection sheet lead 16, detector bottom 17 and dividing potential drop emitter follower 25;
Signal processor comprises: amplification shaping device, threshold value discriminator and pulse analyzer;
Sheet lead sheath 11 comprises sheet lead portion, one, plastics and two, plastics, sheet lead portion and one, plastics surround in a cylindrical shape, and the circumferential ratio of sheet lead portion and one, plastics is 2:1, two, plastics are cylindrical, and diameter is identical with the cylinder that sheet lead portion and plastics surround, one end of two, one end and the plastics of cylinder is connected, and one, plastics and two, plastics are in integral structure;
Stainless steel sheath 13 is cylindrical, the end of this stainless steel sheath 13 is sealed by protection sheet lead 16, the head end of stainless steel sheath 13 is sealed by the sealed end of detector connection cover 7, photomultiplier 12, it is inner that scintillation crystal 14 and fastening pad 15 are all positioned at stainless steel sheath 13, fastening pad 15 is fixed on protection sheet lead 16, scintillation crystal 14 is between photomultiplier 12 and fastening pad 15, sheet lead sheath 11 is socketed in stainless steel sheath 13 outside surface, and the cylindrical portions that in sheet lead sheath 11, sheet lead portion and plastics surround is positioned at outside scintillation crystal 14, sheet lead sheath rubber cushion 10 is socketed in outside sheet lead sheath 11, probe body 9 is socketed in outside sheet lead sheath rubber cushion 10, the end of sheet lead sheath rubber cushion 10 is sealed by detector bottom 17,
Photomultiplier 12 gathers the photoelectron signal that scintillation crystal 14 sends, the photo-multiplier signal output part of photomultiplier 12 connects the photo-multiplier signal input part of dividing potential drop emitter follower 25, dividing potential drop emitter follower 25 is also for being photomultiplier 12 supercharging, the pulse signal output end of dividing potential drop emitter follower 25 connects the pulse signal input terminal of amplification shaping device, the amplifying signal input end of the amplifying signal output terminal connect threshold discriminator of amplification shaping device, the nucleic signal output part of threshold value discriminator connects the nucleic signal input part of pulse analyzer, the Radionuclide analysis signal input part of the analytic signal output terminal connection data processing module of pulse analyzer,
Data processing module also comprises as lower unit:
Measurement parameter collecting unit: when containing radioactive nuclide medium in tank body to be measured, the analytic signal that Real-time Collection pulse analyzer exports is as measurement parameter;
Calibrating parameters collecting unit; When not containing radioactive nuclide medium in tank body to be measured, the analytic signal that acquisition pulse analyzer exports is as calibrating parameters;
Judging unit: measurement parameter and calibrating parameters are compared, judges whether measurement parameter is greater than calibrating parameters, is, the radioactivity material in tank body to be measured reaches spacing height, otherwise the radioactivity material in tank body to be measured does not reach spacing height.
