WSEAS Transactions on Mathematics
Print ISSN: 1109-2769, E-ISSN: 2224-2880
Volume 13, 2014
An Algorithm for Storage Tanks Deflection Identification Based on Pattern Search
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Abstract: By analyzing the function relationship between the retained volume of oil and numerical readings of oil probe in storage tanks with two spherical crowns, a mathematical model is given for identifying the horizontal and vertical deflection angles. According this model, a Matlab program, which is based on Hooke-Jeeves Pattern Search Algorithm (HJPSA), is implemented for precisely establishing the deflection angles. A set of data about the volume of oil pumped out, the numerical readings of the oil probe and the retained oil, which is obtained by experiment, indicates that the storage tanks may occurs the horizontal and vertical deflections 6.69 degrees and 13.33 degrees respectively. Moreover, for the retained oil in the storage tanks, a recalibrated table is shown at the end of the paper.
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Pages: 395-405
WSEAS Transactions on Mathematics, ISSN / E-ISSN: 1109-2769 / 2224-2880, Volume 13, 2014, Art. #37