Synchronized Sensor Housing for Fluid Storage Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing monitoring and detection devices for fluid storage systems are limited in compensating for tank wall bulging and perform sequential measurements, leading to inconsistencies and inaccuracies in fluid state property monitoring.
Innovation Solution
A detection apparatus with a multiple sensor housing and synchronized sensing capabilities is used, featuring a tubular housing made of durable materials with sensors flush-mounted on a sloped inner surface, allowing for simultaneous data collection and processing of fluid properties like pressure and temperature, and communication with a processor for real-time accurate measurements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If sequential measurements are performed by existing monitoring devices, then the device complexity is reduced, but measurement precision and consistency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple sensors (pressure, temperature, level) into a single integrated detection apparatus with a unified housing and processing system. This merging enables synchronized measurements of multiple fluid properties simultaneously, improving measurement consistency while managing device complexity through integration rather than separate sequential measurement systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The detection apparatus performs continuous monitoring of fluid properties through synchronized sensor operation. The system maintains continuous data collection and processing, eliminating the gaps and inconsistencies associated with sequential measurements, thereby improving measurement precision through uninterrupted observation.
2Reliability
If existing monitoring devices are used, then ease of manufacture is maintained, but ability to compensate for tank wall bulging deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The detection apparatus incorporates multiple sensors that continuously monitor fluid properties and provide feedback to a processing system. This feedback mechanism enables the system to detect and compensate for tank wall bulging and other structural changes in real-time, improving reliability through active adaptation rather than passive measurement.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated detection apparatus performs multiple functions including pressure monitoring, temperature sensing, level detection, and compensation for tank wall bulging. This multi-functionality within a single device improves reliability across multiple parameters while managing manufacturing complexity through unified design.
3Measurement precision
If synchronized sensing devices are implemented, then measurement accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple sensing functions into a single integrated apparatus with a common housing and unified processing system. This consolidation enables synchronized measurement of multiple fluid properties while managing device complexity through integration, as the single device coordinates all sensors and processing functions rather than requiring separate synchronized systems.
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AI summary
A process for monitoring a fluid storage system using a vessel for storing the fluid and a detection apparatus using synchronized sensors for monitoring and measuring state properties of the fluid is disclosed. The method includes using a housing with at least one pressure sensor and at least one temperature sensor for synchronously collecting data regarding the fluid. Each sensor communicates with a processor and a signaling means to provide synchronized data. The method includes continuously forming at least one calculated value, such as a value for mass of the fluid, from the data synchronously collected using a processor, and continuously comparing the calculated value to at least one predetermined range of values for the fluid in the vessel to identify if the at least one calculated value is within the predetermined range of values. Then, the method includes communicating the compared values from the processor to an auxiliary device.