Measuring and testing – With fluid pressure – Leakage
Patent
1982-01-22
1983-09-20
Gill, James J.
Measuring and testing
With fluid pressure
Leakage
G01M 332
Patent
active
044048440
ABSTRACT:
This invention provides a method for detecting loss by leakage of liquid from a liquid-containing vessel by employing a submersible diaphragm-type pressure transducer having an integral operational amplifier in an appropriate electrical connection with a suitable power supply and digital volt meter. The method comprises steps of placing the transducer into the vessel beneath the surface of the liquid, energizing the operational amplifier to obtain an initial electrical output, recording the initial electrical output with a digital volt meter, adjusting the liquid volume of the vessel by a predetermined amount, (i.e., by adding or removing a known volume of liquid), recording the electrical output of the operational amplifier after the volume adjustment, calculating a calibration factor by dividing the adjusted volume by the difference in electrical output, recording the electrical output at the beginning of a predetermined period of time, recording the electrical output at the end of the predetermined period of time, recording the electrical output at the end of the predetermined period of time, and calculating the volume of liquid lost by subtracting the electrical output at the end of the predetermined period of time from the electrical output at the beginning of the predetermined period of time and multiplying the result by the calibration factor.
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Francis Richard
Gill James J.
Knopik Duane L.
Roskos Joseph W.
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