Ideally, we should be able to use a liquid volume sensor to directly measure the volume of the liquid in the container. Well, but in fact, there is no mature liquid volume sensor product on the market.

Because there are various shapes of liquid containers. Such as cylinders, spheres, rectangles, cylinders and squares with hemispherical ends.

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Liquid Volume Sensor

So why are we talking about liquid volume sensor here? Don’t worry, we don’t have a mature liquid volume sensor. However, we have A dozen ways for liquid level measurement, with different level sensors. Combined with Sino-Inst’s volume recorder. It can collect, display and convert the liquid level of various regular and irregular tanks in the industrial field into the corresponding tank volume. It is suitable for monitoring, controlling and collecting various process parameters.

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Principle: The principle of the connector. Developed according to the principle of buoyancy and magnetic coupling.

When the liquid level in the container under test rises and falls. The permanent magnet steel in the float is transmitted to the magnetic flip column indicating panel through magnetic coupling. Flip the red and white columns over 180°.

The column turns from white to red when the liquid level rises.
The column turns from red to white when the liquid level drops.

The junction of red and white on the panel is the actual height of the liquid level in the container, so as to realize the liquid level display.

The structure of the float level meter is mainly designed and produced based on the principles of buoyancy and static magnetic field.

The position of the float with a magnet (abbreviated as float) in the measured medium is affected by buoyancy: changes in the liquid level lead to changes in the position of the magnetic float.

The magnet and sensor (reed switch) in the floating ball act to change the number of components (such as fixed-value resistors) connected in series to the circuit, thereby changing the electrical quantity of the instrument circuit system.

That is, the change of the position of the magnetic float causes the change of the electrical quantity.

The liquid level in the container is reflected by detecting the change of the electrical quantity.

It is designed and manufactured using the principle of mechanical balance.

When the liquid level changes, the original mechanical balance will reach a new balance through the movement of the steel belt under the disturbance of the buoyancy of the float.

The liquid level detection device (float) drives the steel belt to move according to the liquid level. The displacement transmission system drives the transmission pin to rotate through the movement of the steel belt. It then acts on the counter to display the liquid level.

The radar level meter is a measuring instrument based on the principle of time travel. The radar wave runs at the speed of light, and the running time can be converted into a level signal by electronic components.

The probe emits high-frequency pulses and propagates along the cable probe. When the pulses meet the surface of the material, they are reflected back and received by the receiver in the instrument. The distance signal is converted into a level signal.

When the sensor of the magnetostrictive level transmitter works, the circuit part of the sensor will excite a pulse current on the waveguide wire. When the current propagates along the waveguide wire, a pulse current magnetic field will be generated around the waveguide wire.

There is a float outside the sensor rod of the magnetostrictive liquid level gauge. This float can move up and down along the rod with the change of the liquid level.

Inside the float there is a set of permanent magnetic rings.

When the magnetic field of the pulse current meets the magnetic field of the magnetic ring generated by the float, the magnetic field around the float changes so that the waveguide wire made of magnetostrictive material generates a torsional wave pulse at the position of the float. The waveguide wire is returned and detected by the detection mechanism.

By measuring the time difference between the pulse current and the torsional wave, the position of the float, that is, the position of the liquid surface, can be accurately determined.

The radio frequency admittance level meter is composed of a sensor and a control instrument. The sensor can be installed on the roof of the warehouse using rod-type, coaxial or cable-type probes.

The pulse card in the sensor can convert the material level change into a pulse signal and send it to the control instrument. After the control instrument is processed and converted into engineering quantity and displayed, it realizes the continuous measurement of the material level.

The working principle of the tuning fork level controller is to make the tuning fork vibrate at a certain resonance frequency through a pair of piezoelectric crystals installed on the tuning fork base.

When the tuning fork is in contact with the measured medium, the frequency and amplitude of the tuning fork will change. These changes are detected, processed and converted into a switching signal by an intelligent circuit.

