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AutoSoft
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401.885.3631 |
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401.884.5653 Fax |
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401.996.3631 Cell |
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Decision Ready
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autosoft@aol.com |
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| Commercial & custom multi-user computer software for a
variety of applications including performance metrics, statistical analysis,
data extraction and merger from multiple large databases, computer simulation
and management information systems.
Founded in 1982. |
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| We know Excel! Whenever possible, Excel
is the user interface, VBA is the programming language, ODBC connects to the
database of your choice. |
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| Baylis Groundwater Remediation |
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| The Baylis Manufacturing Company manufactured electrical
components in Warwick, RI, USA for many years. Several years ago, Baylis ceased operations
and abandoned their facility, leaving behind a legacy of groundwater
contaminated with organic solvents.
The pollution was extensive and qualified as a EPA Superfund
site. Additionally, the site is in
close proximity to Rhode Island’s only international airport, and is bisected
by the main line of Amtrak railroad.
The site is earmarked for a future railroad station. |
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| A remediation plan was designed and implemented. 89 wells were drilled in a grid
pattern. Air hoses run to the bottom
of each well. Compressors pump air to
the bottom of each well. The air
passes through the water and absorbs some of the organic contaminants. The contaminated air is captured and passed
through activated charcoal. The
activated charcoal will need to be replaced in a timely manner to assure that
the organic contamination does not bypass a spent filter and further
contaminate the environment. The rate
at which the activated charcoal will be consumed was unknown at the start of
the project and would vary based on atmospheric conditions. Design engineers predict that this air
purging must continue for 7 years to clean the groundwater. Because the site is bisected by the
railroad, a compressor/filter system is required for each side of the site. |
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| AutoSoft and Dr. Serdakowski were commissioned to design
monitoring hardware and software.
The system needed to continuously monitor both sides of the site,
prepare a daily status report and fax the report to the engineering firm
responsible for maintaining the equipment.
Dr. Serdakowski designed and AutoSoft supplied two NEMA 4 enclosures
with Advantech ADAM 4017 analog input modules. The two enclosures are connected to the
computer via RS-485 protocol through the serial port. RS-485 can maintain communications up to
5,000 feet over a single shielded twisted pair cable. A Windows computer was configured with
WinFax Pro software and custom software prepared by Dr. Serdakowski. The software continuously monitors and
records 14 different parameters. An
Excel spreadsheet is prepared every day and faxed to Dr. Serdakowski and
the engineering firm with the maintenance contract. A copy of a daily report is illustrated
here: |
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| Although not part of the specification, Dr. Serdakowski added
(at no extra cost) an algorithm that predicts when the various parameters
will breech their respective control limits and alarm limits, in effect
predicting when the activated charcoal needs to be changed. In the example above, the Fl Temp [ETG-2]
is predicted to exceed both the alarm limit and the control limit on 8/23/04. |
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| AutoSoft supplied the hardware, software and 1 year of
maintenance for $8,000. The system
went on line in February of 2002 and ran without intervention for over 7
years. AutoSoft anticipated a
continuous revenue stream with subsequent maintenance contracts. Unfortunately, the system proved to be so
reliable that the State of Rhode Island decided not to request bids for a
maintenance contract, choosing instead to call AutoSoft when a problem
manifests itself. One ADAM 4017 module and the motherboard on the computer
failed and were replaced. To date, the software has performed flawlessly. |
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| AutoSoft Systems | 2 Round Hill Court, East
Greenwich, Rhode Island, USA 02818 | 401.885.3631 | Fax: 401.884.5653 |
Mobile: 401.996.3631 |
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| This web page was last updated at 02/21/2014 07:57 AM and is
written in EXCEL! |
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