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  • Tank Gauging Blog: Guided Wave Radar Level Measurement Installation Tips

    Jim Cahill
    When it comes to measuring levels in vessels, guided wave radar (GWR) technology has many advantages, which includes having no moving parts to minimize maintenance costs. In a Process Worldwide article, How to Get the Best from GWR, Emerson’s Phil Lever provides some installation tips to help ensure accuracy and reliability. He describes GWR’s theory of operation [hyperlink added]: A low energy pulse of microwaves…

  • Flow Blog: Assuring Accuracy in Fiscal Measurement and Custody Transfer

    Jim Cahill
    As hydrocarbons and other fluid-based products change ownership through the value chain, accurate measurement and accounting is critical. We have discussed this custody transfer process in several posts. In an Oilfield Technology article, Fiscal Assurance...

  • Level Blog: Getting the best out of your guided wave radar

    Peta Glenister
    Anyone interested in finding out how to get the best out of their Guided Wave Radar will find this article interesting. It discusses how (GWR) technology has transformed the way process companies measure level in challenging applications. You can read the article here: http:// bit.ly/1fiRgOY

  • Temperature Blog: Temperature Diagnostics for Improved Refinery Operations

    Jim Cahill
    I highlighted some of the challenges North American refiners face in an earlier post with tight oil from shale formations. Emerson’s Michelle Weimert has Hydrocarbon Processing article, Leverage diagnostics to keep production running smoothly, which looks...

  • Temperature Blog: Temperature Diagnostics for Improved Refinery Operations

    Jim Cahill
    I highlighted some of the challenges North American refiners face in an earlier post with tight oil from shale formations. Emerson’s Michelle Weimert has Hydrocarbon Processing article, Leverage diagnostics to keep production running smoothly , which looks at the role of temperature measurement diagnostics can play in reliable refinery operations. The article opens: The continuing trend to increase production…

  • Temperature Blog: Temperature Diagnostics for Improved Refinery Operations

    Jim Cahill
    I highlighted some of the challenges North American refiners face in an earlier post with tight oil from shale formations. Emerson’s Michelle Weimert has Hydrocarbon Processing article, Leverage diagnostics to keep production running smoothly , which looks at the role of temperature measurement diagnostics can play in reliable refinery operations. The article opens: The continuing trend to increase production…

  • Temperature Blog: Temperature Diagnostics for Improved Refinery Operations

    Jim Cahill
    I highlighted some of the challenges North American refiners face in an earlier post with tight oil from shale formations. Emerson’s Michelle Weimert has Hydrocarbon Processing article, Leverage diagnostics to keep production running smoothly , which looks at the role of temperature measurement diagnostics can play in reliable refinery operations. The article opens: The continuing trend to increase production…

  • Temperature Blog: Temperature Diagnostics for Improved Refinery Operations

    Jim Cahill
    I highlighted some of the challenges North American refiners face in an earlier post with tight oil from shale formations. Emerson’s Michelle Weimert has Hydrocarbon Processing article, Leverage diagnostics to keep production running smoothly , which looks at the role of temperature measurement diagnostics can play in reliable refinery operations. The article opens: The continuing trend to increase production…

  • Tank Gauging Blog: Functional Safety and Tank Overfill Prevention

    Jim Cahill
    As global oil and gas production continues to fan out to new areas, the need for storage tanks and terminal facilities as part of the distribution processes increases. Making sure those tanks are not overfilled is paramount for safety, environmental protection, and the ongoing viability of the enterprise...

  • Tank Gauging Blog: Functional Safety and Tank Overfill Prevention

    Jim Cahill
    As global oil and gas production continues to fan out to new areas, the need for storage tanks and terminal facilities as part of the distribution processes increases. Making sure those tanks are not overfilled is paramount for safety, environmental protection, and the ongoing viability of the enterprise should a major accident occur. Emerson’s Carl-Johan Roos , whom you may recall from an earlier post on tank radar…

  • Tank Gauging Blog: Functional Safety and Tank Overfill Prevention

    Jim Cahill
    As global oil and gas production continues to fan out to new areas, the need for storage tanks and terminal facilities as part of the distribution processes increases. Making sure those tanks are not overfilled is paramount for safety, environmental protection, and the ongoing viability of the enterprise should a major accident occur. Emerson’s Carl-Johan Roos , whom you may recall from an earlier post on tank radar…

  • Tank Gauging Blog: Functional Safety and Tank Overfill Prevention

    Jim Cahill
    As global oil and gas production continues to fan out to new areas, the need for storage tanks and terminal facilities as part of the distribution processes increases. Making sure those tanks are not overfilled is paramount for safety, environmental protection, and the ongoing viability of the enterprise should a major accident occur. Emerson’s Carl-Johan Roos , whom you may recall from an earlier post on tank radar…

  • Analytical Experts Blog: Early Detection of Water Quality Issues

    Jim Cahill
    Water supply service providers require many measurements to ensure safe, contaminant-free, and high quality water. Some important measurements include pH, Oxidation-reduction potential (ORP), conductivity, temperature, free chlorine, monochloramine, dissolved...

