CA1130441A - Liquid storage tank contents gauge - Google Patents
Liquid storage tank contents gaugeInfo
- Publication number
- CA1130441A CA1130441A CA295,662A CA295662A CA1130441A CA 1130441 A CA1130441 A CA 1130441A CA 295662 A CA295662 A CA 295662A CA 1130441 A CA1130441 A CA 1130441A
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- liquid
- tank
- signal
- transducer
- volume
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
Links
Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
- G01F23/22—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water
- G01F23/28—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring the variations of parameters of electromagnetic or acoustic waves applied directly to the liquid or fluent solid material
- G01F23/296—Acoustic waves
- G01F23/2962—Measuring transit time of reflected waves
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
- G01F23/22—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water
- G01F23/26—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields
- G01F23/263—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields by measuring variations in capacitance of capacitors
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Electromagnetism (AREA)
- Thermal Sciences (AREA)
- Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Power Engineering (AREA)
- Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
- Measurement Of Levels Of Liquids Or Fluent Solid Materials (AREA)
- Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB3156/77 | 1977-01-26 | ||
GB315677A GB1600131A (en) | 1977-01-26 | 1977-01-26 | Liquid storage tank contents gauge |
GB3352177 | 1977-08-10 | ||
GB33521/77 | 1977-08-10 |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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CA1130441A true CA1130441A (en) | 1982-08-24 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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CA295,662A Expired CA1130441A (en) | 1977-01-26 | 1978-01-25 | Liquid storage tank contents gauge |
Country Status (5)
Country | Link |
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JP (1) | JPS53101463A (de) |
CA (1) | CA1130441A (de) |
DE (1) | DE2803374A1 (de) |
FR (1) | FR2379056A1 (de) |
NL (1) | NL7800887A (de) |
Families Citing this family (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE2932243C2 (de) * | 1979-08-09 | 1982-04-22 | Eugen 2805 Stuhr Rapp | Füllstands- und Temperaturmeßgerät für Tankanlagen |
GB2084322B (en) * | 1980-09-18 | 1984-08-30 | Avery Hardoll Ltd | Fluid measuring system |
US4448207A (en) * | 1981-11-03 | 1984-05-15 | Vital Metrics, Inc. | Medical fluid measuring system |
FR2522139A1 (fr) * | 1982-02-22 | 1983-08-26 | Thomson Brandt | Procede et dispositif de mesure du volume d'un liquide dans un reservoir par resonance acoustique |
US5095747A (en) * | 1989-12-26 | 1992-03-17 | Barnstead Thermolyne Corporation | Cryogenic liquid level sensing apparatus |
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1978
- 1978-01-25 FR FR7802080A patent/FR2379056A1/fr not_active Withdrawn
- 1978-01-25 CA CA295,662A patent/CA1130441A/en not_active Expired
- 1978-01-25 NL NL7800887A patent/NL7800887A/xx not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1978-01-26 JP JP677178A patent/JPS53101463A/ja active Pending
- 1978-01-26 DE DE19782803374 patent/DE2803374A1/de not_active Withdrawn
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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JPS53101463A (en) | 1978-09-04 |
FR2379056A1 (fr) | 1978-08-25 |
NL7800887A (nl) | 1978-07-28 |
DE2803374A1 (de) | 1978-07-27 |
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Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
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MKEX | Expiry |