Passive core article position measuring method, the method realizes based on lower device, and described device comprises: gamma radiation detector 8, power supply 20 and signal processor;
Gamma radiation detector 8 comprises: detector connection cover 7, probe body 9, sheet lead sheath rubber cushion 10, sheet lead sheath 11, photomultiplier 12, stainless steel sheath 13, scintillation crystal 14, fastening pad 15, protection sheet lead 16, detector bottom 17 and dividing potential drop emitter follower 25;
Signal processor comprises: amplification shaping device, threshold value discriminator and pulse analyzer;
Sheet lead sheath 11 comprises sheet lead portion, one, plastics and two, plastics, sheet lead portion and one, plastics surround in a cylindrical shape, and the circumferential ratio of sheet lead portion and one, plastics is 2:1, two, plastics are cylindrical, and diameter is identical with the cylinder that sheet lead portion and plastics surround, one end of two, one end and the plastics of cylinder is connected, and one, plastics and two, plastics are in integral structure;
Stainless steel sheath 13 is cylindrical, the end of this stainless steel sheath 13 is sealed by protection sheet lead 16, the head end of stainless steel sheath 13 is sealed by the sealed end of detector connection cover 7, photomultiplier 12, it is inner that scintillation crystal 14 and fastening pad 15 are all positioned at stainless steel sheath 13, fastening pad 15 is fixed on protection sheet lead 16, scintillation crystal 14 is between photomultiplier 12 and fastening pad 15, sheet lead sheath 11 is socketed in stainless steel sheath 13 outside surface, and the cylindrical portions that in sheet lead sheath 11, sheet lead portion and plastics surround is positioned at outside scintillation crystal 14, sheet lead sheath rubber cushion 10 is socketed in outside sheet lead sheath 11, probe body 9 is socketed in outside sheet lead sheath rubber cushion 10, the end of sheet lead sheath rubber cushion 10 is sealed by detector bottom 17,
Photomultiplier 12 gathers the photoelectron signal that scintillation crystal 14 sends, the photo-multiplier signal output part of photomultiplier 12 connects the photo-multiplier signal input part of dividing potential drop emitter follower 25, dividing potential drop emitter follower 25 is also for being photomultiplier 12 supercharging, the pulse signal output end of dividing potential drop emitter follower 25 connects the pulse signal input terminal of amplification shaping device, the amplifying signal input end of the amplifying signal output terminal connect threshold discriminator of amplification shaping device, the nucleic signal output part of threshold value discriminator connects the nucleic signal input part of pulse analyzer;
Said method comprising the steps of:
Demarcating steps: not containing the analytic signal that acquisition pulse analyzer during radioactive nuclide medium obtains in tank body to be measured, and using this analytic signal as calibrating parameters;
Measuring process: time in tank body to be measured containing radioactive nuclide medium, the analytic signal that Real-time Collection pulse analyzer obtains, and using this analytic signal as measurement parameter;
Determining step: measurement parameter and calibrating parameters are compared, judges whether measurement parameter is greater than calibrating parameters, is, the radioactivity material in tank body to be measured reaches spacing height, and terminates to measure; Otherwise the radioactivity material in tank body to be measured does not reach spacing height, and return measurement step re-starts measurement.
Passive nucleon article position measuring device of the present invention, the radiation ray energy that in tank body, substances to be measured self discharges is measured by gamma radiation detector, and obtain the thing position of measured matter in tank body according to its energy changing characteristics and whether reach calibration value, and then export measuring-signal, when in tank body without medium time, energy is minimum, measure the umber of pulse obtained minimum, when there being medium in tank body, energy quantitative change is large, measure the umber of pulse obtained and become many, judged the situation of change of thing position by contrast.And passive nucleon article position measuring device of the present invention, the form adopting side to receive adds the receiving area of radiant rays, and the number of pulses of reception increases, and makes final measurement result stability be improved.
Passive nucleon article position measuring method of the present invention, the radiation ray energy that in tank body, substances to be measured self discharges is measured by gamma radiation detector, and obtain ray energy size contained by measured matter in tank body according to its energy changing characteristics, finally the parameter of measurement and calibrating parameters are made comparisons, thus determine whether thing position reaches standard.
Tank body to be measured of the present invention does not contact with measured medium simultaneously, without the need to perforate on tank body, and does not use radiation source, safe and reliable, can not work the mischief to personnel and environment.
Passive nucleon article position measuring device of the present invention and method, be applicable to carry out Level measurement to the medium containing radioactive nuclide.
Accompanying drawing explanation
Fig. 1 is the cut-open view of passive nucleon article position measuring device of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the A portion enlarged drawing of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the electrical structure schematic diagram of passive nucleon article position measuring device of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the one-piece construction schematic diagram of passive nucleon article position measuring device of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the structural representation in the sheet lead sheath sheet lead portion described in embodiment one;
Fig. 6 is the process flow diagram of the passive nucleon article position measuring method described in embodiment seven.
