Design of monitor system and tube fluid’s rate controller based on pressure sensor mpx5100dp and control valve

Control system is a major component in the industrial operations control process. In some industries that make use of chemicals, an error variables or parameters settings can cause some damage. For the environment or the industry itself. So, utilization and development in this field is an awful lot to do. This control system is designed to measure and control the flow rate of the fluid in the pipes. This tool is composed by using a pressure sensor MPX5100dp as the primary sensor and also the servo motor that became the controlling actuator faucets. The results showed that this system can control the fluid's flow rate according to what expected. For monitoring, the system can can determine the rate changes that occur in the pipe. This tool can measure the pressure of 100kPa and rotate the actuator up to faucets with a range of more or less 5 degree.

Pilot study on nocturnal monitoring of crackles in children with pneumonia

BackgroundThe clinical diagnosis of pneumonia is usually based on crackles at auscultation but it is not yet clear what kind of crackles are the characteristic features of pneumonia in children. Lung sound monitoring can be used as a “longtime stethoscope”. Therefore, it was the aim of this pilot study to use a lung sound monitor system to detect crackles and to differentiate between fine and coarse crackles in children with acute pneumonia. The change of crackles during the course of the disease shall be investigated in a follow-up study.Patients and methodsCrackles were recorded overnight from 22.00 to 06.00 h in 30 children with radiographically confirmed pneumonia. The data of a total of 28 800 recorded 30-second-epochs were audiovisually analysed for fine and coarse crackles.ResultsFine crackles and coarse crackles were recognised in every patient with pneumonia but the number of epochs with and without crackles varied widely among the different patients: Fine crackles were detected in 40% (mean, sd 22), coarse crackles in 76% (sd 20). The predominant localisation of crackles as recorded during overnight monitoring was in accordance with the radiographic infiltrates and the classical auscultation in most patients. The distribution of crackles was fairly equal throughout the night. However, there were time periods without any crackle in the single patients so that the diagnosis of pneumonia might be missed at sporadic auscultation.ConclusionNocturnal monitoring can be beneficial to reliably detect fine and coarse crackles in children with pneumonia.