Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of and apparatus for measuring the true contents of a cylinder of gas under pressure
- Patent Title (中): 用于测量压力气体气瓶真实内容物的方法和装置
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Application No.: US13989212Application Date: 2011-11-28
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Publication No.: US09255870B2Publication Date: 2016-02-09
- Inventor: Neil Alexander Downie , Marcel Behrens , Lateef Olusegun Adigun Obadun
- Applicant: Neil Alexander Downie , Marcel Behrens , Lateef Olusegun Adigun Obadun
- Applicant Address: US PA Allentown
- Assignee: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
- Current Assignee: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Allentown
- Agent Larry S. Zelson
- Priority: EP10192962 20101129
- International Application: PCT/EP2011/071198 WO 20111128
- International Announcement: WO2012/072588 WO 20120607
- Main IPC: G01G9/00
- IPC: G01G9/00 ; G01N9/36 ; F17C13/02 ; G01F1/86 ; G01F15/06 ; G01G3/16 ; G01G17/04 ; G01N9/00

Abstract:
There is provided a method of, and apparatus for, measuring the mass of a gas under pressure using a piezoelectric oscillator. The gas is contained within a pressure vessel (100) having a fixed internal volume (V) and the piezoelectric oscillator (202) is immersed in the gas within the pressure vessel (100). The method comprises: a) utilizing said piezoelectric oscillator (202) to measure the density of the gas within the high-pressure vessel (100); b) determining, from the density measurement and from the internal volume (V) of said pressure vessel, the mass of the gas within the pressure vessel (100). By providing such a method, the true contents (i.e. mass) of fluid in a pressure vessel such as a cylinder can be measured directly without the need to compensate for factors such as temperature or compressibility. This allows a determination of mass through direct derivation from the density of the gas in the cylinder, reducing the need for additional sensors or complex calculations to be performed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130306650A1 METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING THE TRUE CONTENTS OF A CYLINDER OF GAS UNDER PRESSURE Public/Granted day:2013-11-21
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