The glass plate type liquid level meter is connected to the container through the flange to form a communication device, and the height of the liquid level in the container can be directly read through the glass plate.

The pressure level transmitter adopts the principle of static pressure measurement.

When the liquid level transmitter is put into a certain depth in the measured liquid.

At the same time as the pressure on the liquid surface of the sensor, the pressure of the liquid is introduced into the positive pressure chamber of the sensor through the air-conducting stainless steel. Then the atmospheric pressure Po on the liquid surface is connected to the negative pressure chamber of the sensor to offset the Po on the back of the sensor.

The pressure measured by the sensor is: ρ .g.H , and the liquid level depth can be obtained by measuring the pressure P .

Capacitive level meters measure the level of liquid level by measuring changes in capacitance.

It is a metal rod inserted into the liquid container. The metal rod is used as one pole of the capacitor. The wall of the container is used as the other pole of the capacitor.

The medium between the two electrodes is the liquid and the gas above it.

Because the dielectric constant ε1 of the liquid and the dielectric constant ε2 on the liquid surface are different. For example: ε1>ε2.

Then when the liquid level rises, the total dielectric constant value between the two electrodes of the capacitive liquid level gauge increases accordingly and the capacitance increases.

Conversely, when the liquid level drops, the value of ε decreases, and the capacitance also decreases.

Therefore, the capacitive liquid level meter can measure the level of the liquid level through the change of the capacitance between the two electrodes.

The intelligent electric displacer liquid level meter is a liquid level measuring instrument designed according to Archimedes’ law and the principle of magnetic coupling. The instrument can be used to measure the liquid level, boundary level and density, and is responsible for the output of upper and lower limit alarm signals.

It is designed and manufactured using the principle of mechanical balance.

When the liquid level changes, the original mechanical balance will be disturbed by the buoyancy of the float. The new balance will be achieved by the movement of the steel belt (rope).

The liquid level detection device (float) drives the steel belt (rope) to move according to the liquid level. The displacement transmission system drives the on-site indicating device through the movement of the steel belt (rope), and then displays the liquid level on the display device.

The pontoon is submerged in the liquid in the pontoon chamber and is rigidly connected to the torsion tube system. The force on the torsion tube system is the net weight of the pontoon minus the buoyancy on the pontoon. Under the action of this combined force, the torsion tube is twisted by a certain angle.

Changes in the position, density or boundary level of the liquid in the buoyancy chamber cause the buoyancy force of the buoyancy immersed in the liquid to change, so that the twisting angle of the tube also changes.

This change is transmitted to a sensor rigidly connected to the torsion tube. Change the sensor output voltage. Then it is amplified by electronic components and converted into 4-20mA current output.

Displacer level transmitters use microcontrollers and associated electronics to measure process variables. Provides current output. Drive LCD display and provide HART communication capability.

The magnetic-sensitive electronic two-color liquid level meter is made of high-quality stainless steel and imported electronic components.

The display part adopts high-brightness LED two-color light-emitting tube to form a columnar display screen.

Through the red and green changes of the LED light column, the upper and lower limit alarm and control of the liquid level can be realized.

The external liquid level meter is an instrument that measures the liquid level from the outside of the container using the principle of sonar ranging and “micro-vibration analysis” technology.

Two small external level gauge ultrasonic sensors are installed on the bottom of the tank and the other on the side wall of the tank to compensate for density changes.

The signal of the external level meter sensor is converted by the microprocessor and output to the local display or user control system. Can calculate the height of the liquid in the tank and the volume of the liquid in the tank

The hydrostatic level transmitter encapsulates the diffused silicon oil-filled core in a stainless steel shell.

The front protective cap protects the sensor diaphragm. It can also make the liquid contact the diaphragm smoothly. The water wire is sealed with the housing. The ventilation tube is connected to the outside world in the cable. The internal structure is designed to prevent condensation.

Ultrasonic level Sensor is composed of a complete ultrasonic sensor and control circuit.

