Communications – electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices – Echo systems
Patent
1992-04-30
1993-03-16
Pihulic, Daniel T.
Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
Echo systems
367908, 340621, G01S 1502
Patent
active
051950588
ABSTRACT:
This disclosure concerns the application of the pulse echo principle to the non-intrusive method of low liquid level sensing to determine the level of a liquid in a container. Generally, the sensor is attached to an outer wall of a liquid container by means of an epoxy adhesive. An ultrasonic pulse is transmitted through from the sensor into the container and is reflected back through the epoxy adhesive and the container wall. The acoustic reflection coefficient for the container wall varies depending on whether the wall is backed by a liquid, the level of which is being determined. Specific integral equations which are provided to manipulate the data and to render the sensor less sensitive to noise, wall thickness and reflections from thin liquid levels.
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Garfinkle Irwin
Pihulic Daniel T.
Singer Donald J.
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
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