  • Analytical Experts Blog: Early Detection of Water Quality Issues

    Jim Cahill
    Water supply service providers require many measurements to ensure safe, contaminant-free, and high quality water. Some important measurements include pH, Oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) , conductivity, temperature, free chlorine, monochloramine , dissolved oxygen (DO) , and turbidity . Emerson’s Ryo Hashimoto wrote a Water & Wastewater Asia article, Raising early alarm bells , to highlight the importance of these…

  • Flow Blog: Industrial Energy Team Peels Reliability like an Onion-Part II

    Jim Cahill
    Emerson’s Jennifer Sandstrom explores reliable combustion air flow in today’s post. Last time, we started to talk about how Emerson’s Industrial Energy group deconstructs a problem to create a reliable solution. Again, remembering the very definition...

  • Pressure Blog: Pressure Transmitters for Nuclear Power Plant Safety Applications

    Jim Cahill
    Rosemount pressure measurement instrumentation has been part of nuclear power plants’ process automation for more than four decades. The news item from last week, Emerson offers improved safety and performance solutions with new series of nuclear pressure transmitters, shared: The Rosemount 3150 Series of Nuclear Pressure Transmitters provides performance improvements in the areas of reference […] Read the full text.

  • Pressure Blog: Pressure Transmitters for Nuclear Power Plant Safety Applications

    Jim Cahill
    Rosemount pressure measurement instrumentation has been part of nuclear power plants’ process automation for more than four decades. The news item from last week, Emerson offers improved safety and performance solutions with new series of nuclear pressure transmitters , shared: The Rosemount 3150 Series of Nuclear Pressure Transmitters provides performance improvements in the areas of reference accuracy, transmitter…

  • Pressure Blog: Pressure Transmitters for Nuclear Power Plant Safety Applications

    Jim Cahill
    Rosemount pressure measurement instrumentation has been part of nuclear power plants’ process automation for more than four decades. The news item from last week, Emerson offers improved safety and performance solutions with new series of nuclear pressure transmitters , shared: The Rosemount 3150 Series of Nuclear Pressure Transmitters provides performance improvements in the areas of reference accuracy, transmitter…

  • Pressure Blog: Pressure Transmitters for Nuclear Power Plant Safety Applications

    Jim Cahill
    Rosemount pressure measurement instrumentation has been part of nuclear power plants’ process automation for more than four decades. The news item from last week, Emerson offers improved safety and performance solutions with new series of nuclear pressure transmitters , shared: The Rosemount 3150 Series of Nuclear Pressure Transmitters provides performance improvements in the areas of reference accuracy, transmitter…

  • Pressure Blog: Pressure Transmitters for Nuclear Power Plant Safety Applications

    Jim Cahill
    Rosemount pressure measurement instrumentation has been part of nuclear power plants’ process automation for more than four decades. The news item from last week, Emerson offers improved safety and performance solutions with new series of nuclear pressure transmitters , shared: The Rosemount 3150 Series of Nuclear Pressure Transmitters provides performance improvements in the areas of reference accuracy, transmitter…

  • Level Blog: 12V dc vibrating fork level switch for overfill protection and level monitoring in remote tank installations

    Peta Glenister
    We have introduced a 12V dc DPDT relay version of our Rosemount 2120 vibrating fork level switch for automated level monitoring and overspill protection of tanks or vessels in remote locations. The new switch is the first low power switch to provide a built-in relay output - eliminating the need for a separate switching relay.

  • Level Blog: API 2350 Overfill Prevention Systems

    Jim Cahill
    At last week’s API Storage Tank Conference in San Francisco, California USA, Emerson’s Lance Berry, President & General Manager of the Rosemount Tank Gauging North American team, presented on API-2350 Overfill Prevention Systems. He opened highlighting...

  • Tank Gauging Blog: API 2350 Overfill Prevention Systems

    Jim Cahill
    At last week’s API Storage Tank Conference in San Francisco, California USA, Emerson’s Lance Berry, President & General Manager of the Rosemount Tank Gauging North American team, presented on API-2350 Overfill Prevention Systems. He opened highlighting the three categories of tanks as defined by API...

  • Tank Gauging Blog: API 2350 Overfill Prevention Systems

    Jim Cahill
    At last week’s API Storage Tank Conference in San Francisco, California USA, Emerson’s Lance Berry , President & General Manager of the Rosemount Tank Gauging North American team, presented on API-2350 Overfill Prevention Systems. He opened highlighting the three categories of tanks as defined by API 2350 used as a way to classify tank overfill systems. Category 1 is primarily manually operated tanks without transmitted…

  • Tank Gauging Blog: API 2350 Overfill Prevention Systems

    Jim Cahill
    At last week’s API Storage Tank Conference in San Francisco, California USA, Emerson’s Lance Berry , President & General Manager of the Rosemount Tank Gauging North American team, presented on API-2350 Overfill Prevention Systems. He opened highlighting the three categories of tanks as defined by API 2350 used as a way to classify tank overfill systems. Category 1 is primarily manually operated tanks without transmitted…

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