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Measuring the level of a fluid is useful for a variety of applications, and the techniques employed in the acquisition of this measurement has progressed to a point where you don't necessarily need to be in contact with the fluid to measure the height of the fluid. A widely used method to measure the amount of fuel in a gas tank is with a device that floats on top of the fuel combined with a sensor, the fuel gauge sending unit, that translates the angle of the float to the amount of fluid in the tank. With this method, the gauge tends to change position with the angle of the car as well as the angle of the float relative to the fluid, so a lot of the time the gauge position can be misleading.
Measuring the level of a fluid is useful for a variety of applications, and the techniques employed in the acquisition of this measurement has progressed to a point where you don't necessarily need to be in contact with the fluid to measure the height of the fluid. A widely used method to measure the amount of fuel in a gas tank is with a device that floats on top of the fuel combined with a sensor, the fuel gauge sending unit, that translates the angle of the float to the amount of fluid in the tank. With this method, the gauge tends to change position with the angle of the car as well as the angle of the float relative to the fluid, so a lot of the time the gauge position can be misleading.


A more recent technique of measuring fluid level involves [[capacitors]].
A more modern technique of measuring fluid level involves [[capacitors]], and this article will detail the concepts and mathematics behind the relationship with fluid height.





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Measuring the level of a fluid is useful for a variety of applications, and the techniques employed in the acquisition of this measurement has progressed to a point where you don't necessarily need to be in contact with the fluid to measure the height of the fluid. A widely used method to measure the amount of fuel in a gas tank is with a device that floats on top of the fuel combined with a sensor, the fuel gauge sending unit, that translates the angle of the float to the amount of fluid in the tank. With this method, the gauge tends to change position with the angle of the car as well as the angle of the float relative to the fluid, so a lot of the time the gauge position can be misleading.

A more modern technique of measuring fluid level involves capacitors, and this article will detail the concepts and mathematics behind the relationship with fluid height.


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