Meeting spill prevention regulations using RF admittance and ultrasonic level measurement technologies

Conference · Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:457429

Bahner, M ^[1]

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1. Drexelbrook Engineering Co., Horsham, PA (United States)

New Regulations have created liabilities and fines which far outweigh costs of spill prevention systems. These systems typically consist of high and high-high level alarms in conjunction with some final control elements and/or control interlocks. Since they are safety devices they are rarely called upon to do their job. The most important point is that alarm systems always works when something goes wrong. Compete reliability, even though they have not been called on to work for years, is essential. This presentation will explore the pros and cons of Floats, RF Admittance (Capacitance) Sensors and Ultrasonic Gap Switches. Guidelines for a complete spill prevention system will be laid out.

• OSTI ID: 457429
• Report Number(s): CONF-9504112-; TRN: 96:003753-0042
• Resource Relation: Conference: International conference and exhibit of the Instrument Society of America (ISA) - instrumentation, systems, automation, Toronto (Canada), 25-27 Apr 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Advances in instrumentation and control. Volume 50, Part 2; PB: 804 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
44 INSTRUMENTATION
INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS
LEVEL INDICATORS
OPERATION
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
RF SYSTEMS
CAPACITORS
ULTRASONIC WAVES