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DAVID W. SPITZER'S E-ZINE

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This issue sponsored by Magnetrol International, Incorporated

September 2012

Foundation Fieldbus™ Control (Part 4 of 4)

Fieldbus creates a data set for each transaction consisting of the value of the desired variables/attributes and the status and mode of the device sending the message. In Fieldbus, status has a special meaning with respect to the quality of the data. The data may be classified as: good, uncertain, or bad. click for more...

Weighing the Options: Considering Interface Level Technologies

Over the past couple of months I described the operation of a horizontal extractor whose outlet flow of "clean" water at one end of the extractor was controlled using the interface level on the opposite end of the extractor. This did not seem logical because there was a significant distance and, hence, time delay between the interface level measurement and the control valve. click for more...

Calculating the Error for a Flowmeter Installed in the Wrong Size Pipe

An insertion flowmeter is specified for a 14-inch pipe. What will be the approximate flow measurement error if the flowmeter is installed in an 18-inch pipe? click for more...

 

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ABOUT SPITZER AND BOYES, LLC

In addition to over 35 years of experience as an instrument user, consultant, and expert witness, David W Spitzer has written over 10 books and 250 articles about flow measurement, level measurement, instrumentation, and process control. David (with Walt Boyes) is the author of seven Consumer Guides to various industrial flow and level technologies. David teaches his flow measurement seminars in both English and Portuguese.

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