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US 2025/0102389 A1Published application
Pump inlet pressure stabilizer for measuring storage tank liquid level using pressure measurement
AssigneeChampionX LLC
InventorsJose Manuel MACIAS, Miguel BALZAN, Ivan Ruiz VELARDE
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Abstract
A fluid system is disclosed which includes a storage tank formed to define a storage reservoir configured to store a supply of a fluid, a pump system having a pipe coupled to the storage tank and a pump in fluid communication with the storage reservoir of the tank through the pipe, a pressure sensor, and a pump inlet pressure stabilizer. Methods of using the fluid system are also provided herein.
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A fluid system, comprising:
- a storage tank formed to define a storage reservoir configured to store a fluid,
- a pump system including a pipe coupled to the storage tank and a pump in fluid communication with the storage reservoir of the storage tank through the pipe and configured to selectively provide a flow of the fluid to and from the storage reservoir of the storage tank through the pipe,
- a pressure sensor configured to measure a hydrostatic pressure in the storage reservoir to monitor a tank level of the fluid in the storage reservoir, and
- a pump inlet pressure stabilizer coupled to the pipe and the pressure sensor to place the pressure sensor in fluid communication with the storage reservoir of the storage tank, the pump inlet pressure stabilizer configured to reduce a magnitude of pressure spikes from the pump experienced by the pressure sensor to allow the pressure sensor to directly measure the hydrostatic pressure to determine the tank level of the fluid in the storage reservoir while the fluid flows from the storage reservoir.
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A pump inlet pressure stabilizer adapted for use with a storage tank having a storage reservoir configured to store a supply of a fluid, the pump inlet pressure stabilizer comprising:
- a pressure stabilizer body coupled to a pipe that is in fluid communication with the storage reservoir of the storage tank and a pressure sensor to place the pressure sensor in fluid communication with the storage reservoir of the storage tank, the pressure stabilizer body formed to define a pressure-sensor fluid passageway in fluid communication with the pressure sensor,
- wherein the pressure-sensor fluid passageway has a first section that extends axially relative to an axis and a second section that extends from the first section at an angle relative to the first section, the first section of the pressure-sensor fluid passageway has an inlet opening located near a center of the flow of the fluid from the storage tank to reduce a magnitude of pressure spikes experienced by the pressure sensor as fluid flows from the storage reservoir to allow the pressure sensor to directly measure the hydrostatic pressure to determine a tank level of the fluid in the storage reservoir while the fluid flows from the storage reservoir.
A method, comprising:
- providing a storage tank formed to define a storage reservoir configured to store a supply of a fluid,
- providing a pipe coupled to the storage tank that defines an interior region in fluid communication with the storage reservoir of the storage tank,
- providing a pressure sensor configured to measure a hydrostatic pressure in the storage reservoir,
- providing a pump inlet pressure stabilizer coupled to the pipe and the pressure sensor to place the pressure sensor in fluid communication with the storage reservoir of the storage tank, the pump inlet pressure stabilizer defining a pressure-sensor fluid passageway having a first section that extends axially relative to an axis and a second section that extends from the first section at an angle relative to the first section,
- conducting a flow of the fluid from the storage tank through the pipe, and
- measuring the hydrostatic pressure in the storage reservoir of the storage tank using the pressure sensor while conducting the flow of the fluid from the storage tank to monitor a tank level of the fluid in the storage reservoir,
- wherein the first section of the pressure-sensor fluid passageway has an inlet opening located near a center of the flow of the fluid from the storage tank.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.