Emerson
This radar gage is optimized for interface applications
The Rosemount 5300 guided-wave radar level transmitter (photo) has been enhanced to optimize separation-process performance and prevent costly product ingress by accurately measuring a thinner top liquid layer in interface applications. The Rosemount 5300 can now also perform measurements to the top of a tank, enabling increased throughput and profitability. Additional new features provide greater ease-of-use, increased safety and enhanced performance in the most challenging level and interface applications. In interface-measurement applications, such as separators, the top product layer must be of a certain minimum thickness for a guided-wave radar transmitter to distinguish between the echoes from the two liquids. Previously, this minimum detectable thickness would be 50–200 mm. The company’s patented Peak in Peak interface algorithm now enables the Rosemount 5300 to detect a top liquid layer of just 25 mm. This further prevents unwanted product ingress. — Emerson Automation Solutions, St. Louis, Mo.