WO2002029367A3 - Method and apparatus for determining the volume of liquid in a reservoir - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for determining the volume of liquid in a reservoir Download PDF

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WO2002029367A3
WO2002029367A3 PCT/IB2001/001807 IB0101807W WO0229367A3 WO 2002029367 A3 WO2002029367 A3 WO 2002029367A3 IB 0101807 W IB0101807 W IB 0101807W WO 0229367 A3 WO0229367 A3 WO 0229367A3
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reservoir
liquid
volume
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Peter James Erasmus
Evert Philippus Vermeulen
Leslee Vernon Gouws
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Directech Internat Ltd
Peter James Erasmus
Evert Philippus Vermeulen
Leslee Vernon Gouws
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Priority to AU9018701A priority patent/AU9018701A/en
Publication of WO2002029367A2 publication Critical patent/WO2002029367A2/en
Publication of WO2002029367A3 publication Critical patent/WO2002029367A3/en

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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
    • G01F23/14—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 measurement of pressure
    • G01F23/16—Indicating, recording, or alarm devices being actuated by mechanical or fluid means, e.g. using gas, mercury, or a diaphragm as transmitting element, or by a column of liquid
    • G01F23/165—Indicating, recording, or alarm devices being actuated by mechanical or fluid means, e.g. using gas, mercury, or a diaphragm as transmitting element, or by a column of liquid of bubbler type
    • G01F23/168—Indicating, recording, or alarm devices being actuated by mechanical or fluid means, e.g. using gas, mercury, or a diaphragm as transmitting element, or by a column of liquid of bubbler type with electric indicating or recording

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Levels Of Liquids Or Fluent Solid Materials (AREA)
  • Measuring Fluid Pressure (AREA)

Abstract

This invention relates to a method of determining the volume of liquid (50) in a reservoir (52), which includes the steps of feeding a pressurised gas through a flow path (26) to a low point in the reservoir (52), measuring the back pressure in the flow path (26) with pressure measuring means (16), and using the measured back pressure to calculate the depth of liquid (50) in the reservoir (52). This invention extends to an apparatus (10) for use in determining the volume of liquid (50) in a reservoir (52), and to a probe (12) suitable for use in the apparatus (10). The invention also relates to a method of detecting the presence of contaminants in a body of liquid (50).
PCT/IB2001/001807 2000-10-02 2001-10-02 Method and apparatus for determining the volume of liquid in a reservoir WO2002029367A2 (en)

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AU2001290187A AU2001290187B2 (en) 2000-10-02 2001-10-02 Method and apparatus for determining the volume of liquid in a reservoir
AU9018701A AU9018701A (en) 2000-10-02 2001-10-02 A method of and apparatus for determining the volume of liquid in a reservoir

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US5309764A (en) * 1993-05-26 1994-05-10 Itt Corporation Tank gauging system
US5347863A (en) * 1993-07-02 1994-09-20 Richard Clarence N Asphalt oil tank monitor
US5406828A (en) * 1993-11-16 1995-04-18 Yellowstone Environmental Science, Inc. Method and apparatus for pressure and level transmission and sensing
US5791187A (en) * 1995-07-10 1998-08-11 Changmin Co., Ltd. Level measurement method using measurements of water column pressure therefor

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US5309764A (en) * 1993-05-26 1994-05-10 Itt Corporation Tank gauging system
US5347863A (en) * 1993-07-02 1994-09-20 Richard Clarence N Asphalt oil tank monitor
US5406828A (en) * 1993-11-16 1995-04-18 Yellowstone Environmental Science, Inc. Method and apparatus for pressure and level transmission and sensing
US5791187A (en) * 1995-07-10 1998-08-11 Changmin Co., Ltd. Level measurement method using measurements of water column pressure therefor

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