Patent ID: 6541974
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: G01F,G01N,G01R,Y02E

Abstract:
A device for storing a gaseous medium, comprising: a storage container for receiving the gaseous medium, the storage container being filled with a storage mass for storing the gaseous medium; and means for measuring nuclear magnetic resonance of the gaseous medium located in the storage container, the measuring means being operative to generate a static magnetic field with field lines and an electromagnetic alternating field with field lines that are perpendicular to the field lines of the static magnetic field, the measuring means including a measuring head in which the static magnetic field and the electromagnetic alternating field are generated, the measuring head being arranged inside the storage container so that the measuring head covers a partial volume, the partial volume being representative of the entire storage container with regard to filling with the storage mass and the stored gaseous medium.