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Jim Cahill
- 23 Jul 2019
Pressure Blog: Fundamentals of Temperature and Pressure Management

A great source for fundamentals in process automation is the International Society of Automation (ISA) ‘s InTech Focus electronic periodical. This series of electronic magazines : …focuses on the fundamentals of essential automation components, such as instrumentation, final control elements, networks, drives, and more. Readers will learn how to choose them, apply them, calibrate them, and optimize their contribution...
Jim Cahill
- 23 Jul 2019
Temperature Blog: Fundamentals of Temperature and Pressure Management

A great source for fundamentals in process automation is the International Society of Automation (ISA) ‘s InTech Focus electronic periodical. This series of electronic magazines : …focuses on the fundamentals of essential automation components, such as instrumentation, final control elements, networks, drives, and more. Readers will learn how to choose them, apply them, calibrate them, and optimize their contribution...
Jim Cahill
- 22 Jul 2019
Flow Blog: Characterizing and Configuring Micro Motion 4200 Mass Flow and Density Meters

Let’s start the week with a nice “how to” video, Characterize and Configure a Coriolis Meter using the 4200 2-Wire Loop Powered Transmitter Display . It’s a in depth, 10:18 YouTube video showing how to: Check the flow meter status Turn on the optional display backlight Check and acknowledge alerts Rotate the display Characterize the flow meter Configure process measurement units Configure the outputs...
Jim Cahill
- 22 Jul 2019
Flow Blog: Characterizing and Configuring Micro Motion 4200 Mass Flow and Density Meters

Let’s start the week with a nice “how to” video, Characterize and Configure a Coriolis Meter using the 4200 2-Wire Loop Powered Transmitter Display . It’s a in depth, 10:18 YouTube video showing how to: Check the flow meter status Turn on the optional display backlight Check and acknowledge alerts Rotate the display Characterize the flow meter Configure process measurement units Configure the outputs...
Jim Cahill
- 16 Jul 2019
Level Blog: Reducing Level Detector Proof Testing Complexity

Each safety instrumented function (SIF) including its sensor, logic solver and final control element must be periodically tested to make sure it will perform as designed in the event of a safety demand. These “proof tests” help to uncover and failure conditions which may have developed since the last proof test or safety demand. A new whitepaper, Reducing the Complexity of Proof-Testing with New Generation Point Level...
Emerson Flow Expert
- 10 Jul 2019
Flow Blog: What is the Difference Between the 4200 2-wire Coriolis Meter and other 2-wire flow measurement technology in the market?

Comparing 2-Wire Coriolis Technology Traditionally, chemical plants and refineries already have a twisted pair 2-wire network. Emerson’s 4200 2-wire Coriolis transmitter allows users to replace existing unreliable 2-wire flow points without compromising... Read the full text.
Maggie Schmidt
- 10 Jul 2019
The Current: Flow Solutions Blog: What is the Difference Between the 4200 2-wire Coriolis Meter and other 2-wire flow measurement technology in the market?

Comparing 2-Wire Coriolis Technology Traditionally, chemical plants and refineries already have a twisted pair 2-wire network. Emerson’s 4200 2-wire Coriolis transmitter allows users to replace existing unreliable 2-wire flow points without compromising...
Jim Cahill
- 2 Jul 2019
Temperature Blog: Considerations in Temperature Measurement Selection

When it comes to measuring temperature, there are a multitude of ways to do this. Do-it-yourselfers might use simple RTD or thermocouple sensors right into a microcontroller and display to provide basic temperature readings for their grills and BBQ pits. Or they could buy a ready-made transmitter and software to send the readings to their smart phones. Todd Olin Neil Larson For industrial process manufacturers...
Jim Cahill
- 1 Jul 2019
Analytical Experts Blog: Desalination Measurements for Greater Efficiency

Ryo Hashimoto In many areas of the world, including the Asia-Pacific region, desalination plants have been built to meet the need for fresh water. In a Water & Wastewater Asia magazine article, Liquid analysis: The key to efficient, economical desalination , Emerson’s Ryo Hashimoto describes desalination process types and their important measurements. Ryo opens highlighting the two major desalination technologies...
Jim Cahill
- 27 Jun 2019
Flow Blog: Sizing and Specifying Orifice Plate Flowmeters

An Emerson whitepaper, Fundamentals of Orifice Meter Measurement , shares the history of tried-and-true differential pressure (DP) measurement across an orifice plate (orifice plate flowmeters) to measure flow rate, which dates back to the end of the 1700s. The first recorded use of an orifice device for fluid measurement was in 1797 by Giovanni B. Venturi, an Italian physicist whose work led to the development of...
Jim Cahill
- 25 Jun 2019
Level Blog: Guided Wave Radar for Tight Boiler Steam Drum Level Control

Matthew Brummer Boiler steam drum level control is critical in electrical power generation. Too high a level can mean water aspirating into the steam lines and causing damage to the turbine generator blades downstream. Too low a level can cause the boiler to dry and overheat. In a Power magazine article, Controlling Boiler Level When Operating Conditions Change , Emerson’s Matthew Brummer compares different level...
Jim Cahill
- 24 Jun 2019
Level Blog: Measuring Sediment Buildup in Process Vessels and Tanks

Some processes, such as oil & gas production, not only have to measure liquid levels but sometimes must measure sediment levels that can come along in the production stream and settle in vessels and tanks. This quick, 2:38 “How To” YouTube video, How Does the Rosemount Sand Switch Functionality Work? , shows how to change the settings in a Rosemount 2140 vibrating fork level detector from measuring liquids, to measuring...
Emerson Flow Expert
- 24 Jun 2019
Flow Blog: 5 Reasons the Micro Motion Coriolis Flow Meter & the New 4200 2-wire Transmitter are the Perfect Pair

