Low-Cost Prototype Multidiameter Measurement for Vertical Cylinder Tank

Abstract

The vertical cylinder tank can serve as a measuring tool and as a storage device. When the vertical cylinder tank is used as a measuring instrument, it needs to be calibrated. In this process, measuring the diameter of the vertical cylinder tank is the most important step. The diameter of the tank is divided into several parts, the first part is referred to as a reference, where the results of the reference measurement will be used in the measurement of other parts. To conduct this measurement, a prototype consisting of two sensors, namely, laser distance and rotary encoder, is build. The prototype was tested using five variations in standard tube diameters measured using a steel ruler. The results of this test produce an average correction of +0.17 mm with an error of 0.59%. Furthermore, the prototype is used to measure the diameter of the vertical cylinder tank, which is compared with the certificate of the results of tank measurements using a theodolite. Testing the prototype with a vertical cylindrical tank produces a correction of +8.73 mm with an error of 0.03%. This error value is within the error limit according to the OIML International Recommendation of R-071 for vertical tanks.