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  • Online Calculation Tool for Thermowell Installations

    Jim Cahill
    Back in 1974, the ASME (founded as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers) published a performance technology standard for thermowell calculations as well as overall temperature measurement best practices, PTC 19.3. Based on decades of industry and research data, the updated PTC 19.3 TW-2010 : …incorporates the latest theory in the areas of natural frequency, Strouhal frequency, in-line resonance and stress evaluation…

  • Online Calculation Tool for Thermowell Installations

    Jim Cahill
    Back in 1974, the ASME (founded as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers) published a performance technology standard for thermowell calculations as well as overall temperature measurement best practices, PTC 19.3. Based on decades of industry and research data, the updated PTC 19.3 TW-2010 : …incorporates the latest theory in the areas of natural frequency, Strouhal frequency, in-line resonance and stress evaluation…

  • Human Centered Design Improvements to Temperature Measurement

    Jim Cahill
    There is always a swirl of activity before large events. And none is larger than next week’s Emerson Exchange conference in Anaheim, California. We’re expecting a record turnout and I look forward to reconnecting and meeting as many of you who’ll be there...

  • Human Centered Design Improvements to Temperature Measurement

    Jim Cahill
    There is always a swirl of activity before large events. And none is larger than next week’s Emerson Exchange conference in Anaheim, California . We’re expecting a record turnout and I look forward to reconnecting and meeting as many of you who’ll be there as is humanly possible. They’ll be some news of new and better technologies. I know from connecting with Emerson’s Rebecca Kopke , a member of the Rosemount temperature…

  • Human Centered Design Improvements to Temperature Measurement

    Jim Cahill
    There is always a swirl of activity before large events. And none is larger than next week’s Emerson Exchange conference in Anaheim, California . We’re expecting a record turnout and I look forward to reconnecting and meeting as many of you who’ll be there as is humanly possible. They’ll be some news of new and better technologies. I know from connecting with Emerson’s Rebecca Kopke , a member of the Rosemount temperature…

  • Temperature Transmitter Measurement Validation Diagnostic

    Jim Cahill
    I often learn of developments within our organization from the global trade press. So is the case today when I read a tweet from Ireland’s @ReadoutSignpost (Eoin Ó Riain’s) tweet: Industry-first measurement validation diagnostic on Rosemount temp transmitter...

  • Measurement Validation

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    Measurement Validation is the next step in making reliable process measurements.  By continuously monitoring temperature deviations, problems like failing RTDs, corroded terminals and excessive vibration can be detected.  You now have the ability to know...

  • Temperature Transmitter Measurement Validation Diagnostic

    Jim Cahill
    I often learn of developments within our organization from the global trade press. So is the case today when I read a tweet from Ireland’s @ReadoutSignpost (Eoin Ó Riain’s) tweet : Industry-first measurement validation diagnostic on Rosemount temp transmitter #PAuto #Safety http://t.co/GvPN26j9 The link goes to Eoin’s Read-out Instrumentation Signpost blog, where he shares how the new measurement validation…

  • Rosemount Pipe Clamp Sensor

    James Schmidt
    Learn more about how the Rosemount Pipe Clamp Sensor can help you measure temperature in a non intrusive way: www.youtube.com/watch

  • Reliability with Advanced Diagnostics

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    Using instruments with Advanced Diagnostics is one of the three main strategies I commonly present to achieve process control and instrumentation reliability.  There is a lot of diagnostic information available about your process that is not currently...

  • Greg McMillan Temperature Control Solutions Webinar TODAY

    Jim Cahill
    In the spirit of “better late than never”, I wanted to highlight a live webinar by ModelingAndControl.com’s Greg McMillan. His topic will be Temperature Control Solutions and will share: …how to get the best temperature measurement and control performance...

  • Greg McMillan Temperature Control Solutions Webinar TODAY

    Jim Cahill
    In the spirit of “better late than never”, I wanted to highlight a live webinar by ModelingAndControl.com’s Greg McMillan . His topic will be Temperature Control Solutions and will share: …how to get the best temperature measurement and control performance for important unit operations in the process industry. It is recommended for control engineers, DCS configuration engineers, as well as instrument and process…

  • When the Heat is on, Control with Wireless

    Jim Cahill
    Emerson’s Michael Pearson, a member of the Rosemount Temperature team, provides today’s guest post and highlights how wireless instrumentation can avoid issues with process-caused damaged wiring and other causes. Many temperature measurement challenges...

  • When the Heat is on, Control with Wireless

    Jim Cahill
    Emerson’s Michael Pearson , a member of the Rosemount Temperature team, provides today’s guest post and highlights how wireless instrumentation can avoid issues with process-caused damaged wiring and other causes. Many temperature measurement challenges exist when monitoring high temperature assets including heat damage, moving equipment, and high electromagnetic interference (EMI). North Star Bluescope Steel had…

  • Check out the Latest Rosemount Measurement Validation Diagnostic Video

    James Schmidt
    Measurement Validation http://www.rosemount.com/measurementvalidation/ Sometimes you need to guess whether you need to shut down a process or simply swap out a sensor. With Emerson's new Measurement Validation diagnostic, you can make the distinction, avoiding the cost and risk associated with unnecessary shutdowns. By predicting on-scale failures you can increase plant safety and productivity. Make your move. Mor…

  • Heat Exchanger Monitoring

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    Reliability in a process plant commonly focuses on rotating equipment rather than fixed equipment.  Through vibration monitoring and lube oil analysis a predictive maintenance program is realized.  However, there is quite a bit of fixedequipment, like...

  • High Density Temperature Measurement on Reactors

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    High density temperature transmitters have many applications in process plants.  These are commonly found on distillation columns to monitor the temperature profile.  The advantage is that multiple temperature measurements can be achieved through one...

  • Thermowell Wake Frequency Calculation

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    The first wake frequency calculation standard was published by AMSE is 1974 and was based on a paper written by J.W. Murdock in the 1950s.  This is the ASME PTC 19.3-1974 standard.  However, it did not account for all installations.  The Monju Fast Breeder...

  • Turbomachinery, Reliability and Instrumentation

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    Within a process plant there is all kinds of turbomachinery, including compressors, pumps and fans.  They are generally steam driven and move a lot of fluid.  They are large.  They are expensive.  The manufactures of turbomachinery will include basic...

  • Wireless Transmitters and Rotating Equipment

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    When a piece of process equipment rotates as part of its normal operation, it becomes challenging to obtain any type of measurement on the rotating part.  Rotary calcination equipment, kilns and liquid filling machines can all benefit from process measurement...

  • High Density Temperature Transmitters

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    In order to reduce installation and operational costs, process plants have ofter used RTDs or thermocouples without a transmitter for temperature measurement.  This is especially true for high density temperature measurements like distillation columns...

  • Improving DP Flow Measurements with Multivariable Instruments

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    Differential Pressure (DP) flow meters have long been the common method for measuring flow in a process.  Any obstruction in a flow path creates a differential pressure which can be measured.  Using the relationship of DP and flow a fairly accurate and...

  • Accounting for Density in DP Level Measurement

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    With 75% of process level being measured with differential pressure (DP) there are a lot of measurements that are not temperature compensated.  Although the fluid made not change any temperature effects can alter the accuracy of the measurement significantly...

  • Reliable Temperature Measurement with Dual RTDs

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    Temperature transmitters with RTDs are the common technology for measuring process temperature.  While these are inherently reliable (there’s not much to them) process upsets and vibrations can leave you without good (and reliable) process data.  Dual...

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