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  • Flow Blog: How to Manage Coriolis Meter Totalizer Functions

    Jim Cahill
    Let’s end the week with another “how to” video on managing the totalizer function on Micro Motion 1700/2700 field & integral mount flow transmitter display panels. In this 3:22 video, How to Manage Totalizers Using the Display of the Micro Motion 1700/2700 Transmitter , Emerson’s James De Loyola shows step by step how to setup and manage the totalizer function. This function is commonly used in custody transfer applications…

  • Analytical Experts Blog: TDL/QCL Technology Redefines Process Gas Analysis

    Bonnie Brown
    By Amanda Gogates,  Product Manager for Quantum Cascade Laser Analyzers, Emerson Process Management You may have seen a few stories already on the innovative QCL laser technology. That technology has now been successfully implemented in Emerson’s Rosemount™ CT5100 continuous gas analyzer. It is the world’s only hybrid analyzer to combine Tunable Diode Laser (TDL) and Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) measurement technologies…

  • Level Blog: Solids Level Measurement for Silo Safety and Preventive Maintenance

    Jim Cahill
    As we enter a three-day weekend with Monday’s Memorial Day here in the U.S., let’s end the week with a short post. Measuring the level of solids in silos is tough since the level varies based on how the silo is filled as well as the physical properties of the solids. There are typically peaks and valleys. This quick 1-minute video, 3D Solids Scanner Perfect Tool for Safety & Preventive Maintenance of Silos , conveys…

  • Flow Blog: Flow Measurement Pressure-Temperature Compensation

    Jim Cahill
    Peer-to-peer knowledge sharing provides valuable information beyond what is possible to find in owners’ manuals and other technical documentation from suppliers. You can find it every day in your Google searches about personal technologies that you use and technologies you use on your job. One of the great places for peer-to-peer knowledge sharing for DeltaV distributed control system users is the DeltaV group in the…

  • Flow Blog: How to Rotate a Coriolis Flow and Density Meter Transmitter Display

    Jim Cahill
    When measuring the flow of a liquid, gas or slurry, Coriolis flow and density meter sensors will work in any installed orientation as long as the flow tubes remain full of process fluid. The preferred orientation , when this is not the case, is shown in this illustration. When the meter has transmitter and display unit integrated with the meter, the display will need to be rotated depending on the orientation of the…

  • Analytical Experts Blog: Optimal Boiler Combustion Control

    Bonnie Brown
    By Neil Widmer, Business Development Manager, Emerson Process Management Recently, Bob Sabin of Emerson Process Management presented an article on “4 Key Measurements for Boiler Control Performance” in Flow Control . The purpose of boiler control is to achieve safe and reliable operation and optimized performance with respect to output, operational cost, and by-product emissions. His article emphasizes how the foundation…

  • Level Blog: Improving Heat Rate with Better Measurements

    Jim Cahill
    For electrical power producers, the phrase “heat rate” refers to the efficiency of the power plant. It is defined as the thermal energy in divided by the electrical energy out. Emerson’s Lydia Miller let me know about a new whitepaper, Using Automation to Improve Plant Heat Rate that highlights ways to improve the efficiency of this conversion from thermal to electrical energy. The whitepaper opens by describing what…

  • Flow Blog: Integrating Leak Detection and Custody Transfer for Pipeline Monitoring

    Jim Cahill
    Authors: Rossella Mimmi and Marc Buttler The importance of pipeline integrity is growing in the oil and gas industry. New regions of oil and gas production and growing demand are driving the construction of new pipelines and reversals of existing pipelines. Older pipeline systems are still in operation and often running at capacity. 41% of US oil pipelines were built in the 1950s and 1960s. A report that was prepared…

  • Level Blog: Finding the Best Level Measurement for the Application

    Jim Cahill
    Many ways exist to measure level in industrial processes. At the recent Emerson Exchange conference in Brussels, Emerson’s Ingemar Serneby teamed up with an instrument specialist with a food manufacturer to share a presentation, Finding the best level measurement solution can be easy…if you know where to look and what to look for. This manufacturer used different methods to measure level in their vessels, but often…

  • Flow Blog: Advanced Phase Measurement in Flow Meters

    Jim Cahill
    Measuring flow through a pipe can be challenging when liquid and gas phases are both present. For example, a production well’s produced fluids with methane coming out of solution as the pressure drops. Or the gas leg of a three-phase production separator which may still have some liquids entrained in the gas. In the first example, entrained gas, or bubbles in the process fluid, has a negative effect on liquid volume…

  • Flow Blog: Managing Alarms on Micro Motion 1700 and 2700 Transmitters

    Jim Cahill
    For most people trying to learn how to do something new, showing tops reading. This is why short videos in YouTube and other video services continue to grow in popularity compared with long, step-by-step written procedures. Here on the blog, I have a growing list of posts with “how to” videos (to subscribe via RSS ). We’ll add another to this list with this 4-minute video, How to Acknowledge Alarms Using the Display…

  • Flow Blog: On-Site Flow Meter Calibration Demonstration

    Jim Cahill
    Last week, I did a quick post at the Emerson Exchange conference in Brussels on performing on-site flow meter calibrations . I wanted to follow up with a quick, just over 2-minute video featuring Emerson’s Johan Enters demonstrating the equipment and services used to perform these on-site calibrations. This calibration solution eliminates the need to ship away these meters, which saves money, reduces downtime and…

  • Flow Blog: Integrated Oil and Gas Well Testing

    Jim Cahill
    Testing the composition oil, gas and produced water and basic sediment from oil & gas wells has traditionally required test separators. For offshore platforms and onshore well pads with multiple wells, this has meant complex manifolds and valves to route the production coming from an individual well between the test and production separators. Emerson’s Joseph Zawacki shared some background with me on an integrated…

