Fiber-optic liquid level sensor
Abstract
A fiber-optic liquid level sensor measures the height of a column of liquid through the hydrostatic pressure it produces. The sensor employs a fiber-optic displacement sensor to detect the pressure-induced displacement of the center of a corrugated diaphragm.
- Inventors:
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- Albuquerque, NM
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- AT&T
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868090
- Patent Number(s):
- US 5072617
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- fiber-optic; liquid; level; sensor; measures; height; column; hydrostatic; pressure; produces; employs; displacement; detect; pressure-induced; center; corrugated; diaphragm; sensor measures; displacement sensor; level sensor; liquid level; static pressure; sensor employs; optic displacement; hydrostatic pressure; fiber-optic liquid; /73/
Citation Formats
Weiss, Jonathan D. Fiber-optic liquid level sensor. United States: N. p., 1991.
Web.
Weiss, Jonathan D. Fiber-optic liquid level sensor. United States.
Weiss, Jonathan D. Tue .
"Fiber-optic liquid level sensor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868090.
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title = {Fiber-optic liquid level sensor},
author = {Weiss, Jonathan D},
abstractNote = {A fiber-optic liquid level sensor measures the height of a column of liquid through the hydrostatic pressure it produces. The sensor employs a fiber-optic displacement sensor to detect the pressure-induced displacement of the center of a corrugated diaphragm.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/868090},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1991},
month = {1}
}
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