Measuring Water and Liquid Level in Narrow, Obstructed Tanks with 80 GHz Non-Contact Radar Technology

The Foxboro Schneider Electric 80 GHz Radar (FMCW) Level Transmitter is ideal for measuring level of water and other liquids liquids in narrow tanks with internal obstructions.

The Schneider Electric (Foxboro) LR75 is a non-contact radar level transmitter that uses FMCW technology. It measures distance, level and volume of liquids and pastes. It has an empty spectrum function that filters false reflections caused by equipment inside the tank.

• LR75 Free Space Radar
• 80 GHz FMCW technology
• cQPSus XP
• 4 -20mA /HART® 7
• 1/2" NPT Cable Entry
• Backlit Display
• (-14.5..580 psig) I (-40 deg F to +302 F) / FKM/FPM Process Seal
• 1-1/2“ DN40 Lens Antenna
• 1-1/2“ NPT ASME Process Connection
• Very low cost of ownership

DOWNLOAD THE 80GHz LR75 BROCHURE HERE

For more information, contact Mead O'Brien. Call them at 800-892-2769 or visit their website at https://meadobrien.com.

Wastewater Treatment Facilities Being Solicited to Test for Coronavirus

New studies show that SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, is shed in stool meaning it’s collecting in city sewers. 

Biobot, Somerville, Massachusetts company specializing in wastewater epidemiology, is establishing protocols to test sewage for SARS-CoV-2. If successful, this data will give communities a dynamic map of the virus as it spreads to new places.

Data from sewage will enable communities to:

1. Measure the scope of the outbreak independent from patient testing or hospital reporting, and include data on asymptomatic individuals,
2. Provide decision support for officials determining the timing and severity of public health interventions to mitigate the overall spread of the disease,
3. Better anticipate likely impact on hospital capacity in order to inform hospital readiness and the necessity of public health interventions,
4. Track the effectiveness of interventions and measure the wind-down period of the outbreak, and
5. Provide an early warning for reemergence of the coronavirus (if it does indeed have a seasonal cycle).

How it works:

• Biobot will ship participating facilities a sampling kit and sample collection protocols. Each sampling kit includes supplies for transporting one sewage sample, an ice pack, a return shipping box and label, and instructions.
• Wastewater facilities will collect 24-hour composite samples, and ship the samples back to Biobot laboratories.
• Biobot will process the sewage samples to concentrate and inactivate viruses.
• MIT Alm Lab will apply a RT-PCR protocol, adapted from published testing protocols, to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
• Biobot will communicate the test results back to participating communities.

How to receive sampling kits:

Wastewater treatment facilities interested in participating should visit this site - https://www.biobot.io/covid19 - and fill out the form.

Radar Level: The Relationship Between Frequency and Beam Angle and Using Beam Angle Calculators

Radar is the preferred technology for level measurement in many of today’s industrial applications. Selecting the best microwave frequency transmitted by the device for your application is crucial, and understanding the relationship between frequency and beam angle is very important.

In this video, Jeff Blair, Offer Manager for level products at Schneider Electric, presents the difference in beam angle at various frequencies and how to use Beam Angle Calculators to determine beam width at various levels in a tank.

For more information about radar level instrumentation, contact Mead O'Brien. Call them at (800) 892-2769 or visit their website at https://meadobrien.com.

Mead O'Brien increases reach in the Water and Wastewater Industry through acquisition of Ulmer Equipment Company

Mead O’Brien, a leader in valves & valve automation, steam & hot water products and instrumentation products, has acquired the operations and substantial assets of Ulmer Equipment Company, Inc. of Fenton, MO.

Ulmer Equipment Company is a well known and well respected manufacturer’s representative and distributor of AWWA and industrial valves and accessories.

The acquisition expands Mead O'Brien’s offering in valves and related equipment to the Water and Wastewater industry sector in the Midwest region.

Mead O’Brien, Inc. headquartered in North Kansas City, is a midwestern regional manufacturer’s representative and distributor with branches and warehouses in St. Louis, MO; Calvert City, KY; and Tulsa, OK. Sister companies include H*E Engineered Equipment Co., J&M Engineered Products Inc., and Pinnacle Controls LLC.

READ MORE ABOUT THE ACQUISITION HERE

ISA Instrumentation Cross Training Bootcamp Hosted by Mead O'Brien, Feb. 24-28, 2020

• 24 February 2020 – 28 February 2020
• Length: 4.5 Days
• Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday
• 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday
• CEU Credits: 3.6
• Member/Group Price: $3390 USD
• List Price: $4240 USD
• Affiliate Price: $3815 USD

Location

Mead O’Brien, Inc., 10800 Midwest Industrial Blvd, St Louis, MO 63132

This class focuses on the knowledge and skills sets required to function as an instrument maintenance technician. The electrical skills possessed by a trained electrician will serve as basis for expansion to include the expertise needed to maintain an instrument control system. Process measurement techniques, measurement and control equipment, calibrations techniques and calibration equipment will be discussed and utilized in numerous hands-on lab sessions. The knowledge and experience gained from attending this class will lead the student to become an asset to an I&E maintenance team.

You will be able to:

• Interpret P&ID documentation
• Utilize various process calibrators
• Properly design and construct a current (4-20 mA) loop
• Analyze and troubleshoot a current loop for proper operation
• Connect, test and calibrate various electronic analog transmitters
• Connect, configure, test and calibrate various digital (Smart) transmitters
• Hook-up, test and calibrate a pneumatic valve positioner
• Configure, test and calibrate a digital valve controller (DVC)

You will cover:

• P&ID and other instrument document interpretation
• Laws of Physics and other fundamentals as applied to measurement and control
• Ohm’s Law and various other electrical characteristics used in signal transmission
• Proper use of instrument calibrators and HART communicators
• Transmitter configurations and calibrations Control valve set-up, configuration and calibration
• Definitions/modes of operation of process controller and PID algorithms
• Control loop analysis and fundamental troubleshooting

Register Today

www.isa.org/2020/XTBC/MO

info@isa.org

+1 919-549-8411

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