Development of a Sonar Oil Tanker Cargo Measurement System.

Abstract

A Sonar Oil Thickness Sensor (SOTS) device designed to measure the thickness of oil spilled onto the sea was investigated for adaptation to an oil tanker cargo measurement system. The SOTS-T (oil tanker configuration) utilizes the SOTS operational features of microprocessor control and time gated sampling window, to locate and measure oil/air and water/oil interfaces in cargo tanks and a variety of other oil tanker measurement situations. The SOTS-T was determined to be feasible for: cargo load level gauging within custody transfer accuracy; operation within a 'closed ullage' environment; and pollution control monitoring required by IMCO. The SOTS-T configuration was integrated into a cargo measurement system, and incorporated all of the required measurement functions. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA096105

Entities

People

  • Foster H. Middleton
  • Richard Doehne Beckwith

Organizations

  • University of Rhode Island

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Accuracy
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Fuel Oils
  • Geography
  • International Law
  • Law
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Petroleum
  • Sonar

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  • Systems Analysis and Design