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  • Level Blog: Level Measurement for High Process-Low Ambient Temperature Applications

    The post Level Measurement for High Process-Low Ambient Temperature Applications appeared first on the Emerson Process Experts blog. In an earlier post, Avoiding Cold Climate Measurement Challenges , we mentioned a thermal range expander for differential pressure (DP) level measurement, which can be applied in application with higher process temperatures and lower ambient temperatures. Josh Hernandez Global Marketing…
  • Level Blog: Solids level measurement technical note now available

    Our new Rosemount solids measurement technical note is now available. Providing best practices and selection guidance for our range of solids level and volume measurement products, you will find this technical note invaluable. View here: http://bit.ly/1AG44oj
  • Analytical Experts Blog: eLearning in the Real World

    Many of today’s plants are facing a labor shortage issue as experienced technicians and operators are retiring and new employees require additional training to ensure consistent productivity. One way many plants are dealing with this issue is by re-evaluating their training programs to ensure they are meeting their current needs. Computer-based learning, or eLearning, is dramatically improving employee training and…
  • Level Blog: Avoiding Cold Climate Measurement Challenges

    For those here in North America, there is a good chance you’re braving extremely cold weather today. The Weather Channel captures the situation well in a post, Arctic Cold Blast Continues; Wind Chill Alerts For Over Half U.S. Population . And Canada makes this appear balmy . Mark Menezes Measurement Business Manager Back at the Emerson Exchange conference in Orlando this past fall, I recapped a presentation by Emerson…
  • Level Blog: New options for the Rosemount 3308 guided wave radar support new applications

    New probe types and longer ranges are now available for the 3308 Wireless guided wave radar. The new options support new applications such as: Taller vessels (up to 17m / 55 ft) Chemical storage requiring non-SST wetted parts Non-metallic tanks Open applications For more information check out the website here: http://bit.ly/1BuXhSl , or go directly to the product data sheet here: http://bit.ly/1Il9XLP
  • Flow Blog: Remote Expertise for Metering and Allocation Management

    In today’s Wall Street Journal article, U.S. Oil Prices Fall Below $50 a Barrel , it chronicles the continuing decline in oil prices over the past 6 months. This increases the pressure on oil & gas producers to find ways to reduce production costs and optimize operations. Charles Johnson Flow Measurement & Solutions Consultant In an Offshore Engineering magazine article, Remote Surveillance of measurement and allocation…
  • Level Blog: Floating roof tilt detection

    Floating roof tilt detection is an unusual application for the Rosemount 2160 wireless vibrating fork level switch and one that a major oil and gas company used to its advantage recently. Read more here. http://bit.ly/12xshDr
  • Analytical Experts Blog: How Many Gas Detectors Do I Need, and Where Do They Go?

    by Edward M. Marszal, PE, ISA84 Expert Gas detection is ubiquitous in a wide range of process industry applications where leaks of process equipment can result in either toxic or flammable gas clouds that can hurt people or property. Even though the detectors are ubiquitous now, their application is relatively new. In fact, in the offshore oil and gas industry, the state of the art for leak detection only a few dozen…
  • Temperature Blog: Temperature Measurement Installation Best Practices

    My friends managing the Rosemount brand of temperature measurement products have an upcoming series of webinars on installation best practices. These webinars are available in your region of the world no matter where you’re located. Ryan Leino Sr. Global Product Marketing Engineer Emerson’s Ryan Leino will describe how the effectiveness of a temperature system (a sensor with a connection head, a thermowell and a transmitter…
  • Temperature Blog: Temperature Measurement Installation Best Practices

    My friends managing the Rosemount brand of temperature measurement products have an upcoming series of webinars on installation best practices. These webinars are available in your region of the world no matter where you’re located. Ryan Leino Sr. Global Product Marketing Engineer Emerson’s Ryan Leino will describe how the effectiveness of a temperature system (a sensor with a connection head, a thermowell and a transmitter…
  • Temperature Blog: Temperature Measurement Installation Best Practices

    My friends managing the Rosemount brand of temperature measurement products have an upcoming series of webinars on installation best practices. These webinars are available in your region of the world no matter where you’re located. Ryan Leino Sr. Global Product Marketing Engineer Emerson’s Ryan Leino will describe how the effectiveness of a temperature system (a sensor with a connection head, a thermowell and a transmitter…
  • Temperature Blog: Temperature Measurement Installation Best Practices

    My friends managing the Rosemount brand of temperature measurement products have an upcoming series of webinars on installation best practices. These webinars are available in your region of the world no matter where you’re located. Ryan Leino Sr. Global Product Marketing Engineer Emerson’s Ryan Leino will describe how the effectiveness of a temperature system (a sensor with a connection head, a thermowell and a transmitter…
  • Temperature Blog: Temperature Measurement Installation Best Practices

