Title

Fluid Level Measurement System in Oil Storage. Python, Lab-Based Scale.

Authors

Escandón-Panchana, Paulo; Morante-Carballo, Fernando; Herrera-Franco, Gricelda; Rodríguez, Héctor; Carvajal, Fausto

Abstract

Refineries, fuel depots, airports and storage terminals commonly use fluid level measurement in storage tanks. Different fluid level measurement techniques and devices differ in the inaccuracy of measurement results, costs, and company needs. In addition, these measurements seek reliability of measurement data, immediate response times, control in operations, oil movement, custody transfer and inventory control. The objective is to develop a computer system for measuring fluid levels in oil storage tanks, using ultrasonic and temperature sensors, creating a web application for an automated measurement system (SAM) for managing volumes of Petroleum. The study methodology is i) Analysis of measurement reports. ii) Selection of physical components of the computer system. iii) SAM algorithm design and web application, and iv) Validate the system. The SAM application developed in open source proposes functional modules for administration, control, security, management and monitoring of storage tanks, the status of physical components and generation of dynamic reports in real-time. The results show the control characteristics of storage tanks such as maximum and minimum volume, temperature, time, precise data records in less time than certain current computer structures.

Subjects

OIL storage tanks; STORAGE tanks; WEB design; WEB-based user interfaces; PYTHON programming language

Publication

Mathematical Modelling of Engineering Problems, 2022, Vol 9, Issue 3, p787

ISSN

2369-0739

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.18280/mmep.090327