SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING FLUIDS AND MONITORING FLUID QUALITY IN A VESSEL
    1.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING FLUIDS AND MONITORING FLUID QUALITY IN A VESSEL 有权
    用于识别流体和监测流体质量的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110246100A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-06

    申请号:US13086958

    申请日:2011-04-14

    IPC分类号: G01N27/02 G06F19/00

    摘要: Methods and systems are disclosed for using time domain reflectometry to determine the identity of a fluid in a vessel, and to determine whether the quality of a fluid in a vessel is within acceptable parameters. Methods include identifying a fluid by comparing a derived characteristic of a fluid to a reference characteristic, determining the quality of a fluid by determining if a derived characteristic is within an acceptable quality range, monitoring a fluid for a dynamic change in quality or state, and identifying a fluid by comparing a transition reflection waveform to a reference signature transition. The methods are implemented in systems for identifying a fluid layer in a vessel, such as fuel, free liquid water or ice, detecting misfueling or fuel contamination, and detecting fluid state changes, such as the formation of ice.

    摘要翻译: 公开了使用时域反射测定来确定容器中的流体的身份并确定容器中的流体质量是否在可接受参数内的方法和系统。 方法包括通过将流体的导出特征与参考特征进行比较来确定流体,通过确定导出的特征是否在可接受的质量范围内来确定流体的质量,监测流体以获得质量或状态的动态变化,以及 通过将过渡反射波形与参考特征转换进行比较来识别流体。 该方法在用于识别容器中的流体层(例如燃料,游离液体水或冰),检测不充分或燃料污染以及检测流体状态变化(例如冰的形成)的系统中实施。

    System and Method for Accurately Measuring Fluid Level in a Vessel
    2.
    发明申请
    System and Method for Accurately Measuring Fluid Level in a Vessel 有权
    准确测量船舶液位的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110209543A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-01

    申请号:US12901463

    申请日:2010-10-08

    IPC分类号: G01F23/00

    CPC分类号: G01F23/284 G01S13/18

    摘要: An apparatus and method for measuring a level of a liquid is provided. Generally, the apparatus contains a first coaxial cable section including a first center conductor, a first outer conductor and a solid dielectric between the first center conductor and first outer conductor. The apparatus also contains a second coaxial cable section including a second center conductor, a second outer conductor and an air dielectric between the second center conductor and second outer conductor. Further, a coupling is provided between the first and second coaxial cable sections, wherein the second coaxial cable section is disposed in a liquid for determining a level of the liquid.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于测量液体水平的装置和方法。 通常,该装置包括第一同轴电缆部分,其包括第一中心导体,第一外导体和第一中心导体与第一外导体之间的固体电介质。 该装置还包括第二同轴电缆部分,其包括第二中心导体,第二外导体和第二中心导体与第二外导体之间的空气电介质。 此外,在第一和第二同轴电缆部分之间提供耦合,其中第二同轴电缆部分设置在用于确定液体水平的液体中。

    Vessel Probe Connector with Solid Dielectric Therein
    3.
    发明申请
    Vessel Probe Connector with Solid Dielectric Therein 有权
    具有固体介质的容器探头连接器

    公开(公告)号:US20110241698A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-06

    申请号:US13086928

    申请日:2011-04-14

    IPC分类号: G01R27/28

    摘要: A modular TDR probe assembly is presented. The probe assembly includes a first section with a central conductor and an outer conductor having a first impedance, and a second section with a central conductor and an outer conductor having a second impedance. An impedance matching elbow joins the first section and the second section. The elbow contains a solid dielectric insert with a bore passing through it housing a terminal pin that conveys electrical signals between the center conductor of the first section and the center conductor of the second section.

    摘要翻译: 提出了一种模块式TDR探头组件。 探针组件包括具有中心导体的第一部分和具有第一阻抗的外部导体,以及具有中心导体和具有第二阻抗的外部导体的第二部分。 阻抗匹配弯头连接第一部分和第二部分。 弯头包含固体电介质插入件,其中穿过其中的孔容纳端子引脚,该端子引脚在第一部分的中心导体和第二部分的中心导体之间传送电信号。

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING SWEEP DELAY AND ALIASING FOR TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRIC MEASUREMENT OF LIQUID HEIGHT WITHIN A TANK
    4.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING SWEEP DELAY AND ALIASING FOR TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRIC MEASUREMENT OF LIQUID HEIGHT WITHIN A TANK 有权
    系统和方法优化时间域延迟和时间域反射测量液体高度在坦克

