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DAVID W. SPITZER'S E-ZINE

TECHNICAL AND MARKETING SERVICES
FOR INSTRUMENTATION SUPPLIERS AND END-USERS

This issue sponsored by Industrial Automation INSIDER

October 2017

Pumps and Flowmeters: Basic Pump Types

We can divide pumps into several basic types for our purposes. First, are the turbine and centrifugal pumps, whose output is consistent, without major pulsations. Nearly any type of flowmeter can be used with these pumps, so long as they are pumping clean fluids. click for more...

Iron Ore Level Measurement

Sometimes you can look good if you are armed with the right knowledge at the right time in the right place. One of my projects at US Steel involved the instrumentation at an iron ore beneficiation plant in the late 1970's where iron ore was crushed, concentrated and agglomerated into pellets for use in blast furnaces. click for more...

Vortex Shedding Flowmeter Size

A 3-inch stainless steel vortex shedding flowmeter is sized to measure a maximum water flow of 100 gpm full scale. Can this flowmeter measure the desired 10 gpm minimum flow required for startup? click for more...

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.

Spitzer and Boyes, LLC publishes the Industrial Automation INSIDER that is an independent subscription newsletter for industrial automation and process control system users, installers and suppliers world-wide, giving a monthly update on the continuing evolution, development and convergence of automation technologies.

Spitzer and Boyes, LLC provides engineering, technical writing, training seminars, strategic marketing consulting, distribution consulting, and expert witness services worldwide, and can be contacted at +1.845.623.1830 or www.spitzerandboyes.com.