Embodiment
Embodiment one: illustrate present embodiment referring to figs. 1 through Fig. 5, the passive core article position measuring device described in present embodiment, it comprises: gamma radiation detector 8, power supply 20, signal processor and data processing module;
Gamma radiation detector 8 comprises: detector connection cover 7, probe body 9, sheet lead sheath rubber cushion 10, sheet lead sheath 11, photomultiplier 12, stainless steel sheath 13, scintillation crystal 14, fastening pad 15, protection sheet lead 16, detector bottom 17 and dividing potential drop emitter follower 25;
Signal processor comprises: amplification shaping device, threshold value discriminator and pulse analyzer;
Sheet lead sheath 11 comprises sheet lead portion, one, plastics and two, plastics, sheet lead portion and one, plastics surround in a cylindrical shape, and the circumferential ratio of sheet lead portion and one, plastics is 2:1, two, plastics are cylindrical, and diameter is identical with the cylinder that sheet lead portion and plastics surround, one end of two, one end and the plastics of cylinder is connected, and one, plastics and two, plastics are in integral structure;
Stainless steel sheath 13 is cylindrical, the end of this stainless steel sheath 13 is sealed by protection sheet lead 16, the head end of stainless steel sheath 13 is sealed by the sealed end of detector connection cover 7, photomultiplier 12, it is inner that scintillation crystal 14 and fastening pad 15 are all positioned at stainless steel sheath 13, fastening pad 15 is fixed on protection sheet lead 16, scintillation crystal 14 is between photomultiplier 12 and fastening pad 15, sheet lead sheath 11 is socketed in stainless steel sheath 13 outside surface, and the cylindrical portions that in sheet lead sheath 11, sheet lead portion and plastics surround is positioned at outside scintillation crystal 14, sheet lead sheath rubber cushion 10 is socketed in outside sheet lead sheath 11, probe body 9 is socketed in outside sheet lead sheath rubber cushion 10, the end of sheet lead sheath rubber cushion 10 is sealed by detector bottom 17,
Photomultiplier 12 gathers the photoelectron signal that scintillation crystal 14 sends, the photo-multiplier signal output part of photomultiplier 12 connects the photo-multiplier signal input part of dividing potential drop emitter follower 25, dividing potential drop emitter follower 25 is also for being photomultiplier 12 supercharging, the pulse signal output end of dividing potential drop emitter follower 25 connects the pulse signal input terminal of amplification shaping device, the amplifying signal input end of the amplifying signal output terminal connect threshold discriminator of amplification shaping device, the nucleic signal output part of threshold value discriminator connects the nucleic signal input part of pulse analyzer, the Radionuclide analysis signal input part of the analytic signal output terminal connection data processing module of pulse analyzer,
Data processing module also comprises as lower unit:
Measurement parameter collecting unit: when containing radioactive nuclide medium in tank body to be measured, the analytic signal that Real-time Collection pulse analyzer exports is as measurement parameter;
Calibrating parameters collecting unit; When not containing radioactive nuclide medium in tank body to be measured, the analytic signal that acquisition pulse analyzer exports is as calibrating parameters;
Judging unit: measurement parameter and calibrating parameters are compared, judges whether measurement parameter is greater than calibrating parameters, is, the radioactivity material in tank body to be measured reaches spacing height, otherwise the radioactivity material in tank body to be measured does not reach spacing height.
