Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Predicting electrostatic charges in a liquid container
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Application No.: US16810539Application Date: 2020-03-05
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Publication No.: US11354467B2Publication Date: 2022-06-07
- Inventor: Benjamin A. Westin , Travis G. Olson
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
- Main IPC: G06F30/20
- IPC: G06F30/20 ; G06F30/23 ; G06T17/20 ; B67D7/32 ; G06F30/15 ; G06F111/10 ; G06F119/06

Abstract:
A method of predicting electrostatic charges in a liquid container is provided. The method includes generating a computer geometric model of the liquid container according to a design of the liquid container and generating executable code to reproduce fluid dynamics and electrostatic charge conservation during transfer of liquid into the liquid container. The method includes executing a simulating application to at least: perform a simulation of the transfer of liquid into the liquid container subject to the fluid dynamics and electrostatic charge conservation to produce a prediction of electrostatic charges in the liquid container during the transfer of liquid; and iterate the simulation to update the electrostatic charge conservation. The method includes outputting the prediction of electrostatic charges in the liquid container to enable certification of the design of the liquid container.
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