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Posted on 09/08/10, under Application News, Information, Level Measurement, pressure, Pressure Measurement, Radar, VEGA Product News, Water and Waste · RSS · 3 Comments
Loch Level
SIL 2 has now become a requirement with loch level. The issue lies with the flood control gates for various lochs. If an obstruction sits underneath a sensor i.e. boat, canoeist it can make the PLC system think that there has been a sudden rise in the loch level. What VEGA offer are two devices that are SIL2 approved, the VEGAWELL pressure sensors and the non contact VEGAPULS 61 radar. The two inputs must see the level change before any flood gates are opened. For remote area, our new PLICSPLUS electronics only require 9.6 volts to power them so we can now use small wind turbines and link them with solar panels for the battery back up. Also, with the new GPRS electronics within our instruments you only need a data SIM card and we can transmit the signal to anywhere that has a mobile phone reception.
Typical installations on open water for level measurement of reservoirs, lochs, rivers and tide gauging
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Posted on 15/07/10, under About VEGA, Application News, Guided Microwave TDR, Level Measurement, Offshore Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Radar, VEGA Product News · RSS · No Comments
Drilling Mud Level Measurement
The solution for drilling mud level measurement is easy for VEGA. We have sold many instruments for mud level measurement for onshore and offshore applications. Our solution will range from Guided Wave Radar technology to non contact radar. Most of the drilling mud’s are stored in storage vessels and are transferred into cyclones or similar type processes. We measure bentonite clays/muds to synthetic drilling fluids. Our radars are installed on the top of the vessels and ranged over the height of the vessel, this signal can be displayed remotely at the fill point by using a basic VEGADIS 61 display or you can take the 2 wire 4-20ma signal back to the DCS. The key point is that our instruments will work well even with the high pressures and steam produced within the process and product build up is not an issue with the guided wave radar solution.
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Posted on 09/07/10, under About VEGA, Application News, Applications, Guided Microwave TDR, Information, Level Interface, Level Measurement, Offshore Oil & Gas, VEGA Product News · RSS · No Comments
Condensate/Water Interface
VEGA have offered simple guided microwave radar level solutions for compressor knock out drums for various oil and gas platforms. The radar is installed in a suitable bridal for the 0-100 % range and can also have a magnetic indicator showing the level for dual redundancy systems. The temperature and pressures we would be looking at would be 80 degree and 85 bar, which is low as our radar range can reach up to 450 degrees and 450 bar! The issue with the knock out drums is that part of the process is condensate water that has a low dielectric value of about 1.6 and within the bottom of the bridal there could be water with a dielectric of 80. The radar will see the higher dielectric water at the bottom of the bridal and the magnetic level indicator will see the top level of the condensate water. So the solution ( if you cannot drain the water ) is to set the radar up for ‘1st large echo’ and change the Db threshold from 3 to 30. This will prevent the radar looking at any other products through the low dielectric condensate water. This easy parameter change is done by using Pactware software that can be downloaded free of charge from our website. This is a simple solution to a major process problem for offshore applications and by understanding the process we can offer reliable advice for critical applications that involve process trip faults.
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Posted on 05/07/10, under About VEGA, Aggregates & Mining, Bulk Solids Handling, Bulk Solids Measurement, Cement, Exhibitions, Industries, Information, Level Measurement, Level Switching, Microwave Barrier, Principles of Good Measurement, Radar, VEGA Product News · RSS · No Comments
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At the industry exhibition “POWTECH/TechnoPharm 2010″, the three trade journals PROCESS, PharmaTEC and Schüttgut (Bulk Solids Handling) awarded VEGA the Innovation Awards for the 3rd time on April 27th, 2010. The object of the competition was to find the most innovative devices and procedures in the chemical, pharmaceutical and processing industries. Several categories were announced; degree of innovation, quality, efficiency and profitability for users, were again this year the criteria for the award. The newly developed components, procedures and systems were not allowed to be older than twelve months and also had to be already available on the market. The winners were chosen by a professional jury within the context of an official awards ceremony on the first evening of the fair.VEGA applied for the award with its new product VEGAMIP in the category “Measurement and Control Technology/Automation”. The crucial factors for the jury’s decision were the simple operation and versatile application range of the microwave barrier.With the microwave barrier VEGAMIP 61, VEGA integrates a well-known measuring principle into the design concept plics®. VEGAMIP detects the limit level of bulk solids and liquids through non-contact measurement and with absolute certainty.
The limit level detector is especially adapted to the requirements and needs of the bulk solids industry and reliably detects the limit level even under adverse environmental conditions like strong dust generation, fog or high temperatures. But the instrument also offers many advantages over other measuring principles in the areas of liquid level detection or object detection.
If you would like further information on the VEGAMIP Microwave Barrier Switch, please contact us on the details provided below. Email: info@uk.vega.com Website: www.vegacontrols.co.uk Phone:01444 870055 Fax: 01444 870080 |
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Posted on 21/06/10, under Aggregates & Mining, Application News, Bulk Solids Handling, Bulk Solids Measurement, Cement, Dataware, Environment & Recycling, Exhibitions, Information, Level Measurement, Level Switching, Microwave Barrier, Radar, VEGA Events, Vibration Measurement Solid Switches · RSS · No Comments
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The Hillhead 2010 Exhibition for Quarrying, Recycling and Heavy Construction At the Hillhead 2010 Exhibition, in Buxton 22nd – 24th June, VEGA Controls will display their range of Level & Pressure Measuring Instrumentation solids handling, silo level measurement and remote telemetry products. On show will be the VEGAPULS range of radar level transmitters specifically designed for the measurement of solids, together with the New VEGAMIP non-contact microwave point level switch, again designed with the non-contact detection of solids in mind. Along with their range of pressure transmitters, level transmitters and level switches, VEGA will also have on display a range of their signal conditioning capabilities and wireless transmitter technologies (PLICSRADIO and PLICSMOBILE) which can via GSM network enabling display of measurement values both over long distances and globally, via text, email, and internet hosted sites. The VEGA stand is in the main Pavilion No. P110, so don’t forget to come and see us!
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If you would like further information, please contact us on the details provided below. Email: info@uk.vega.com Website: www.vegacontrols.co.uk Phone:01444 870055 Fax: 01444 870080 |
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