  • Analytical Experts Blog: Dairy Production: Maintaining Product Quality While Minimizing Downtime

    Bonnie Brown
    The global dairy industry is growing, and one of the dairy producers’ biggest challenges is to maintain high product quality, while also increasing efficiency and minimizing waste and downtime. Recently Philip Edwards wrote an article on this topic for What’s New in Food Technology and Manufacturing titled, “Conductivity Measurement: A Hidden Key to Dairy Industry Success.” Below is an excerpt from this piece: To ensure…

  • Flow Blog: Flow Measurement Update

    Jim Cahill
    At the Emerson Exchange Brussels conference, Emerson’s Christian Grossenbacher gave an update on flow measurement advancements as well as new service capabilities to support process manufacturers and producers. Here’s the abstract of the session: Join us for a session to learn about exciting new developments in Flow Measurement. From an expanded portfolio of Flow products and solutions, state of the art production…

  • Flow Blog: Moving Flow Meter Calibration On-Site

    Jim Cahill
    At the Emerson Exchange Brussels conference, Emerson’s Jerome Desmoulieres co-presented with TEREOS, Flow Calibration On Site: How to maximize your turnaround. Their abstract: Turnarounds are more and more time limited. But production and quality departments’ requests remain for calibration and certification. TEREOS and NESTLE, in North of France, worked with Emerson to find a solution. Job was done on their plant…

  • Flow Blog: Tips to Overcome Challenges in Product and Custody Transfers

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Sachin Tere Product and custody transfer applications are spread across the oil and gas industry, from the fields to the refineries, to transport vessels to storage tanks and terminals. Here are some problems that hinder you from achieving efficiency in fluid production and movement, and corresponding tips on how to overcome them. Challenge 1: Interruptions during loading and unloading Traditional…

  • Tank Gauging Blog: 7 Mistakes in Choosing a Tank Gauging System

    Jim Cahill
    While the Emerson Exchange conference unfolds this week in Brussels, the Tank World Expo is happening in Dubai. I wanted to share this post from Rajagopal-Kittu from this event. Author: Rajagopal-Kittu Whether you own a small tank farm or are managing huge, multiple facilities, you should find it easy to monitor and control activities efficiently and cost effectively. Below are some mistakes that terminal operators…

  • Tank Gauging Blog: 7 Mistakes in Choosing a Tank Gauging System

    Jim Cahill
    While the Emerson Exchange conference unfolds this week in Brussels, the Tank World Expo is happening in Dubai. I wanted to share this post from Rajagopal-Kittu from this event. Author: Rajagopal-Kittu Whether you own a small tank farm or are managing huge, multiple facilities, you should find it easy to monitor and control activities efficiently and cost effectively. Below are some mistakes that terminal operators…

  • Tank Gauging Blog: 7 Mistakes in Choosing a Tank Gauging System

    Jim Cahill
    While the Emerson Exchange conference unfolds this week in Brussels, the Tank World Expo is happening in Dubai. I wanted to share this post from Rajagopal-Kittu from this event. Author: Rajagopal-Kittu Whether you own a small tank farm or are managing huge, multiple facilities, you should find it easy to monitor and control activities efficiently and cost effectively. Below are some mistakes that terminal operators…

  • Tank Gauging Blog: 7 Mistakes in Choosing a Tank Gauging System

    Jim Cahill
    While the Emerson Exchange conference unfolds this week in Brussels, the Tank World Expo is happening in Dubai. I wanted to share this post from Rajagopal-Kittu from this event. Author: Rajagopal-Kittu Whether you own a small tank farm or are managing huge, multiple facilities, you should find it easy to monitor and control activities efficiently and cost effectively. Below are some mistakes that terminal operators…

  • Tank Gauging Blog: 7 Mistakes in Choosing a Tank Gauging System

    Jim Cahill
    While the Emerson Exchange conference unfolds this week in Brussels, the Tank World Expo is happening in Dubai. I wanted to share this post from Rajagopal-Kittu from this event. Author: Rajagopal-Kittu Whether you own a small tank farm or are managing huge, multiple facilities, you should find it easy to monitor and control activities efficiently and cost effectively. Below are some mistakes that terminal operators…

  • Tank Gauging Blog: 7 Mistakes in Choosing a Tank Gauging System

    Jim Cahill
    While the Emerson Exchange conference unfolds this week in Brussels, the Tank World Expo is happening in Dubai. I wanted to share this post from Rajagopal-Kittu from this event. Author: Rajagopal-Kittu Whether you own a small tank farm or are managing huge, multiple facilities, you should find it easy to monitor and control activities efficiently and cost effectively. Below are some mistakes that terminal operators…

  • Level Blog: Communicating over fibre optics with water/steam monitoring systems

    Peta Glenister
    A customer in the US installed a Mobrey Hydrastep Water/Steam Monitoring System with several remote displays recently. One of these displays needed to be positioned at a distance of over half a mile from the steam drum. The customer needed to use Fibre Optic communications but was unable to correctly configure their system. Emerson US and UK support worked together to resolve the customer’s issues. The customer now has…

  • Level Blog: Application flexibility in solids applications

    Peta Glenister
    Because solids applications can be tricky, a new parabolic antenna has been developed for the Rosemount 5402 non-contacting radar. The new antenna includes a swivelling connection which makes it possible to aim the antenna at the best point in the silo, and also adjusts for angled silo roofs - making it suitable for most solids applications. An air purging connection is also included to help prevent clogging of the…

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