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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2019
Safran Aero Boosters SA, Herstal, BE;
Jean-François Cortequisse, Herstal, BE;
SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA, Herstal, BE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a tank () for liquid, in particular of a turbine engine such as an aircraft turbojet engine, the tank comprising an external wall () with an inner surface (); an inner chamber intended for containing the liquid of the tank () and defined by the inner surface of the external wall; and a system () for measuring the level of liquid. The system comprises: a submersible portion matching the inner surface of the wall (); a clearance () separating the submersible portion from the inner surface; and a liquid detector () configured to emit a signal towards the submersible portion through the clearance, said signal being configured to be modified in the event that liquid is present in the clearance (). The invention likewise relates to a method for measuring a level of liquid, and an associated computer program.