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Authors:
Mihov, Slavy Georgiev; Jilov, Stoyan Nikolov
Title:
Fluid level regulator
Date of Issue:
2006
Is Part of:
Proceedings of the Technical University – Sofia, 56(2), 2006, pp. 266-271
Publisher:
TU - Sofia
Identifiers:
1311-0829 [issn]
Type:
Article
Language:
eng
Subject:
beverage container; hydrostatic pressure; fluid level; probes
Abstract:
Beverage lines are very common installations in food production industry. They automate the processes of washing and labeling bottles, bottling liquids in them, counting and sorting the production and so on. The present paper concentrates on the process of bottling. It aims filling the bottles with beverages such as beer or any kind of carbonized soft drink. For the purposes of bottling, it is essential, a constant liquid pressure in the bottle to be provided. This can be achieved by numerous of ways listed below. Providing constant fluid pressure for the bottling machine is the main problem treated by the present work. The method used depends on manipulating the hydrostatic pressure of the liquid in a tank. A controller is designed, particularly for this purpose. It serves as a relay regulator of fluid level in a container, keeping it between two values (minimum and maximum).
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Reviewer prof. Todor Djamiykov. - Formulas, figures - References, pp. 271
