A stirrer for use in liquid storage tanks, and a method for determining its position in the tank.

摘要

@ A device with vertical buoyancy tanks fitted to its upper part, provided with rotors which generate horizontal and vertical propulsions, and which stirs liquid uniformly as it moves freely through a liquid storage tank, thereby preventing the accumulation of sludge. The vertical buoyancy tanks stabilize the stirrer, and provide a restoring force if the stirrer. is upset.

The stirrer is fitted with an ultrasonic wave emitter, and ultrasonic receptors are installed at several positions in the liquid tank.

An ultrasonic pulse is emitted after a certain interval when the stirrer is at rest on the bottom of the tank. The position of the stirrer is computed for various emission periods, and the average is taken to give the actual position of the stirrer.