In present embodiment, the irradiation with radiation radiated when the radiativity material in tank body to be measured is on scintillation crystal 14, scintillation crystal 14 is excited to radiate photoelectron, now photoelectronic intensity responded to by photomultiplier 12, and emitter follower part induced signal being sent to dividing potential drop emitter follower 25 strengthens, the divided fraction of dividing potential drop emitter follower 25 also carries out supercharging for photomultiplier 12 simultaneously.The photoelectron intensity level of standard is set with in threshold value discriminator, when threshold value discriminator receives the photoelectron signal of amplification shaping device transmission, if this photoelectron signal is greater than the photoelectron intensity level of standard, prove that the photoelectron signal now obtained reaches standard, and then can be analyzed by pulse analyzer, if this photoelectron signal is less than the photoelectron intensity level of standard, then current detection to photoelectron signal can not reach standard, then re-start collection.Due to the special construction of sheet lead sheath 11, radiant rays is made to be radiated scintillation crystal 14 from one, the plastics of sheet lead sheath 11, namely radiation is carried out in the side of gamma radiation detector 8, relative to the mode of existing end surface measurement, add the receiving area of radiant rays, the number of pulses received increases, and makes final measurement result stability improve 60%.
Closely cooperate between sheet lead sheath rubber cushion 10 and sheet lead sheath 11, sheet lead sheath 11 and protection sheet lead 16, for shielding natural natural ray, improve the Measurement sensibility of product.Fastening pad 15 is sponge, is filled in completely between scintillation crystal 14 and protection sheet lead 16, prevents hard contact damage scintillation crystal 14, simultaneously can also fastening scintillation crystal 14 and photomultiplier 12.
Embodiment two: present embodiment is described further the passive core article position measuring device described in embodiment one, and in present embodiment, scintillation crystal 14 is plastic crystal or sodium iodide crystal.
In present embodiment, adopt plastic crystal or sodium iodide crystal, cost-saving.
Embodiment three: present embodiment is described further the passive core article position measuring device described in embodiment one, and in present embodiment, it also comprises: display unit, input block and output unit;
The display output terminal of the display input end connection data processing module of display unit, this display unit is LCDs 18,
The setting parameter signal input end of the setting parameter signal output terminal connection data processing module of input block,
The on-off model output terminal of the on-off model input end connection data processing module of output unit.
In present embodiment, output unit comprises: output circuit and relay, and the result of data processing module connects output unit by on-off model output terminal; Input block is made up of button, mainly realizes parameter modification and setting; Display unit display measurement parameter value, utilizes LCDs to show numeral, more accurately and directly perceived.
Embodiment four: present embodiment is described further the passive core article position measuring device described in embodiment three, in present embodiment, it also comprises: host shell lid 1, display unit back up pad 2, processor back up pad 3, power supply back up pad 4, host shell seat 5, fixed mount 6, power supply 20, line connector 26 and photomultiplier holder 27;
It is inner that line connector 26 is positioned at detector connection cover 7, and be together fixed on detector connection cover 7 by photomultiplier holder 27 and photomultiplier 12, dividing potential drop emitter follower 25 is fixed on line connector 26, dividing potential drop emitter follower 25 is connected with power supply 20 by the signal-transmitting cable 24 on line connector 26, the end of fixed mount 6 is fixed on the link of detector connection cover 7, the end of host shell seat 5 is fixed on the head end of fixed mount 6, power supply back up pad 4 is fixed on the head end of host shell seat 5, signal-transmitting cable 24 is successively through fixed mount 6, host shell seat 5 is connected with power supply 20 with power supply back up pad 4, power supply 20 is fixed in power supply back up pad 4, processor back up pad 3 is fixed in power supply back up pad 4 by connecting copper post 19, display unit back up pad 2 is fixed in processor back up pad 3 by connecting copper post 19, signal processor is fixed in processor back up pad 3, LCDs 18 is fixed in display unit back up pad 2,
Host shell lid 1 can snap onto on host shell seat 5.
In present embodiment; when host shell lid 1 snaps onto on host shell seat 5; it is inner that the display unit back up pad 2 that host shell seat 5 carries, processor back up pad 3, power supply back up pad 4 and LCDs 18 are all positioned at host shell lid 1, and all devices of host shell lid 1 to its inside play a protective role.
