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LEVEL

INSTRUMENTATION
LIQUID/GAS
INTERFACE
INTRODUCTIO
N
Measuring
AIR level is the
INTERF determination
ACE
WATE
of the
R
interface
between two
materials.
LIQUID/LIQUID SOLID/GAS
INTERFACE INTERFACE

AIR
AIR
INTERF
ACE
LOW GRAIN
OIL
DENSITY
LIQIUD
INTERF
WATE ACE
HIGH
R DENSITY
LIQIUD
REQUIREMENT OF
LEVEL MEASUREMENT
• How much fluid/substance is there in a
vessel/sump/tank, etc.?
• Level devices are usually used to identify
the volume of liquid held
inside a tank.
• At the same time, it is important to:
- keep a liquid/fluid within certain
limits of the vessel
- use signal for controlling
TYPES OF LEVEL
MEASURING
INSTRUMENTS
• Direct visual devices
• Float devices
• Displacer devices
• Pressure operated devices
• Electrical sensing devices
• Emitter devices
DIRECT VISUAL DEVICES
(Simplest Method)
• The dipstick Integral
flange
Wet/dry _____
_____

line ________
_____
_____
_____
_____

Dipstick
________
_____
_____
_____

Closed
vessel
DIRECT VISUAL DEVICES
(Simplest Method)
• The slight Liquid
glass level
Open
tank
Glass tube

Isolation
valve
Pipework
branch
For Pressurized or Closed
Vessels
• The sight
glass Second
isolation
valve
Wall of
closed
Sight glass
vessel Sight glass must be
Liquid able to withstand
level
the inner pressure,
so that it is made of
Blowdown toughened glass.
valve
Isolation
Float Devices
• An object, which floats on
a liquid will follow the
vertical movement of the
fluid level.
• This movement can be used
to indicate the level of a fluid
and for controlling purposes
to keep the fluid within the
limits in a vessel.
Different Floating Devices
• Cord Type
• Mechanical Type
• Magnetically-
operated Type
• Bypass indicator
Type
Cord Mechanical
Type Type
(Ball Float)
• The operation of the ball float is simple.
The ball floats on the top of the liquid
in the tank. If the liquid level changes,
the float will follow and change the
position of the pointer attached to the
rotating shafts.
Magnetically-operated
Type
• Indicate when the level of the fluid is
too high or too low in the tank.
When the float rises and falls, the outer
magnet will attract the inner magnet,
causing the inner magnet to follow the level
within a vessel.
• Can be used for continuous
measurement.
Bypass Operator
Indicator
• Combination of sight glass, float and
magnetically-operated display.
Displacer Devices
• Very much similar to floating devices in
appearance but operates on a different principle:
Archimedes Principle.
Hydrostatic Level
System
Diaphragm
Differential Pressure
Cell
(D.P Cell)

Output signal is proportional


to the difference between
the high and low pressure
connections which are
connected to the cell.
Hydrostatic Level Devices –
Differential Pressure Cells
Gas Purge Devices
Electrical Sensing Devices
Capacitance Sensing

• Can be used in deep tanks.


• Suitable for high temperatures and pressures.
Conductance Sensing

• No direct contact with the tank.


• Two or more rods can be used.
• The longest rod is used as the reference electrode in
vessels.
Emitter Devices

• Signal (waves) are reflected by the


surface of the liquid/fluid.
Ultrasonic Emitters
Radar Emitters
Laser Emitters
Light Beam Electromechanical
Method Methods
Paddle Methods
TOPIC: Level

GROUP LEADER: Arman


Bautista
MEMBERS:
Margelo Damasco John Geldrich Padilla
Chris John Copino Rovic San Diego
Elm Audrey Casuga Trisha Mae Camillan

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