Tank content gauging system

Details Tank content gauging system Tank content gauging system

1985-08-12

1988-07-05

Howell, Janice A.

Radiant energy

Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling

Fluent material level signalling

250308, G01F 2300

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047556773

ABSTRACT:
A tank content gauging system including a plurality of radiation sources and a radiation detector mounted at a fuel tank, with the radiation detector positioned for receiving radiation from the sources and for producing an output which is an electrical analog of the detected radiation, a register for storing the detector output, a telemetry-on-demand switching unit for starting and stopping the detector operation from a point distant from the tank, a transceiver for sending "on" and "off" commands to the switching unit and receiving telemetry data from the register, a computer having the telemetry data and reference data as inputs for producing an output representing the quantity of fuel in the tank, and a display for indicating the quantity of fuel in the tank.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2960607 (1960-11-01), Kohl
patent: 3486374 (1969-12-01), Wright
patent: 3501632 (1970-03-01), Kaminskas et al.

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