METHOD AND PLANT FOR MEASURING THE SOLID VOLUME OF A LOAD, SUCH AS A LOAD OF TIMBER

摘要

A method for measuring the solid volume of a load oftimber comprises the steps of introducing the load into acompartment which is hermetically sealable against theambient atmosphere and located in a housing into which isgradually introduced a fill-out means intended to reducethe volume, and thus increase the pressure, of the gas insaid compartment; determining, after at least a certainexcess pressure has been established in said compartment,the product of gas volume and gas pressure as a firstreference value; and measuring the solid volume of the loadas the difference between said first reference value and asecond reference value of the product of gas volume and gaspressure, determined under identical conditions, but withno load in said compartment. The load is introduced intothe housing on a goods vehicle, more precisely through ahermetically sealable gate of the housing, and is left onsaid vehicle while the first reference value is beingdetermined, whereupon the vehicle is removed from thehousing through a hermetically sealable gate.