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  • March 2016

    • March 2016

    A mechanical pressure vessel design
    Tanks & Vessels

    Pressure vessel design by analysis versus design by rule

    Kashyap Vyas
    April 5, 2017
    Considering the design of ASME-certified pressure vessels
    Figure 3. A four-electrode conductive sensor compensates for polarization effects. All graphics courtesy of Endress+Hauser
    Instrumentation

    Expanded fluid conductivity measurements

    Staff
    March 27, 2017
    Four-electrode sensors improve performance across a wider measurement range
    Fermentation tanks in biotech and other facilities often require level measurement, an application well-suited to differential pressure solutions. All images courtesy of Emerson Process Management
    Level Measurement

    Level measurement system yields greater accuracy

    Nathan Stokes
    March 4, 2016
    A series of challenges contributed to a biotech plant’s inability to get a repeatable measurement of the liquid level in the vessel.
    iStock/gilaxia
    Filtration & Separation

    Indispensable wire cloth for fluid handling industry

    Richard Campbell
    March 4, 2016
    Sizing and screening separate solids from liquids in fluid handling.
    AODD pumps replaced the ill-performing gear pumps at the Chimigraf facilities. All images courtesy of Wilden
    Pumps, Motors & Drives

    Less energy, greater production with air-operated double-diaphragm pumps

    Michelangelo Branconi
    March 4, 2016
    An ink manufacturer increases efficiencies while reducing energy costs with its new pump installations.

    More content from March 2016

    Courtesy of Onset Computer Corp.
    Instrumentation

    Calibration options and differential measures

    Greg Lowitz
    March 4, 2016
    Time of day, elevation and presence of people affect measure.
    Battery-powered CO2 data loggers measure indoor concentrations. All graphics courtesy of Onset Computer Corp.
    Maintenance & Safety

    What to know about poor air quality risks

    Greg Lowitz
    March 4, 2016
    Poor air quality can lead to unclear thinking, but measures can be taken to prevent it.
    iStock/chaofann
    News & Notes

    Technological change a hot topic at ARC Conference

    Kevin Parker
    March 4, 2016
    From the ARC Forum, ExxonMobil speaks on emerging technologies and best practices.
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    Instrumentation

    If you connect, you must protect with cybersecurity

    Kevin Parker
    March 4, 2016
    The Internet of Things and its interface to production equipment — as well as “the cloud” and cybersecurity — made headlines at the recent ARC Industry Forum.
    An etched stainless steel nameplate. Courtesy of Willington Nameplate
    Maintenance & Safety

    Nameplates crucial for gas & fluid handling equipment

    Joseph White
    March 1, 2016
    Labeling gas and fluid handling equipment for efficiency and safety
    New models of LACTs are information-enabled with data shared in the cloud. All images courtesy of Rockwell Automation
    Pumps, Motors & Drives

    Skid pumps intelligence into hydrocarbon transfer through the cloud

    Doug Weber
    March 1, 2016
    An asset performance management solution provides ticketless, automated measurement and billing.