Plugged tapping points and impulse lines continue to be two of the greatest challenges within process instrumentation. While I have presented strategies on mitigating or detecting the conditions, when a plug occurs the plug needs to be cleaned. When a Best Practice of compact primary elements is not practical and Advanced Diagnostics […]
While using best practices for your process control and instrumentation would seem obvious, best practices are not always common practices. Often times plants are unaware of a better way to control the process. The common adage is this is the way we have always done it. Similar to new technology, best practices take current technology […]
It has been the standard for years to utilize impulse piping for pressure measurements. Often times piping was overhead and it was desirable to have the instrument at grade so instrument technicians could perform maintenance on this. Impulse piping is normally used to achieve this (that’s the way we’ve always done it). It is […]
When it comes to DP flow measurement all that is really needed is some kind of obstruction in the pipe. The challenge becomes having an obstruction that produces an accurate and repeatable measurement with minimal pressure loss. Over the years manufacturers have come up all types of designs. Orifice plates are by far the most […]
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