KISTERS’ cableway system Hornet Plus has been developed to perform stream discharge measurements from fixed cableways.

The Hornet Plus uses an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) or mechanical current meter attached to a suitable gauging weight to measure discharge. It features an advanced hoist that measures depth, angle of drift and current meter counts, and sends the information to the remote control.

The Hornet Plus is an ideal solution to replace manned cableways, thus removing the personal injury risk associated with this type of gauging: The system is operated from the bank of a stream. Using a handheld remote control, the operator can manoeuvre the flow sensing device with the push of a switch to traverse the waterway section to be measured.

The control system operates an electric motor to drive the carriage and hoist from the operating side to the far side of the waterway and back to the starting point. The operator uses the remote control to raise and lower the flow sensing device from the water via the hoist.

The unit is equipped with a breakaway kit rated @ 272 kg for the safety of the user during operation. (Attention: Failure to use this device may cause severe injury or death.)

• Easy set up
• Minimal maintenance
• Variable traversing speed up to 1.O m/sec (3.3 ft/sec)
• Auto-correction of horizontal distance
• Auto-correction of depth of observation (angle of drift, airline, wetline measured)