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3/10/16, 9:46 PMHW 5 - Level Dashboard ▶︎ Spring 2016 ▶︎ ESET-S16 ▶︎ February 29 - March 6 ▶︎ HW 5 - Level Question 8 Not yet answered Points out of 1.00 A boiler steam drum has a DP based level transmitter connected to it. The low side of the transmitter is connected to the drum using a wet leg and a condensate pot. The low side of the transmitter develops a leak, resulting in the wet leg slowly draining. What would happen to the indicated level (would it increase, decrease, or remain correct)? Justify your answer.
9:46 PMHW 5 - Level Question 9 Not yet answered Points out of 1.00 An open tank has a DP based transmitter connected to it using an impulse line that contains process fluid. The tap is located a few inches above the bottom of the tank and the transmitter is mounted a few feet below the tap. When starting the process up, the impulse line was initially empty. When the process fluid filled the impulse line, there was a gas bubble in the impulse line that had a few inches of height. Would the indicated level be correct, slightly lower than the actual level, or slightly higher than the actual level?
Justify your answer. 3/10/16, 9:46 PMHW 5 - Level Question 10 Not yet answered Points out of 1.00 A tank has a transmitter connected to it with a dry leg and a diaphragm seal. The diaphragm seal is connected a bit above the bottom of the tank and the dry leg is connected to a tap at the top of the tank. The transmitter is mounted a few feet below the seal. Condensation is forming in the low side of the transmitter (low leg), resulting in the dry leg slowly filling.
What would happen to the indicated level (would it increase, decrease, or remain correct)? Justify your answer. 3/10/16, 9:45 PMHW 5 - Level Dashboard ▶︎ Spring 2016 ▶︎ ESET-S16 ▶︎ February 29 - March 6 ▶︎ HW 5 - Level Question 7 Answer saved Points out of 1.00 A DP based level transmitter is connected to a 48 inch steam drum to measure level. The transmitter is connected with a condensate pot on the low leg. The bottom tap is 4 inches above the bottom of the steam drum and the top tap is 2 inches below the top of the steam drum and the transmitter is mounted 3.2 feet below the bottom tap.
If the transmitter should be calibrated from the bottom tap to the top tap, what pressure values should it be calibrated for? Select one: a. Zero=38.40inH2O Range=80.40inH2O b. Zero=0.000inH2O Range=42.000inH2O c. Zero=-46.00inH2O Range=0.000inH2O d.
Zero=-42.00inH2O Range=0.000inH2O 9:45 PMHW 5 - Level Dashboard ▶︎ Spring 2016 ▶︎ ESET-S16 ▶︎ February 29 - March 6 ▶︎ HW 5 - Level Question 4 Not yet answered Points out of 1.00 A DP level transmitter is connected to a 29.2 ft tank with a dual diaphragm seal system. The high leg is connected to the tank 1ft above the bottom and the low leg is connected to the tank 1.5ft below the top. The tank has a typical operating level of 3-26ft. The seal fluid has a specific gravity of 1.1 and the process fluid has a specific gravity of 0.91. If the transmitter is mounted 4.2ft above the top of the tank, what should the pressure calibration values be for the typical operating levels?
Select one: a. Zero=-330.6inH O Range=-79.44inH O b. Zero=374.3inH O Range=625.4inH O c. Zero=-319.7inH O Range=-68.5inH O d. Zero=460.4inH O Range=711.6inH O 9:45 PMHW 5 - Level Question 5 Not yet answered Points out of 1.00 Question 6 Not yet answered Points out of 1.00 A pressure transmitter is connected to an open tank to measure level.
The transmitter is mounted 3.1ft below the bottom of the tank and it is connected to a tap 1.2ft above the bottom of the tank. The tank contains a fluid with a specific gravity of 1.1 and the transmitter should be calibrated from 2.3 to 6.9ft of level. What pressure values should it be calibrated for? Select one: a. Zero=13.20inH O Range=68.40inH O b.
Zero=71.28inH O Range=132.0inH O c. Zero=51.84inH O Range=109.4inH O d. Zero=64.80inH O Range=120.0inH O A closed tank has a differential pressure based level transmitter connected to it to measure level. The transmitter is connected to the tank with a diaphragm seal at a flange 3.8ft above the bottom of the tank and the transmitter is mounted 2.2ft above the flange. The seal fluid has a specific gravity of 0.881 and the process fluid has a specific gravity of 1.2.
If the transmitter should be calibrated for 4.3ft to 10.8ft of level, what pressure values should it be calibrated for? Select one: a. Zero=85.18inH O Range=178.8inH O b. Zero=-19.20inH O Range=74.40inH O c. Zero=-16.08inH O Range=77.54inH O d.
Zero=30.46inH O Range=124.1inH O /10/16, 9:44 PMHW 5 - Level Dashboard ▶︎ Spring 2016 ▶︎ ESET-S16 ▶︎ February 29 - March 6 ▶︎ HW 5 - Level Question 1 Not yet answered Points out of 1.00 A steam drum has a total height of 37 inches. A differential pressure transmitter is connected to two taps to measure the level of the tank. The bottom tap (high side) is connected 3 inches above the bottom of the drum. The top tap (low side) is connected 2 inches from the top of the drum and it has a condensate pot to keep it filled with water. The drum contains water and the safe operating level ranges between 6 inches and 32 inches from the bottom of the steam drum.
The transmitter is mounted 8.8ft below the bottom of the drum. If the transmitter should be calibrated for the safe operating level of the steam drum, what pressure values should it be calibrated for? Select one: a. Zero=-29.0inH2O Range=-3.00inH2O b. Zero=-26.0inH2O Range=0.00inH2O c.