    公开(公告)号:US20100153029A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-17

    申请号:US12630305

    申请日:2009-12-03

    IPC分类号: G01F23/22 G06F19/00 G01R27/04

    CPC分类号: G01F23/284 G01S13/18

    摘要: A layer height measuring system in one embodiment has a transmission line including a probe for measuring a height of a first layer within a tank and a cable that connects the probe to an electronics unit. The electronics unit cyclically transmits interrogation pulses to the probe and receives reflections therefrom for time domain reflectometric measurement of the height of the first layer. The layer height measuring system may also have a memory and a processor configured by the memory to perform the steps of detecting first and second impedance transitions corresponding to first and second boundaries of a bounded region of known length; optimizing a sweep offset and a sweep gain so as to cause swept sample collection to occur substantially only within the bounded region; and detecting a third impedance transition within the bounded region, the third impedance transition corresponding to an interface between the first layer and a second layer, the first and second layers having respectively different dielectric constants.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中的层高度测量系统具有传输线,其包括用于测量罐内的第一层的高度的探针和将探针连接到电子单元的电缆。 电子单元将询问脉冲周期性地发送到探头并且接收来自其的反射,以便对第一层的高度进行时域反射测量。 层高度测量系统还可以具有由存储器配置的存储器和处理器,以执行检测对应于已知长度的有界区域的第一和第二边界的第一和第二阻抗转变的步骤; 优化扫描偏移和扫掠增益,以使得扫描样品收集基本上仅在有界区域内发生; 以及检测所述有界区域内的第三阻抗转变,所述第三阻抗转变对应于所述第一层和第二层之间的界面,所述第一和第二层具有不同的介电常数。

    MASS FLOWMETER
    5.
    发明申请
    MASS FLOWMETER 有权
    质量流量计

    公开(公告)号:US20110167927A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-07-14

    申请号:US12686004

    申请日:2010-01-12

    IPC分类号: G01F1/82 F15D1/00

    摘要: A motorless mass flowmeter in accordance with one embodiment of the invention comprises a turbine subassembly, a drum, and an impeller. The drum is rigidly connected to the turbine subassembly such that the drum rotates in accompaniment to rotation of the turbine subassembly. The impeller is rotationally coupled to the drum by way of a spring that allows relative rotation against the bias of the spring. The turbine subassembly has jets and bypass valves. The turbine subassembly may be implemented in the form of a laminated bypass valve structure. The laminated bypass valve structure may include an entrance layer having entrance port(s), a closure layer having closure member(s), an exit layer defining exit passage(s), and an intermediary layer forming conduit(s) for guiding fluid from entrance port(s) to exit passage(s).

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的一个实施例的无电动质量流量计包括涡轮机组件,滚筒和叶轮。 滚筒刚性地连接到涡轮机组件,使得滚筒伴随着涡轮机组件的旋转而旋转。 叶轮通过弹簧旋转地联接到滚筒,该弹簧允许克服弹簧偏压的相对旋转。 涡轮机组件具有喷嘴和旁通阀。 涡轮机组件可以以叠层旁通阀结构的形式实现。 层压旁通阀结构可以包括具有入口端口的入口层,具有封闭构件的封闭层,限定出口通道的出口层,以及用于引导流体从中流出的中间层形成管道 入口口出口。

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCURATELY MEASURING FLUID LEVEL IN A VESSEL
    8.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCURATELY MEASURING FLUID LEVEL IN A VESSEL 有权
    用于精确测量船舶中流体液位的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090235737A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-09-24

    申请号:US12243511

    申请日:2008-10-01

    IPC分类号: G01F23/284

    CPC分类号: G01F23/284 G01S13/18

    摘要: A system and method for accurately measuring fluid level in a vessel is provided. Generally, the system contains an elongated portion being a coaxial tube having a hollow center, an arm being coaxial in shape, and a sensor containing a transmitter capable of creating and transmitting an excitation electromagnetic pulse for traversing the elongated portion and the arm, and a receiver for receiving reflected pulses, wherein a proximate end of the elongated portion joins a distal end of the arm in a manner to create a waveguide for an electromagnetic pulse provided by the sensor.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于精确测量容器中的液位的系统和方法。 通常,该系统包括细长部分,该部分是具有中空中心的同轴管,臂同轴的形状,以及包含能够产生和传递用于穿过细长部分和臂的激励电磁脉冲的发射器的传感器,以及 用于接收反射脉冲的接收器,其中所述细长部分的近端以以由所述传感器提供的电磁脉冲形成波导的方式连接所述臂的远端。