Fuel flow consumption monitoring system
US4218744A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 8, 1978 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F9/001
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A monitoring system (10) for measuring fuel consumption of an engine having a supply tank and an input fuel line extending between the supply tank and the engine is provided. Structure (12, 14) is disposed within the input fuel line for measuring the fuel flow rate of fuel flowing from the supply tank to the engine and for generating an output digital pulse stream proportional to the fuel flow rate. Circuitry (56, 58) is provided for generating a signal representing an initial amount of fuel stored in the supply tank. An electronic processor (18) is responsive to the digital pulse stream and the signal representing the initial amount of fuel for generating an output signal representing the fuel consumption rate of the engine. A display (50) is interconnected to the electronic processor (18) for displaying the electronic processor output signal representing the fuel consumption rate of the engine, fuel status and other measured parameters.
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