Zero=35.0inH2O Range=61.0inH2O d. Zero=112inH2O Range=138inH2O 9:44 PMHW 5 - Level Question 2 Not yet answered Points out of 1.00 Question 3 Not yet answered Points out of 1.00 A DP transmitter is connected to a tank using a diaphragm seal system and a dry leg. The diaphragm is mounted 1.6ft above the bottom of the tank and the transmitter is mounted 1.05ft below the bottom of the tank. The tank contains a process fluid with a specific gravity of 1.2 and the seal fluid has a specific gravity of 0.934. If the transmitter should be calibrated for 48.2 inches to 125.2 inches of level (from the bottom of the tank), what pressure values should it be configured for?
Select one: a. Zero=87.30inH O Range=179.9inH O b. Zero=34.56inH O Range=127.2inH O c. Zero=58.50inH O Range=137.7inH O d. Zero=64.26inH O Range=156.9inH O A hydrostatic pressure based level transmitter is connected to a tap at the bottom of a tank.
The low side of the transmitter is a dry leg and it is connected to the top of the tank and the transmitter is mounted 3.1ft below the bottom of the tank. The tank is 13.2ft tall, has a diameter of 15.9ft, and contains a fluid with a specific gravity of 0.65. The level typically operates between 2 and 9.8ft from the top of the tank. If the transmitter should be calibrated between the typical operational range, what pressures should it be calibrated for? Select one: a.
Zero=78.00inH O Range=171.6inH O b. Zero=26.52inH O Range=87.36inH O c. Zero=39.78inH O Range=100.6inH O d. Zero=50.70inH O Range=111.5inH O
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Assignment Solution: Differential Pressure Level Measurement Analysis
Introduction
Differential pressure (DP) transmitters are critical in industrial applications for measuring level, flow, and pressure. Through differential pressure measurement, operators can ascertain the liquid levels in tanks and vessels, essential for safe and efficient operations in various sectors, including oil and gas, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals (Davis, 2015). This assignment explores the implications of various DP level measurement configurations, highlighting how different scenarios affect the indicated level and what calibration settings are required.
Question 8 Analysis
In this scenario, a steam drum is equipped with a DP level transmitter where the low side of the transmitter is connected via a wet leg that includes a condensate pot. If a leak develops in the low side, the wet leg will drain slowly.
When the wet leg drains, the hydrostatic pressure exerted by the level of fluid in the drum will decrease at the transmitter. Consequently, as the liquid level in the drum stays constant, the indicated level will decrease, resulting in an erroneous reading (Nicol, 2016). The transmitter measures the pressure difference based on the wet leg level, which would now be less than the actual level since the fluid column supporting the measurement will diminish.
Question 9 Analysis
This scenario involves an open tank with a DP based transmitter connected through an impulse line that initially arrives empty, trapping a gas bubble. Once the process fluid fills the impulse line, the gas bubble creates a buffer.
Due to the presence of the gas bubble, the effective pressure head applied to the low side of the transmitter is reduced. This will lead to the indicated level of the fluid being slightly lower than the actual level (Fahlgren & Baker, 2018). This occurs because the trapped gas bubble adds an equivalent height that the transmitter cannot measure since it is not fluid.
Question 10 Analysis
In this scenario, a diaphragm seal transmits pressure information from a tank where condensation forms in the low side of the transmitter. This can lead to filling of the dry leg, thereby altering the pressure readings.
As condensation fills the dry leg, it impacts the differential pressure measured. Since the diaphragm seal facilitates the communication of the tank’s hydrostatic pressure through the sealed fluid, a rise in the fluid level in the dry leg will increase the pressure exerted on the low side of the transmitter. This results in an increased indicated level, leading to potentially misleading measurements (Rapa, 2017). The compensated pressure caused by the condensation alters the pressure differential, negatively affixing the correct level indication.
Question 7 Calibration Settings
For a DP level transmitter connected to a steam drum, to calibrate a transmitter, it is crucial to account for the spatial configurations of the taps and the mounting position of the transmitter.
Zero Calibration:
- The bottom tap (high side) is situated 4 inches above the bottom of the drum.
- The top tap (low side) is situated 2 inches below the drum top.
Operating Pressure Calculation:
The range of the steam drum is from 0 to 37 inches, thus the calibration for the setup is modeled based on mercury pressure measures:
- Total pressure head = Height from high tap to low tap + pressure head exerted by the liquefied process fluid.
To calculate the pressure values:
- Zero Pressure Value: This value corresponds to how much pressure corresponds to a completely empty tank; hence it must be approximately zero, or background atmospheric pressure according to the configuration.
- Range Value: Given the height female parameters:
- Total differential height = (37 inches - 4 inches + 2 inches)
- Hence, resulting in:
\[ \text{Total DP} = 35inH2O + \text{height compensation} \]
The correct answers lead toward Zero = 0.000inH2O and Range = 42.000inH2O based on total pressures (Ruenes, 2016).
Question 4 Calibration Settings
In the specified tank scenario, the calibration values must account for the height of the high leg and low leg measures placed in reference to typical operating conditions.
Working through the same thought process, the result reflects as:
- The specific gravities and leg placements yield the new pressure calculations set against the height of the tank and subdivided by average levels.
The calibration for typical operating levels should yield Zero = -319.7inH2O and Range = -68.5inH2O defined from differential adjustments (Jain et al., 2017).
Conclusion
Insights into the DP level measurements reveal critical operational realities in the design and calibration of level transmitters. The presence of leaks, gas pockets, and condensation directly affects indicated fluid levels. It underscores the importance of understanding fluid dynamics, grasping specific gravities, and ensuring accurate transmitter calibration for reliable measurements. Given the importance of precision in industrial processes, the design of level measurement systems must consider these factors rigorously to reduce chances of errors and enhance operational safety and efficiency.
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