Measuring and testing – Volume or rate of flow – Mass flow by imparting angular or transverse momentum to the...
Patent
1990-03-26
1991-07-23
Goldstein, Herbert
Measuring and testing
Volume or rate of flow
Mass flow by imparting angular or transverse momentum to the...
73 38, G01F 100
Patent
active
050333100
ABSTRACT:
A test apparatus for measuring the rate (volume as a function of time) of surface water runoff infiltration inflow into a manhole that includes a portable liquid impervious barrier that can retain a predetermined volume of water and sized to extend and encompass a manhole cover and the manhole supporting structure, the barrier including a waterproof gasket along its base, and a liquid level measuring device positioned inside the barrier that can determine first and second liquid levels within the barrier as a function of time. When the liquid impervious barrier is filled with water, the device is actuated when a particular water level is reached. After liquid has infiltrated into the manhole structure, the level will drop in the barrier and when a predetermined low level is reached, the measuring device will compute the time lapsed and the volume that has left the barrier. The barrier also includes one or more apertures to ensure that a predetermined volume of liquid is in the barrier at the beginning of the test.
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