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Tank Gauging Blog: Help with API 2350 Overfill Protection Compliance

Jim Cahill

Earlier this week, we highlighted an updated thermowell installation standard. Today let’s talk about the 4th version of API 2350 Overfill Protection standard. This standard applies to petroleum storage tanks associated with marketing, refining, pipeline, terminals and similar facilities containing Class...
- 31 Jan 2013
Temperature Blog: 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...
- 29 Jan 2013
Temperature Blog: 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…
- 29 Jan 2013
Temperature Blog: 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…
- 29 Jan 2013
Flow Blog: Understanding and Handling Entrained Gas Flow Measurement

Jim Cahill

I was alerted to a nice series of videos on two-phase flow measurement, also known as liquid with entrained gas. These videos were developed by Emerson’s Micro Motion team. In the first video (2:37), Two-Phase Flow (entrained gas) Applications, Emerson...
- 23 Jan 2013
Level Blog: Vibrating fork switches update

Peta Glenister

Just wanted to let you know that our Rosemount Series 2130 vibrating fork level switch is SIL2 certified and now includes a new 8/16mA output option too.
- 23 Jan 2013
Level Blog: Radar Level Gauges in Tank Overfill Prevention Safety Applications

Jim Cahill

Bulk liquid storage tanks are found in many industrial processes including refineries, tank terminals, pipeline terminals, petrochemical and LNG plants, and aviation fuel depots to name a few. There are two predominant requirements from a process safety...
- 16 Jan 2013
Tank Gauging Blog: Radar Level Gauges in Tank Overfill Prevention Safety Applications

Jim Cahill

Bulk liquid storage tanks are found in many industrial processes including refineries, tank terminals, pipeline terminals, petrochemical and LNG plants, and aviation fuel depots to name a few. There are two predominant requirements from a process safety and control standpoint—inventory management and...
- 16 Jan 2013
Flow Blog: Systematic Flowmeter Selection Process

Jim Cahill

One of the challenges automation engineers face is in the selection of the best flow measurement technology for their application. Multitudes of technologies exist, each with their advantages and disadvantages. Emerson’s Brian Fretschel and Amy K. Johnson...
- 8 Jan 2013
Level Blog: Avoiding Dangerous Conditions through Tank Floating Roof Level Monitoring

Jim Cahill

Happy New Year everyone! Our new year here at the Emerson Process Experts blog got off to a rocky start with a database crash late yesterday. We seem to have things restored and will be spot checking everything, but leave a comment if you encounter anything...
- 3 Jan 2013
Analytical Experts Blog: Tips on pH Measurement and Control

Jim Cahill

I know from listening to some of Control Talk blog’s Greg McMillan’s presentations on pH control what a difficult control challenge this can be. Chemical Processing magazine has a great article, Forestall pHrustrations, by Emerson’s Dave Joseph that shares...
- 13 Dec 2012
Level Blog: Installing guided wave radar in stilling wells and bypass chambers

Peta Glenister

For anyone wanting to choose or install a guided wave radar in a stilling well or bypass chamber, we have a new technical bulletin which will give you all the info you need! Download here: http://www2.emersonprocess.com/siteadmincenter/PM%20Rosemount%20Documents/00840-0300-4024.pdf
- 22 Nov 2012
Pressure Blog: How to Incorporate Statistical Process Monitoring

Jim Cahill

Statistical Process Control (SPC) has long been applied in discrete manufacturing operations as a predictive diagnostic technology. Statistical Process Monitoring (SPM), the continuous process version of SPC, has been applied less often as highlighted...
- 12 Nov 2012
Pressure Blog: How to Incorporate Statistical Process Monitoring

Jim Cahill

Statistical Process Control (SPC) has long been applied in discrete manufacturing operations as a predictive diagnostic technology. Statistical Process Monitoring (SPM) , the continuous process version of SPC, has been applied less often as highlighted by Emerson’s Tom Wallace and John Miller in an Intech magazine article, Statistical process monitoring turns process noise into valuable information . The authors note…
- 12 Nov 2012
Pressure Blog: How to Incorporate Statistical Process Monitoring

Jim Cahill

Statistical Process Control (SPC) has long been applied in discrete manufacturing operations as a predictive diagnostic technology. Statistical Process Monitoring (SPM) , the continuous process version of SPC, has been applied less often as highlighted by Emerson’s Tom Wallace and John Miller in an Intech magazine article, Statistical process monitoring turns process noise into valuable information . The authors note…
- 12 Nov 2012
Pressure Blog: How to Incorporate Statistical Process Monitoring

Jim Cahill

Statistical Process Control (SPC) has long been applied in discrete manufacturing operations as a predictive diagnostic technology. Statistical Process Monitoring (SPM) , the continuous process version of SPC, has been applied less often as highlighted by Emerson’s Tom Wallace and John Miller in an Intech magazine article, Statistical process monitoring turns process noise into valuable information . The authors note…
- 12 Nov 2012
Pressure Blog: How to Incorporate Statistical Process Monitoring

Jim Cahill

Statistical Process Control (SPC) has long been applied in discrete manufacturing operations as a predictive diagnostic technology. Statistical Process Monitoring (SPM) , the continuous process version of SPC, has been applied less often as highlighted by Emerson’s Tom Wallace and John Miller in an Intech magazine article, Statistical process monitoring turns process noise into valuable information . The authors note…
- 12 Nov 2012
Flow Blog: Natural Gas as a Transportation Fuel

Jim Cahill

Natural gas has been used as a transportation fuel for many years in world areas such as Europe. With the differential in energy costs between natural gas and refined hydrocarbons, it’s being piloted and considered for use in other world areas such as...
- 7 Nov 2012
Analytical Experts Blog: Adventures in pH Control

Jim Cahill

Controlling your process based on pH is usually a tricky matter. Control Talk blog‘s Greg McMillan and Emerson’s Dave Joseph presented a short course, Adventures in pH Control, at last week’s Emerson Exchange conference in Anaheim. It was a best in conference...
- 17 Oct 2012
Analytical Experts Blog: Turning Trash into Cash: Gas Chromatography in Landfill Gas Analysis

Anonymous

Hi everyone. This is Michael Gaura, product marketing manager with the Gas Group. I recently wrote an article for Waste Age Magazine about extracting valuable gas from landfills and people seem interested in the topic. I thought I’d share some of this...
- 12 Oct 2012
Flow Blog: Non-Wetted Vortex Sensor for Reliable Flow Measurement

Jim Cahill

Emerson’s Brad Burton provided a look at technology advancements in vortex flow measurement. His Emerson Exchange presentation abstract: The Rosemount 8800D Vortex flowmeter’s unique non-clog/non-leak design with a non-wetted vortex sensor enables sensor...
- 10 Oct 2012
Temperature Blog: 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...
- 5 Oct 2012
Temperature Blog: 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…
- 5 Oct 2012
Temperature Blog: 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…
- 5 Oct 2012
Pressure Blog: Detect Compressor Surge By Measuring Outlet Pressure?

Jim Cahill

It’s great to questions from automation professionals from some of my posts built up over the years. A question came about one of my centrifugal compressor surge posts. I removed the proprietary elements of the question. For air separation we use compressor...
- 4 Oct 2012