The New 4200 2-Wire Transmitter & Coriolis Flow Meters In the past, Coriolis meters were not considered a part of the 2-wire upgrade. Now, Emerson offers a solution for an upgrade path to more reliable, accurate measurements. Coriolis technology... Read the full text.
Maggie Schmidt
- 24 Jun 2019
The Current: Flow Solutions Blog: 5 Reasons the Micro Motion Coriolis Flow Meter & the New 4200 2-wire Transmitter are the Perfect Pair

The New 4200 2-Wire Transmitter & Coriolis Flow Meters In the past, Coriolis meters were not considered a part of the 2-wire upgrade. Now, Emerson offers a solution for an upgrade path to more reliable, accurate measurements. Coriolis technology...
Jim Cahill
- 13 Jun 2019
Analytical Experts Blog: Conductivity Measurement for Optimized Clean-in-Place Operations

Common in the Life Sciences and Food & Beverage industries are clean-in-place (CIP) operations to effectively clean the interior surfaces of production process piping, vessels and other inline assets before the next batch is run. This short, 2:10 YouTube video, Effective Conductivity Measurement in Clean-in-Place Applications , highlights the importance of extremely tight measurement and control to avoid costly waste...
Jim Cahill
- 5 Jun 2019
Analytical Experts Blog: Accurately Monitoring Gas and Smoke in Difficult Locations

Ryan Bowlds Josh Hernandez Gas and smoke aspirator systems monitor for smoke or gas ingress where installing detectors are not feasible. These aspirator systems work by having the sample being measured by a probe pulled in to the aspirator system under an adjustable vacuum created by an air-driven educator and then measured by the gas detector. In this short 2:20 YouTube video, Gas & Smoke Aspirator System , Emerson...
Maggie Schmidt
- 4 Jun 2019
The Current: Flow Solutions Blog: How Does the 4200 2-Wire Coriolis Transmitter Help Retrofit Unreliable 2-wire Flow Points?

The New 4200 2-Wire Transmitter Many oil and gas, and chemical plants are struggling with aging infrastructure and need to upgrade much of their legacy equipment. Until recently, when considering upgrading aging 2-wire measurement devices, their options...
Emerson Flow Expert
- 4 Jun 2019
Flow Blog: How Does the 4200 2-Wire Coriolis Transmitter Help Retrofit Unreliable 2-wire Flow Points?

The New 4200 2-Wire Transmitter Many oil and gas, and chemical plants are struggling with aging infrastructure and need to upgrade much of their legacy equipment. Until recently, when considering upgrading aging 2-wire measurement devices, their options... Read the full text.
Jim Cahill
- 23 May 2019
Level Blog: Non-Contacting Radar Level Measurement in Pulp Mills

A pulp mill : …converts wood chips or other plant fibre source into a thick fibre board which can be shipped to a paper mill for further processing. Ingemar Serneby Level measurements can be challenging in pulp manufacturing process. In a Pulp-paperworld article, Radar Technology Overcomes the Toughest Level Measurement Challenges , Emerson’s Ingemar Serneby shares his expertise on how non-contacting radar level...
Emerson Flow Expert
- 21 May 2019
Flow Blog: 2-Wire Coriolis Transmitter Increases Operational Certainty

Achieve Top Quartile Performance with the Micro Motion 4200 2-Wire Transmitter The new 4200 2-wire Coriolis transmitter is a valuable option for chemical plants and refineries looking to upgrade legacy equipment that may be slowing down production... Read the full text.
Maggie Schmidt
- 21 May 2019
The Current: Flow Solutions Blog: 2-Wire Coriolis Transmitter Increases Operational Certainty

Achieve Top Quartile Performance with the Micro Motion 4200 2-Wire Transmitter The new 4200 2-wire Coriolis transmitter is a valuable option for chemical plants and refineries looking to upgrade legacy equipment that may be slowing down production and...
Jim Cahill
- 16 May 2019
Analytical Experts Blog: Highly Accurate Continuous Emissions Monitoring

Continuous emission monitoring systems (CEMS) are used by manufacturers and producers that have combustion and other forms of emissions releases as part of their processes. These systems provide the information required for regulatory reporting. A recent news announcement, Emerson’s New Hybrid Laser Process Gas Analyzer Reduces Costs for Continuous Emissions Monitoring , describes purpose-built technology to replace...
Jim Cahill
- 14 May 2019
Flow Blog: Easier Installation and Ongoing Operation with 2-Wire Coriolis Transmitter

There are many flow measurement technologies from which to choose. We discussed the advantages of Coriolis flow and density measurement technology in many applications in earlier posts. A short 3:23 YouTube video, 4200 2-Wire Coriolis Transmitter shares how this 2-wire transmitter innovation allows easier replacement of existing flow measurement technologies without the need to run separate power cables. Less wiring...
Jim Cahill
- 10 May 2019
Flow Blog: Coriolis Flow Measurement for Wet Gas Production

Justin Hollingsworth In upstream oil & gas production, flow measurements are critical for determining the health and longevity of the producing and injection wells. Many technologies such as multiphase flow meters and differential pressure (DP) measurements can be used. In a Processing magazine article, Coriolis Flowmeters for Wet Gas Measurement , Emerson’s Justin Hollingsworth describes another alternative, Coriolis...
Emerson Flow Expert
- 9 May 2019
Flow Blog: Smart Mining Event Wrap-Up

Events and tradeshows are one of the ways the Emerson Flow Solutions team likes to connect with customers. It’s where we showcase our products and solutions. At these events we have subject matter experts on hand to talk about – and where possible demonstrate... Read the full text.