Fluent material handling – with receiver or receiver coacting mea – Automatic control of flow cutoff or diversion – Level or overflow responsive
Patent
1995-09-11
1997-10-07
Jacyna, J. Casimer
Fluent material handling, with receiver or receiver coacting mea
Automatic control of flow cutoff or diversion
Level or overflow responsive
141 5, 141 7, 141 59, 141 46, 137202, 137393, 137587, B67D 500
Patent
active
056737360
ABSTRACT:
The invention described in the patent is an automatic control system which provides monitoring, supervision, and control of the process of filling of a tank or container with a liquid. The invention is applicable to cases where the liquid is handled in contact with its own vapor only, or where the liquid must be maintained at all times under a specified gas pressure. The invention provides an improved method of carrying out the process of filling of tanks or containers with liquids such as ammonia, chlorine, propane, liquefied petroleum gas, or with liquids such as carbonated beverages. The main advantage provided by the apparatus and method of the present invention is that an improved means is included for automatically stopping the filling process at the correct point, so as to avoid a possibly hazardous overfilled condition. One of the methods currently in use requires a mechanical valve which senses liquid level in the tank and is supposed to close so as to stop flow to the tank when the liquid has reached the maximum allowable level. The mechanical valve may malfunction and allow overfilling of the tank, and the fact that the valve is malfunctioning may not be readily apparent. The present invention does not require a mechanical valve of the type described above. Further, there is a self-checking and self-monitoring capability so that users of the apparatus and method are warned of any malfunction.
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