Method and apparatus for monitoring liquid stock in a storage tank
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1. In a system having a liquid storage tank, and liquid dispensers connected to said storage tank, apparatus for monitoring stock movement to and from said tank comprising:
- a computer;
means connecting said dispensers to said computer to continuously enter quantities of stock as it is dispensed;
at least one fixed level indicator mounted within said tank for indicating the true stock level when the stock uppersurface traverses said indicator;
said computer including means for calculating the level of stock at the time it passes said fixed level indicator, the calculation being based on the quantity of stock added to said tank and subtracted from said tank at the instant the level of stock passes said indicator, means connecting said indicator to said computer to trigger said calculating means; and
means for comparing the true stock level with a calculated stock level determined to provide a measure of the variance between said true stock level and the calculated level.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for monitoring liquid stock in a storage tank. A prism connected by optical fibers is located at a fixed position in a tank, the volume of liquid at the fixed position being determined. A computer receives data relating to the liquid dispensed, and the liquid received, and calculates an amount of liquid in the tank at the moment the liquid passes the fixed prism. The calculated data is compared to the exact volume data received from the prism.
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1. In a system having a liquid storage tank, and liquid dispensers connected to said storage tank, apparatus for monitoring stock movement to and from said tank comprising:
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a computer; means connecting said dispensers to said computer to continuously enter quantities of stock as it is dispensed; at least one fixed level indicator mounted within said tank for indicating the true stock level when the stock uppersurface traverses said indicator; said computer including means for calculating the level of stock at the time it passes said fixed level indicator, the calculation being based on the quantity of stock added to said tank and subtracted from said tank at the instant the level of stock passes said indicator, means connecting said indicator to said computer to trigger said calculating means; and means for comparing the true stock level with a calculated stock level determined to provide a measure of the variance between said true stock level and the calculated level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. The method of monitoring liquid stock having a level in a storage tank comprising the steps of:
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setting a premeasured level of stock at a fixed point in said tank; adding stock to said tank and dispensing stock from said tank from time to time; measuring the quantity of stock added to and dispensed from said tank; noting the instant of time that the level of the stock passes said fixed point; calculating the level of stock at the time it passes said fixed point, the calculation being based on the quantity of stock added to said tank and subtracted from said tank at the instant said level of stock passes said fixed point, said calculation being triggered when the level of the liquid passes said fixed point; and comparing the premeasured level with said calculated level to determine the variance between the premeasured level and the calculated level. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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