The ultrasonic wave emitted by the ultrasonic sensor is reflected by the liquid surface. The time required to return is used for calculation.

The temperature influence in the ultrasonic transmission process is corrected by the temperature sensor, which is converted into the distance between the liquid surface and the ultrasonic sensor.

Output 4mA-20mADC analog signal through LCD screen. Realize remote reading of field instruments.

The differential pressure liquid level transmitter is an electrical component that measures the high and low pressure difference, and then converts it into a current signal by the conversion component and transmits it to the control room.

Differential pressure liquid level transmitter is mainly used for liquid level measurement of closed pressure vessels.

The size of the differential pressure also represents the size of the liquid level height.

Use a differential pressure gauge to measure the differential pressure between the gas and liquid phases to know the liquid level.

Liquid Volume Sensor

So far there is no sensor that can measure the volume of liquid. Because there are various shapes of liquid containers, such as cylinders, spheres, rectangles, cylinders and squares with hemispherical ends.

The height of the liquid in these containers can be detected by a variety of sensors. According to the shape of the container, the volume and weight of the liquid in the container can be calculated.

Extended Reading: Advantages and disadvantages of laser level transmitter

For rectangles, cylinders or squares, the volume and weight of the liquid can be calculated directly by multiplying the floor area of the container by the height of the liquid. And the corresponding relationship is linear. The hemispherical cylinder and sphere at both ends can be calculated by definite integral. The law of curvature change is the volume formula of the function. Calculate the volume and weight of the liquid according to the height of the liquid.

Monitoring liquid volume solutions

Monitoring liquid volume solutions

Most of our liquid level sensors can output liquid level signals, such as 4-20mA signal, 0-10V signal, RS485 and so on.

However, the liquid level transmitter alone cannot calculate the liquid volume of tanks of different sizes. It’s too complicated. A separate recorder is required to calculate it.

Therefore, the digital display volume meter can collect, display and convert the liquid level of various regular and irregular tanks in the industrial field into the corresponding tank volume. It is suitable for monitoring, controlling and collecting various process parameters.

So, How to measure volume of liquid?

After the liquid level gauge is installed in your tank, Sino-Inst’s volume display controller/recorder can collect, display and convert the liquid level of various regular and irregular tanks on the industrial site into the volume of the corresponding tank . It is suitable for monitoring, controlling and collecting various process parameters.

The volume meter is equipped with volume download software as standard. Form a liquid level volume comparison table. Import volume meter, suitable for volume conversion of various regular or irregular tanks.

The meter is equipped with RS232 communication interface as standard. Connect with the host computer. Through the volume download software, data writing for regular and irregular tanks can be realized. 1000 sets of data can be downloaded.

Volume Recorder

LCD Volume Display Regulator/ Recorder is specifically designed for industrial on-site regular and irregular canned liquid, volume and mass conversion.

Volume Recorder

It is based on a 32-bit ARM micro-processor and equipped with the secondary meter with high-speed AD and high-capacity storage unit.

The device has empowered by the surface mounting technology, featuring the design of multiple-layered protection and isolation, with a strong anti-interference capability and high reliability.

It has used the embedded operating system with USB data dump function.

The data storage time could reach up to 720 days.

By using U disk and host computer analysis software, one could call and view the historic curve of process variants and relevant historic data from time to time.

It also could match with various liquid sensors, such as ultrasonic liquid level meter. The device has sound anti-theft and anti-damage and other features.

