US Patent:
20120155504, Jun 21, 2012
Inventors:
Ian F. Jarvie - Woodridge IL, US
Przemyslaw Olaf Iwaszczyszyn - La Grange IL, US
Assignee:
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. - Wilmington DE
International Classification:
G01N 25/02
G01N 27/12
G01N 1/22
G01N 33/18
US Classification:
374 16, 7386312, 73 6143, 7333505, 374 20, 374 25
Abstract:
A method for improved handling of a blended fuel includes obtaining a sample of the blended fuel from a storage tank; cooling the same until the sample separates into phases; and determining a risk that the fuel in the storage tank will separate based on the cooling step. An apparatus for assessing the risk of phase separation of a blended fuel includes a test cavity for holding a sample of the blended fuel from a storage tank; a heat transfer device for cooling the sample in the test cavity; and at least one sensor for indicating when the sample in the test cavity has separated into phases.