This paper describes how to directly and accurately measure liquid volume in a deformed tank which has gas-leaking pinholes, whose attitude changes and walls vibrate, and in which liquid sloshes. The proposed method is different from conventional methods that use level meters, and makes the measurement possible without setting level detecting devices such as a float in the tank. The method makes use of Boyle's law, and the measurement procedure is as follows: first, on determine the volume of gas in the tank by measuring gage pressure increased by compressing the volume of gas in the tank, and next, on find the volume of liquid by subtracting the volume of gas from capacity of the tank.


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    Title :

    Volume measurement of liquid in a deformed tank - Application to the fuel meter of automobiles


    Additional title:

    Inhaltsmessung von Fluessigkeiten in einem verformten Behaelter - Anwendung fuer Kraftstoffmessungen in Kraftfahrzeugen


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    Published in:

    SAE-Papers ; Oct ; 1-10


    Publication date :

    1987


    Size :

    10 Seiten, 9 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 5 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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