Measurement Input
Input Signal Current: 0~20mA, 0~10mA, 4~20mA, 0~10mA rooting, 4~20mA rooting
Input impedance: ≤ 100Ω
Maximum input current limit: ≤ 30mA
Voltage: 0~5V, 1~5V, 0~10V (customized), 0~5V rooting, 1~5V rooting,
Input impedance: ≥ 500KΩ
Output
Output Signal Analog output: 4~20mA (load resistance ≤ 480Ω), 0~20mA (load resistance ≤ 480Ω), 0~10mA (load resistance ≤ 960Ω), 1~5V (load resistance ≥ 250KΩ), 0~5V (load resistance ≥250KΩ), 0~10 V (load resistance ≥4KΩ) (customized)
Alarm output: relay control output – AC220V/2A, DC24V/2A (resistive load)
Feed output: DC24V±1, load current ≤ 50mA
Communication output: RS485/RS232 communication interface, configurable baud rate of 1200~9600bps, standard MODBUS RTU communication protocol, RS-485 communication distance of up to 1km, and RS-232 communication distance of up to 15m.
General Parameters
Measuring Accuracy 0.2%FS±1d
Setting Mode Touch-panel-based key setting; password locking of parameter settings; permanent preservation of settings upon power failure.
Display Backlit 3.5-inch 128*64 high-resolution dot-matrix FSTN LCD
Support the display of Chinese characters, figures, curves and bar graphs, as well as screen page turning, historical data search and timescale changes of curves etc. through the panel keys
Recording Interval 1, 2, 4, 6, 15, 30, 60, 120, or 240 seconds, nine options available
Storage Length 3 days (with 1-sec interval) – 720 days (with 240-sec interval)
Printing Control RS-232C printer interface, supporting SP-A40SH series serial printers
Operating Environment Ambient temperature: 0~50℃; relative humidity: ≤ 85%RH; avoid strongly corrosive gas
Working Power Supply AC 100~240V (switching power supply), 50/60HZ; DC 20~29V (switching power supply)
Power ≤5W
Structure -Standard snap-in type

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Different types of liquid level sensors work based on different principles.

For example, a commonly used water level sensor:
Liquid level sensor (hydrostatic level gauge/liquid level transmitter/liquid level sensor/water level sensor) is a pressure sensor that measures liquid level. The hydrostatic submersion type liquid level transmitter (liquid level gauge) is based on the principle that the static pressure of the measured liquid is proportional to the height of the liquid. The isolated diffused silicon sensitive element or ceramic capacitive pressure sensitive sensor is used. Convert static pressure to electrical signal. After temperature compensation and linear correction, it is converted into a standard electrical signal (usually 4~20mA/1~5VDC).

Liquid level sensor (hydrostatic level gauge/liquid level transmitter/liquid level sensor/water level sensor) is a pressure sensor that measures liquid level.

The static pressure input liquid level transmitter (liquid level gauge) is based on the principle that the static pressure of the measured liquid is proportional to the height of the liquid. It adopts an isolated diffusion silicon sensitive element or a ceramic capacitive pressure sensitive sensor. The static pressure is converted into Electrical signal. After temperature compensation and linear correction, it is converted into a standard electrical signal (usually 4~20mA/1~5VDC).

It is suitable for liquid level measurement of various media in petrochemical, metallurgy, electric power, pharmaceutical, water supply and drainage, environmental protection and other systems and industries.

There are two ways to measure the volume of a liquid:

  1. The measuring cylinder can directly measure the liquid volume;
  2. Using the density formula, the volume of a liquid can be obtained as the quotient of the mass and density of the liquid.

Yes.
Ultrasonic sensors are widely used in liquid level detection. That’s the ultrasonic level sensor.

Liquid volume calculation formula: v=m/ρ, where m is mass, v is volume, and ρ is density.

Liquid volume formula: vml×cmol/l=n1.

Liquid is one of the three major forms of matter. It has no definite shape and is often influenced by the container. But its volume is fixed under the environment of constant pressure and temperature.

The distance between the molecules of the liquid is farther, the molecular motion is also more intense, and the attraction between the molecules is small. Increasing the temperature or reducing the pressure can generally vaporize the liquid and turn it into a gas.

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Sino-Inst offers over 10 level transmitters for Liquid level measurement.

About 50% of these are liquid level meters, 40% is the tank level sensor.

A wide variety of level meters options are available to you, such as free samples, paid samples.

Sino-Instrument is a globally recognized supplier and manufacturer of level measurement instrumentation, located in China.

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