Phase separation detector for fuel storage tank
US8656774B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 24, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/2847
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of determining if phase separation into an upper layer of a first fluid and a lower layer of a first fluid has occurred in a tank containing a first fluid, the method including determining a first density of the first fluid adjacent a top surface of the first fluid, determining a second density of the first fluid adjacent a bottom of the tank, and comparing the first density of the first fluid to the second density of the first fluid to determine if the first fluid has separated into the upper layer of the first fluid and the lower layer of the first fluid separated by a phase separation boundary.
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