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This issue sponsored by Spitzer and Boyes, LLC

July 2019

Positive Displacement Flowmeters: Common Applications

You would think that PD meters could be used for nearly everything, but you would be wrong. They cannot be used with fluids with particulate solids. They are useless for wastewater. They can only be used for clean fluids that do not bind the action of the meter. click for more...

Different Perspectives Often Needed for Effective Problem Solving

In previous articles, I discussed how working a problem backward from an artifact to find its cause can create considerable uncertainty. Nonetheless, this approach is sometimes the best and often the only way to find a cause (such as when studying dinosaurs). In contrast, working the problem forward (when possible) tends to create less uncertainty. click for more...

Weep and Vent Hole Orientation in Horizontal Pipe

How should weep holes and vent holes of an orifice plate be oriented in a horizontal pipe? 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.

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