Effect of Temperature & Pressure on Level Measurement
Level measurement systems that use differential pressure ΔP as the sensing method, are by their very nature affected by temperature and pressure. Recall that the measured height H of a column…
Boiler Drum Level Control Systems
Drum Level Control Systems are used extensively throughout the process industries and the Utilities to control the level of boiling water contained in boiler drums on process plant and help…
Single Element Drum Level Control System
The Below Figure depicts the control scheme for single-element drum level control. In this configuration, only the water level in the drum is being measured (hence the term " single…
Two Element Drum Level Control System
A two-element drum level control system is capable of providing close adherence of drum level to its set-point under steady-state conditions as well as being capable of providing the required…
Three Element Drum Level Control System
In most drum level control applications, the two-element drum level control will maintain the required water/steam interface level – even under moderate load changes. However, If an unstable feedwater system…
Control Room and Field Instruments Questions and Answers
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Overview of Tank Gauging Technologies
Two types of measurement methods are used for tank gauging: volume or mass based. In a volume based system, level is measured. In a mass based system, the measurement of…
Servo Tank Gauges Working Principle
Tank gauging is the generic name given to the measurement of liquids (product) in bulk storage tanks with the aim of quantifying how much product is in the tank, "gauging…
Serial Communication Data Transmission Modes
Serial Communication Data Transmission Modes means transferring of data between two devices. It is also called communication mode. These modes direct the direction of flow of information. There are three…
Ultrasonic Flow Meters Working Principle
Ultrasonic flow meters operate using difference in time travelled by the two ultrasonic waves is directly proportional to the flow velocity.
