Automated tank mixing
US11845042B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2023 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/37371
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method is taught for maintaining a fluid within a tank. In this method an upper data acquisition device is operated which is capable of obtaining at least one characteristic of the fluid in a tank adjacent to the upper data acquisition device. A lower data acquisition device is also operated which is situated below the upper data acquisition device, capable of obtaining at least one characteristic of the fluid in the tank adjacent to the lower data acquisition device. A data analyzer is then utilized which is capable transmitting a data packet to the intermittent mixer. The method then automatically turns on the intermittent mixer from the data received from the data packet. Afterwards, the method automatically turns off the intermittent mixer from the data received from the data packet resulting in the at least one characteristic from the upper data acquisition device is within specifications of the at least one characteristic from the lower data acquisition device. In this method the intermittent mixer is capable of altering the fluid within the tank so that the at least one characteristic is consistent throughout the tank.
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