Embodiment five: present embodiment is described further the passive core article position measuring device described in embodiment four, and in present embodiment, the opening part of host shell lid 1 is provided with waterproof case 28.
Embodiment six: present embodiment is described further the passive core article position measuring device described in embodiment four, and in present embodiment, it also comprises: splicing ear 21, signal cable 22 and locking wire mouth 23;
Locking wire mouth 23 is fixed on the sidewall of host shell seat 5, for locking signal cable 22, splicing ear 21 is for being connected one end of signal cable 22 with signal processor, and the other end of signal cable 22 is connected with data processing module with locking wire mouth 23 through host shell seat 5.
Embodiment seven: illustrate present embodiment, the passive core article position measuring method described in present embodiment with reference to Fig. 1 and 6, the method realizes based on lower device, and described device comprises: gamma radiation detector 8, power supply 20 and signal processor;
Gamma radiation detector 8 comprises: detector connection cover 7, probe body 9, sheet lead sheath rubber cushion 10, sheet lead sheath 11, photomultiplier 12, stainless steel sheath 13, scintillation crystal 14, fastening pad 15, protection sheet lead 16, detector bottom 17 and dividing potential drop emitter follower 25;
Signal processor comprises: amplification shaping device, threshold value discriminator and pulse analyzer;
Sheet lead sheath 11 comprises sheet lead portion, one, plastics and two, plastics, sheet lead portion and one, plastics surround in a cylindrical shape, and the circumferential ratio of sheet lead portion and one, plastics is 2:1, two, plastics are cylindrical, and diameter is identical with the cylinder that sheet lead portion and plastics surround, one end of two, one end and the plastics of cylinder is connected, and one, plastics and two, plastics are in integral structure;
Stainless steel sheath 13 is cylindrical, the end of this stainless steel sheath 13 is sealed by protection sheet lead 16, the head end of stainless steel sheath 13 is sealed by the sealed end of detector connection cover 7, photomultiplier 12, it is inner that scintillation crystal 14 and fastening pad 15 are all positioned at stainless steel sheath 13, fastening pad 15 is fixed on protection sheet lead 16, scintillation crystal 14 is between photomultiplier 12 and fastening pad 15, sheet lead sheath 11 is socketed in stainless steel sheath 13 outside surface, and the cylindrical portions that in sheet lead sheath 11, sheet lead portion and plastics surround is positioned at outside scintillation crystal 14, sheet lead sheath rubber cushion 10 is socketed in outside sheet lead sheath 11, probe body 9 is socketed in outside sheet lead sheath rubber cushion 10, the end of sheet lead sheath rubber cushion 10 is sealed by detector bottom 17,
Photomultiplier 12 gathers the photoelectron signal that scintillation crystal 14 sends, the photo-multiplier signal output part of photomultiplier 12 connects the photo-multiplier signal input part of dividing potential drop emitter follower 25, dividing potential drop emitter follower 25 is also for being photomultiplier 12 supercharging, the pulse signal output end of dividing potential drop emitter follower 25 connects the pulse signal input terminal of amplification shaping device, the amplifying signal input end of the amplifying signal output terminal connect threshold discriminator of amplification shaping device, the nucleic signal output part of threshold value discriminator connects the nucleic signal input part of pulse analyzer;
Said method comprising the steps of:
Demarcating steps: not containing the analytic signal that acquisition pulse analyzer during radioactive nuclide medium obtains in tank body to be measured, and using this analytic signal as calibrating parameters;
Measuring process: time in tank body to be measured containing radioactive nuclide medium, the analytic signal that Real-time Collection pulse analyzer obtains, and using this analytic signal as measurement parameter;
Determining step: measurement parameter and calibrating parameters are compared, judges whether measurement parameter is greater than calibrating parameters, is, the radioactivity material in tank body to be measured reaches spacing height, and terminates to measure; Otherwise the radioactivity material in tank body to be measured does not reach spacing height, and return measurement step re-starts measurement.