January 2018

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News & Reports

Letter to the Editor: Importance of battery backup from experience

Jan. 30, 2018
A reader shares how a battery backup system benefited his team’s design of a two-way communications network for a gas and electric utility.
Figure 1. Basic desalter tank construction includes an electrostatic grid to help coalesce water into droplets that can separate from the oil more quickly and thoroughly than with simple gravity separation. All graphics courtesy of Emerson Automation Solutions
Figure 1. Basic desalter tank construction includes an electrostatic grid to help coalesce water into droplets that can separate from the oil more quickly and thoroughly than with simple gravity separation. All graphics courtesy of Emerson Automation Solutions
Figure 1. Basic desalter tank construction includes an electrostatic grid to help coalesce water into droplets that can separate from the oil more quickly and thoroughly than with simple gravity separation. All graphics courtesy of Emerson Automation Solutions
Figure 1. Basic desalter tank construction includes an electrostatic grid to help coalesce water into droplets that can separate from the oil more quickly and thoroughly than with simple gravity separation. All graphics courtesy of Emerson Automation Solutions
Figure 1. Basic desalter tank construction includes an electrostatic grid to help coalesce water into droplets that can separate from the oil more quickly and thoroughly than with simple gravity separation. All graphics courtesy of Emerson Automation Solutions
Level Measurement

Critical level control ensures highest efficiency for desalter units

Jan. 29, 2018
Measuring liquid layers in a full tank poses unique challenges, but the payoff is huge.
Image courtesy of Amin Almasi
Image courtesy of Amin Almasi
Image courtesy of Amin Almasi
Image courtesy of Amin Almasi
Image courtesy of Amin Almasi
Oil & Gas

Safe gas flare system operation, flow and control

Jan. 25, 2018
Part 1: Operate this critical mechanical equipment safely.
Figure 1. Measurement of air volume and volumetric flow correction. This chart shows how passive sonar is utilized to adjust the volumetric flow to a “true” flow when entrained air is present in slurry and liquid flows. All graphics courtesy of CiDRA
Figure 1. Measurement of air volume and volumetric flow correction. This chart shows how passive sonar is utilized to adjust the volumetric flow to a “true” flow when entrained air is present in slurry and liquid flows. All graphics courtesy of CiDRA
Figure 1. Measurement of air volume and volumetric flow correction. This chart shows how passive sonar is utilized to adjust the volumetric flow to a “true” flow when entrained air is present in slurry and liquid flows. All graphics courtesy of CiDRA
Figure 1. Measurement of air volume and volumetric flow correction. This chart shows how passive sonar is utilized to adjust the volumetric flow to a “true” flow when entrained air is present in slurry and liquid flows. All graphics courtesy of CiDRA
Figure 1. Measurement of air volume and volumetric flow correction. This chart shows how passive sonar is utilized to adjust the volumetric flow to a “true” flow when entrained air is present in slurry and liquid flows. All graphics courtesy of CiDRA
Flow Measurement

The power of passive sonar flow technology

Jan. 22, 2018
Real-time, entrained air measurement improves process optimization and efficiency.
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News & Reports

First issue of 2018 is all about HVAC

Jan. 18, 2018
Our first issue of 2018 focuses on the heating, ventilation and air conditioning industry.

More content from January 2018

Simple and basic, a float-operated reed chain transmitter looks similar on the outside to a magnetostrictive level transmitter. All graphics courtesy of WIKA Instrument LP
Simple and basic, a float-operated reed chain transmitter looks similar on the outside to a magnetostrictive level transmitter. All graphics courtesy of WIKA Instrument LP
Simple and basic, a float-operated reed chain transmitter looks similar on the outside to a magnetostrictive level transmitter. All graphics courtesy of WIKA Instrument LP
Simple and basic, a float-operated reed chain transmitter looks similar on the outside to a magnetostrictive level transmitter. All graphics courtesy of WIKA Instrument LP
Simple and basic, a float-operated reed chain transmitter looks similar on the outside to a magnetostrictive level transmitter. All graphics courtesy of WIKA Instrument LP
Level Measurement

Back to the basics with reed chain transmitters

Jan. 15, 2018
When it comes to level measurement, sometimes there’s no school like the old school.
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News & Reports

Gain insights for process efficiency at Flow Forum 2018

Jan. 10, 2018
Learn how to leverage modern process technologies to effectively navigate the digital transformation of industry.
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Maintenance & Safety

Application Corner: Boiler efficiency improvements pay off

Jan. 9, 2018
Part 1 of 4. Improving boiler efficiency by only 1 percent can represent fuel savings of approximately $1 million per year.
Image 1. All critical rotating machinery can be continuously monitored using wireless sensors. All graphics courtesy of Petasense
Image 1. All critical rotating machinery can be continuously monitored using wireless sensors. All graphics courtesy of Petasense
Image 1. All critical rotating machinery can be continuously monitored using wireless sensors. All graphics courtesy of Petasense
Image 1. All critical rotating machinery can be continuously monitored using wireless sensors. All graphics courtesy of Petasense
Image 1. All critical rotating machinery can be continuously monitored using wireless sensors. All graphics courtesy of Petasense
Maintenance & Safety

IIoT: The future of predictive maintenance

Jan. 8, 2018
With wireless sensors and machine learning algorithms, a strategic Fortune 500 life sciences customer avoids downtime.
All graphics courtesy of AHR Expo
All graphics courtesy of AHR Expo
All graphics courtesy of AHR Expo
All graphics courtesy of AHR Expo
All graphics courtesy of AHR Expo
News & Reports

Network and learn at AHR Expo 2018

Jan. 4, 2018
Established 86 years ago as a heating and ventilation show, AHR Expo has become “the world’s largest HVACR marketplace” for the industry.