Title :
Applicability evaluation of the pneumatic gauging method for automotive fuel tanks
Author :
Brunnader, Rudolf ; Holler, Gert
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electr. Meas. & Meas. Signal Process., Graz Univ. of Technol., Graz, Austria
Abstract :
As shown in previous papers, the pneumatic gauging method is applicable for both gas-tight and ventilated storage tanks. Therefore, the method can be used to detect the fill level of non-gas-tight tanks (e.g. fuel tanks). Based on a verified model, the paper demonstrates the applicability of the pneumatic gauging method to three different automotive fuel tanks. The experimental results are presented and a discussion of the results indicates constraints and potential improvements of the method.
Keywords :
fuel storage; fuel systems; gauges; tanks (containers); applicability evaluation; automotive fuel tanks; fill level detection; nongas-tight tanks; pneumatic gauging method; storage tanks; Acoustic measurements; Acoustics; Admittance; Admittance measurement; Equivalent circuits; Frequency measurement; Fuel storage; acoustic measurement method; fill-level sensing; pneumatic gauging;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Graz
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1773-4
DOI :
10.1109/I2MTC.2012.6229536
