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Even with a pressure transducer, it can be very confusing to measure pressure. For one thing it may be diffcult to understand all the different pressure measurement types, and apply its application correctly.

Hopefully this presentation can clear things up:

There is no guarantee of a perfect, contaminant free cleanroom. However by adhering to room pressure requirements, proper gowning procedures and by understanding the origins of the contaminants, users can minimize contamination risk to ensure safe testing and manufacturing environment. These are some of the things you may not have realized can compromise a cleanroom, and some possible ways to reduce the contamination of the source.

After understanding the difference between wet-to-wet, wet-to-dry and dry-to-dry differential pressure transducers, it is time to learn about the different types of sensors designed to measure wet-to-wet differential pressure. Wet-to-wet differential pressure sensors are broken into two main categories, true wet-to-wet differential pressure and calculated wet-to-wet differential pressure.

A Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) error is an error-detecting code used to identify accidental changes to raw data in digital networks and storage devices.

Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) Error indicates when data is corrupted. Calculating from all data, CRC validates packets of information sent by devices and verifies it against the data extracted, ensuring its accuracy. When sending packets over, BACnet automatically calculates and stores a CRC value for the packet. Later when the packet is received, BACnet calculates the CRC value of the packet and compares it to the original value. If the two values do not exactly match a CRC error occurs.

We didn’t say it was easy monitoring energy. While monitoring energy consumption, it may be overwhelming to manage numerous appliances using a power meter. To keep management simple, you can measure several different circuits by placing multiple current transformers within a single channel. However, this can only be done if all circuits are powered from the same phase of electrical circuits. This method is useful to combine all circuits into one measurement, oversee all appliances or to measure energy used for lighting. By placing multiple (2+) light circuits in a single current transformer (CT) you can capture more light circuits with bundled inputs. The maximum amount of CT’s per channel is limited to the gauge of the wire to fit in the terminal block. Placing multiple CT’s per channel has both its advantages and disadvantages:

Differential pressure is the difference in pressure between two points of measurement. This is commonly measured in units of pounds per square inch differential (PSID) or in inches of water column (“WC). Devices for differential pressures usually fall into one of these three categories:

When selecting an industrial pressure transducer for monitoring high temperature liquids or gases be sure to check the operating temperature range of the transducer, in order to select the correct pressure transducer for these applications.

2016 is all about thinking smarter, with the integration of devices and innovation working together to improve a process rather than focusing on a single technology or behavior. Businesses are thinking smarter by developing extensive resource management strategies to drive cost savings. From intelligent buildings to waste management, this year’s energy management trends can give companies a real competitive advantage, especially in a time of changing energy grids, rising water prices, and tighter regulation.

Used almost interchangeably across the sensor industry today, the terms transducer and transmitter actually have fundamentally different meanings.  Before going into those differences, a transducer and a transmitter are both sensors; in this case both sensing pressure.  A pressure sensor converts an applied pressure of a gas or liquid into a usable output.  The type of output the sensor gives, defines whether a unit is considered a transducer or transmitter.

Explosions are always possible in hazardous environments. Practical solutions for explosion protection are vital prerequisites for electrical instrumentation and safety measures must ensure a degree of freedom for the connections in the safe area. Ensuring that all electrical loops are initially designed to meet all safety and installation criteria is critical. The output of equipment should be installed and tested so that no additional explosion proof measurements need to be taken later. The most practical way to provide this level of both protection and freedom is by intrinsically safe equipment.