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Abstract

A method for determining at least one process variable of a product contained in a tank, comprising acquiring a set of distance pairs, each pair including a first distance measure of the distance to a surface of the product and a second distance measure of the distance to a fixed location in the tank beneath the product surface, each distance pair being acquired by emitting microwaves into the tank, and allowing them to propagate towards the product, receiving reflected waves from the tank, including an echo from the product surface and an echo from the fixed location, and determining said first and second distance measure based on the emitted and received microwaves. The distance pairs are used to calculate at least one of the actual distance to the fixed location and a delay factor of the product, based on a relationship between the distance to the product surface, the actual distance to the fixed location, the distance measure of the distance to the fixed location, and the delay factor.

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