Bp Corporation North America Inc.

Tim Kary

Nathan G Stoddard

Roger F Clark

Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a solid-liquid interface, including providing a vessel configured to contain an at least partially melted material; detecting radiation reflected from a surface of a liquid portion of the at least partially melted material that is parallel with the liquid surface; measuring a disturbance on the surface; calculating at least one frequency associated with the disturbance; and determining a thickness of the liquid portion based on the at least one frequency, wherein the thickness is calculated based on where g is the gravitational constant, w is the horizontal width of the liquid, and f is the at least one frequency.

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Union Bridge, MD, United States of America

Tim Kary