Sensor technology for fluid handling products
OwnerKeith Mawdsley, Nikhil Gaikwad +2inventors
InventorsKeith Mawdsley, Nikhil Gaikwad, Mark Barnes, Jonathan Haworth
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Abstract
An oil drum adapter kit may be used for connection to an oil drum containing oil. The oil drum adapter kit may include an adapter body. A fill tube may be connected to the adapter body to allow the oil drum to be filled with the oil. A drain tube may be connected to the adapter body to allow the oil to be removed from the oil drum. A level sensor may be disposed on the drain tube. The level sensor may be configured to sense a level of the oil contained in the oil drum.
Claims20
An oil drum adapter kit for connection to an oil drum, the oil drum adapter kit comprising:
- an adapter body;
- a fill tube connected to the adapter body configured to allow the oil drum to be filled with oil;
- a drain tube connected to the adapter body configured to allow oil to be removed from the oil drum;
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- a level sensor disposed on the drain tube, the level sensor for determining a level of oil contained in the oil drum.
A drain port adapter kit for connection to industrial equipment, the drain port adapter kit comprising:
- an adapter body;
- a drain tube connected to the adapter body to allow oil to be removed from the industrial equipment;
- a pressurizing breather configured to be in fluid communication with air in a headspace of the industrial equipment;
- a first pressure sensor disposed on the drain tube, the first pressure sensor configured to sense a pressure experienced due to oil in the industrial equipment;
- a second pressure sensor configured to sense a pressure in the headspace;
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- a controller configured to compare pressures sensed by the first pressure sensor with pressures sensed by the second pressure sensor to correct for any pressure differences in the headspace due to the pressurizing breather.
An oil sight glass for monitoring oil and water in a container, the oil sight glass comprising:
- a sight glass body including a transparent material;
- a threaded connector disposed on the sight glass body, the threaded connector configured to attach the sight glass to the container;
- a drain port defined in the sight glass body;
- a drain port valve connected to the sight glass body to open and close the drain port;
- a cavity defined in the sight glass body, the cavity configured to contain a sample of the oil and the water;
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- a sensor at least partially disposed in the cavity, at least a portion of the sensor configured to float on free water and sink in oil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.