WO2006061186A2 - Füllstands-messvorrichtung - Google Patents
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- WO2006061186A2 WO2006061186A2 PCT/EP2005/013058 EP2005013058W WO2006061186A2 WO 2006061186 A2 WO2006061186 A2 WO 2006061186A2 EP 2005013058 W EP2005013058 W EP 2005013058W WO 2006061186 A2 WO2006061186 A2 WO 2006061186A2
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
- G01F23/22—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water
- G01F23/28—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring the variations of parameters of electromagnetic or acoustic waves applied directly to the liquid or fluent solid material
- G01F23/284—Electromagnetic waves
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
- G01F23/30—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by floats
- G01F23/64—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by floats of the free float type without mechanical transmission elements
- G01F23/72—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by floats of the free float type without mechanical transmission elements using magnetically actuated indicating means
- G01F23/74—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by floats of the free float type without mechanical transmission elements using magnetically actuated indicating means for sensing changes in level only at discrete points
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- the invention relates to a level measuring device with the preamble features of claim 1.
- a level measuring device which has a container which can be filled at least partially with a medium and has a bottom.
- a display device with a float in the container serves as a first measuring device for displaying a level or level of the medium in the container.
- a second measuring device which operates according to the TDR (time domain reflectometry) method, has a measuring tube and an axial probe within the measuring tube in the container for redundantly determining the filling level of the medium in the container, wherein the measuring arrangement enters the container from above protrudes and is arranged parallel to the movement path of the float.
- the level measurement is carried out by means of an electronic circuit which is fastened above the measuring arrangement.
- the container is connected to a larger container in which the medium whose level is to be measured, is stored. The level of the container thus corresponds to the level in the larger container.
- the object of the invention is to improve the level or measuring device described above with simple technical means so that jamming of the float is safely excluded.
- a level measuring device with a container that is at least partially fillable with a medium and has a bottom, with a first measuring device with a float in the interior of the container for indicating a level of the medium in the container, with a second measuring device with a electrical, in particular operating according to the TDR method measuring arrangement with a measuring tube in the interior of the container for determining the
- the measuring arrangement is arranged from above in the container and is arranged parallel to a movement distance of the float and wherein an alignment at least one fixing element for fixing at least a lower portion of the measuring tube on the ground relative to the movement distance of the float and Having at least one medium passage for flowing the medium between the interior of the container and the interior of the measuring tube.
- a filling level measuring device in which the measuring arrangement is occupied by the measuring tube and a signal bar arranged centrally within the measuring tube. There- The measuring tube and the signal bar are arranged parallel to the trajectory of the float.
- a level-measuring device in which an outer circumference of the measuring tube serves as a guide element for the float and laterally limits its trajectory.
- a filling level measuring device in which the fixing element extends from the bottom of the container into a space between the measuring tube and the movement path of the float.
- a level-measuring device in which two particular rod-shaped fixing elements extend from the bottom of the container in a space between the measuring tube and the trajectory of the float.
- a fill level measuring device in which the measuring tube does not extend to the bottom to form the medium passage.
- a filling level measuring device in which the fixing element extends from the bottom into the interior of the measuring tube.
- a level-measuring device wherein the fixing element fills the interior of the measuring tube in the lower portion of the measuring tube.
- a fill level measuring device in which the medium passage is formed by at least one opening in the wall of the measuring tube.
- a filling level measuring device in which the medium passage as, for example, a channel leads through the fixing element or through the body of the fixing element.
- a level-measuring device wherein the fixing element is formed by a fixing tube which extends from the bottom in the direction of the measuring tube and receives the outer periphery of the front portion of the measuring tube in it.
- a fill level measuring device in which the medium passage is formed through an opening in the wall of the fixation tube above the bottom and below the front end of the measuring tube.
- a level-measuring device wherein the fixing device is formed by a recess in the bottom, wherein a fixing tube or a front-side portion of the measuring tube protrudes into the recess of the bottom.
- a fill level measuring device in which the medium passage is formed by a recess in the bottom and / or an opening through the wall of the measuring tube.
- FIG. 1 shows a lower section of a level measuring device in longitudinal section.
- 3A, 3B is an enlarged sectional view according to
- FIGS. 3A, 3B show an alternative embodiment as shown in FIGS. 3A, 3B;
- 5A, 5B show a further alternative embodiment in illustration according to FIGS. 3A, 3B and Fig. 6A, 6B, a still further embodiment in illustration corresponding to Fig. 3A, 3B.
- a Grees St. Level measuring device a usually elongated container 1, which extends in the mounted state from bottom to top in the vertical direction. Via connecting tubes 10, the container 1 is connected to a larger container, process vessel or the like, whose fill level is to be monitored or determined.
- the level in the larger container corresponds to the level in the container 1 of the level measuring device by exchanging the medium over the tubes 10 in the larger container.
- the medium is usually a liquid, but other media, in particular fluids in addition to gaseous media are in principle possible.
- the container 1 consists essentially of a lateral wall 11 in the form of a peripheral wall, in which the two tubes 10 open. At the bottom, the container 1 is closed by a bottom 12, which is fastened to the lateral wall 11, for example, by means of a flange connection 13.