    My friends managing the Rosemount brand of temperature measurement products have an upcoming series of webinars on installation best practices. These webinars are available in your region of the world no matter where you’re located. Ryan Leino Sr. Global Product Marketing Engineer Emerson’s Ryan Leino will describe how the effectiveness of a temperature system (a sensor with a connection head, a thermowell and a transmitter…
  • Pressure Blog: Monitoring Control Loops for Leakage Current and Increased Resistance

    Control systems rely on the signals coming back from measurement devices to perform control operations and provide feedback to operators. Unfortunately the signal from these devices can be impacted by several conditions. These conditions include damage and corrosion, water or condensation in the junction box or terminal compartment, power supply deterioration and grounds or electrical shorts. This 4:08 YouTube video…
  • Pressure Blog: Monitoring Control Loops for Leakage Current and Increased Resistance

    Control systems rely on the signals coming back from measurement devices to perform control operations and provide feedback to operators. Unfortunately the signal from these devices can be impacted by several conditions. These conditions include damage and corrosion, water or condensation in the junction box or terminal compartment, power supply deterioration and grounds or electrical shorts. This 4:08 YouTube video…
  • Pressure Blog: Monitoring Control Loops for Leakage Current and Increased Resistance

    Control systems rely on the signals coming back from measurement devices to perform control operations and provide feedback to operators. Unfortunately the signal from these devices can be impacted by several conditions. These conditions include damage and corrosion, water or condensation in the junction box or terminal compartment, power supply deterioration and grounds or electrical shorts. This 4:08 YouTube video…
  • Pressure Blog: Monitoring Control Loops for Leakage Current and Increased Resistance

    Control systems rely on the signals coming back from measurement devices to perform control operations and provide feedback to operators. Unfortunately the signal from these devices can be impacted by several conditions. These conditions include damage and corrosion, water or condensation in the junction box or terminal compartment, power supply deterioration and grounds or electrical shorts. This 4:08 YouTube video…
  • Pressure Blog: Monitoring Control Loops for Leakage Current and Increased Resistance

    Control systems rely on the signals coming back from measurement devices to perform control operations and provide feedback to operators. Unfortunately the signal from these devices can be impacted by several conditions. These conditions include damage and corrosion, water or condensation in the junction box or terminal compartment, power supply deterioration and grounds or electrical shorts. This 4:08 YouTube video…
  • Analytical Experts Blog: Potassium Chloride Advisory

    By Jill Jermain Our Customer Service Tech, Paul Lim, has received customer calls regarding a common issue that happens during the shipping and storing of pH sensors and thought we should share this information. It’s a standard industry practice to ship pH sensors with a protective potassium chloride-filled rubber boot, but sometimes crystals form on the rubber boot. This causes some customers to assume that the sensor…
  • Level Blog: Increasing production time with guided wave radar

    A new Rosemount case study describes how Unipac in Brazil increased production uptime and improved their level and volume measurement with Rosemount 5300 guided wave radar. Read more here: http://bit.ly/14hMVsn
  • Level Blog: New non-contacting radar for solids level measurement applications

    Our new Rosemount 5402 non-contacting radar is designed for demanding solids level measurement applications. It is equipped with a new signal processing algorithm and factory calibration for use in solids applications, focusing on small to medium sized silos. See more here: http://bit.ly/11aiRh9
  • Flow Blog: LACT Units versus Tank Gauging for Custody Transfer at Well Pads

    Rossella Mimmi Oil & Gas Industry Manager, Flow Solutions Group Author: Rossella Mimmi The economic impact of custody transfer in the oil and gas industry is huge. Transferred fluids are expensive, so producers, carriers and end users want to make sure that quantity and quality are measured very precisely. Also, as taxes and royalties are calculated on these values, measurement accuracy and reproducibility are…
  • Flow Blog: Flow Measurement Sustainability

    Flow measurement systems require ongoing attention, especially in critical applications such as fiscal measurement and custody transfer . In a Scandinavian Oil-Gas magazine article, Sustaining Quality Flow Measurement in Critical Applications , Emerson’s Jason Laidlaw explains the need for good measurement repeatability and low uncertainty for oil & gas producers to meet their engineering assessment, review, and audit…
  • Level Blog: Maintenance and safety problems are solved using a Rosemount 5300 Series Guided Wave Radar

    A gas storage company in Germany using an ethanol based filter system to clean the gas, had problems with their level measurement devices getting coated and giving out incorrect signals. As a result the company was finding it necessary to clean the systems twice a year. Our latest proven result shows how the Rosemount 5300 Series Guided Wave Radar solved the customer’s problems and improved maintenance and safety issues…
  • Level Blog: Advances in Level Measurement

    A Process Engineering magazine article, Level best , poses a question: Has the deployment of level measurement devices changed in the wake of the Buncefield [UK] disaster? The article’s author connects with several instrumentation suppliers including... Read the full text.