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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2008
William F. Seely, Taylors, SC (US);
Jonathan C. Thatcher, Liberty, SC (US);
Steve W. Backman, Simpsonville, SC (US);
William F. Seely, Taylors, SC (US);
Jonathan C. Thatcher, Liberty, SC (US);
Steve W. Backman, Simpsonville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention may incorporate a physics based approach (hereinafter 'model') to determine the level of the liquid. The model may incorporate the physical properties of the fluids within the container, and measurements of the fluid under consideration. The model may also incorporate data from measuring devices, such as, but not limiting of, a delta-pressure (DP) transmitter. The model may then calculate, within a reasonable level of accuracy, the level of the fluid within the container.