- the lateral wall 11 has a circular cross-section. In principle, however, oval or rectangular cross sections can be used.
- two measuring devices 2, 3 are arranged to determine the level. It is a redundant system of a first measuring device 2, which consists of a float 23 which rises or falls depending on the level in the interior 14 of the container 1.
- the float 23 carries a magnetic element 20 in it, which interacts with an optical display device 21, which is arranged on the outside of the container 1.
- the optical display device 21 comprises a plurality of magnetically alignable balls 22, which are visible depending on the position of the magnet 20 above or below a respective one of the balls 22 white or black.
- the second measuring device 3 consists of a preferably cylindrical measuring tube 30 and a rod-shaped, in particular cylindrical rod-shaped probe or electrode 31.
- the electrode 31 preferably extends centrally along the center axis of the measuring tube 30.
- Measuring tube 30 and electrode 31 extend in the vertical direction parallel to the center axis of the interior 14 and parallel to the movement path of the float 23.
- the measuring tube 30 and the electrode 31 are connected to an electrical evaluation device which operates according to the TDR method.
- a high-frequency microwave pulse is coupled to the probe or electrode 31, which may be an electrically conductive cable or a rod, and guided along there.
- the microwave pulses are reflected by the product surface and received in the electronics.
- a microprocessor within the expander electronics identifies the reflected level echoes that are then translated into level information.
- the space between the measuring tube 30 and the electrode 31 is flooded by the medium at the same height as the other interior 14 of the container. 1
- an alignment arrangement 4 is arranged in the container 1, which defines a lower portion 32 of the measuring tube 30 at the bottom relative to the movement distance of the float 23.
- the alignment arrangement 4 thus consists essentially of at least one fixing element and a medium passage.
- the fixing elements consist of one or preferably two pins 41, which are in particular a rod-shaped fixing elements from the bottom of the container in a space between the measuring tube 30 and the trajectory of the float 23 extend.
- the pins 41 By the pins 41, the measuring tube 30 is prevented, in the movement path of the
- Float 23 penetrate.
- the arrangement with two such spaced pins 41 allows at the same time to provide the lateral wall of the measuring tube 30 as a guide for the float 23 in the vertical direction.
- the medium passage 42 is formed in that the measuring tube 30 does not extend to the inside wall of the bottom 12 and between the pins 41, a free passage of the medium is possible.
- the measuring tube 30 is fixed by means of a pin-shaped fixing element 43 on the bottom 12, wherein the pin-shaped fixing element 43 extends into the lower interior of the tube 30.
- the outer periphery of the pin-shaped fixing element 43 corresponds to the
- the medium passage is formed by one or more holes 44, which lead as openings through the wall of the measuring tube 30 above the pin-shaped fixing element 43 therethrough.
- the electrode 31 expediently does not extend as far as the measuring tube 30 in the direction of the bottom 12 but ends before contact with the upper end of the peg-shaped finger. It is also possible an embodiment in which instead of the openings in the wall of the measuring tube, a channel passes through the pin.
- a screwed-in pin as a pin-shaped fixing element 43 in particular also prevents oscillation of the tube 30 during operation.
- the fixing element is formed by a fixing tube 45, which is pushed on the outside over the lower portion 32 of the measuring tube 30 and which is fastened with its underside portion on or in the bottom 12.
- the attachment takes place, for example, by insertion into a recess 14, which leads from the inside wall of the bottom 12 in the bottom 12.
- One or more bores 46 which lead as an opening through the wall of the fixing tube 45, serve as a medium seal, wherein the bores 46 are arranged above the bottom 12 and below the lower end of the inserted measuring tube 30.
- a fourth embodiment is shown with reference to FIGS. 6A and 6B.
- the measuring tube 30 is itself fixed to the floor 12.
- the frontal portion of the measuring tube 30 projects into a recess 14, which is formed by the inner side wall of the bottom 12 in the bottom 12 and has an inner circumference corresponding to the outer periphery of the measuring tube 30.
- a fixing element thus serves the recess 14 with their walls.
- the alignment arrangement is formed in this orientation form thus substantially by an embodiment of the bottom 12 with a recess 14 as a fixing element 47 and an additional recess or milled recess 48 as a medium passage.
- the embodiment with a bottom 12 which can be attached as an independent component subsequently to the assembly of the measuring tube 30 on the side wall 11 of the container 1. This leads to a simpler alignment of the measuring tube 31 to the corresponding fixing elements of the bottom 12th
- a flange arrangement with a plurality of flange holes which serve to fasten the base 12 to the lateral wall 11, is suitable for fastening the base 12.
- a bore through the opposing flanges may be specially designed such that a desired alignment of the base with the fixing element or fixing elements 41 relative to the remaining container with inserted measuring devices 2, 3 is facilitated.
- a cover 15 in particular by means of a flange on the side wall 11 are attached to the upper side, wherein the second measuring device 3 and a connection contact or an electronic evaluation device are attached to the lid 15.
- this second measuring arrangement could also be a capacitive measuring arrangement in which the outer measuring tube forms one electrode and the central probe the other electrode of a measuring capacitor.
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