The invention relates to the field of height measurement, disclosing a method and a device for improving the stability of height difference measurement based on a corrugated tube. The method comprises: improving the structural stability of a height difference measuring device between a first pressure sensor and a second pressure sensor, obtaining the structural stability improvement result; collecting a first pressure from the first pressure sensor, detecting whether the first pressure is affected by external interference; when the first pressure is not affected by external interference, performing pressure screening on the first pressure to obtain a screening pressure, and calculating a first pressure average value of the screening pressure; collecting a second pressure from the second pressure sensor, calculating a second pressure average value of the second pressure; based on a historical pressure average value of the second pressure sensor, detecting the pressure accuracy of the second pressure average value; when the pressure accuracy is accurate, updating the second pressure by utilizing the second pressure average value to obtain an updated pressure; calculating the dynamic height difference of the height difference measuring device, utilizing the dynamic height difference to determine a dynamic stability improvement result of the height difference measuring device. The invention can ensure the stability of pressure measurement.

An estimation device includes a controller that: acquires a first pipe surface temperature and a second pipe surface temperature, wherein the first pipe surface temperature is an outer surface temperature of a pipe at a precipitate generation position at which a precipitate is adhered to an inner surface of the pipe through which a fluid flows, and the second pipe surface temperature is the outer surface temperature of the pipe at a reference position different from the precipitate generation position; calculates an in-pipe fluid temperature that is a temperature of the fluid at the precipitate generation position based on the second pipe surface temperature; and estimates a thickness of the precipitate based on the in-pipe fluid temperature and the first pipe surface temperature.

An estimation device includes a controller that: acquires a first pipe surface temperature and a second pipe surface temperature, wherein the first pipe surface temperature is an outer surface temperature of a pipe at a precipitate generation position at which a precipitate is adhered to an inner surface of the pipe through which a fluid flows, and the second pipe surface temperature is the outer surface temperature of the pipe at a reference position different from the precipitate generation position; calculates an in-pipe fluid temperature that is a temperature of the fluid at the precipitate generation position based on the second pipe surface temperature; and estimates a thickness of the precipitate based on the in-pipe fluid temperature and the first pipe surface temperature.

A settlement monitoring system 1 for a construction site 400, the system 1 comprising an elongate liquid vessel 100, a continuous body of liquid 110 within the vessel 100, a first sensor 201 housed within a first portion of the vessel, and at least one additional sensor 202-206 housed within a second portion of the liquid vessel 100, wherein the sensors 201-206 are submerged within the liquid 110 and each sensor 201-206 is capable of detecting a pressure of the liquid 110, wherein in use the first portion of the liquid vessel 100 is configured to be situated at a known reference point of the site 400, the second portion is configured to be embedded within the ground 416, and the pressures are communicated to a surface system 308, the surface system 308 being configured to record the pressures.