Industry Insights

Select a radar level sensor for viscous liquids by checking coating, crystallization, cleaning and temperature. Includes a practical field test plan.

Select a radar level transmitter for small tanks by checking blocking distance, top dead zone, nozzle echoes, datum error and useful measuring span.

Solve radar level measurement in agitated tanks using vortex, splash and agitator-speed checks. Learn when damping helps and when it delays alarms.

Oil water interface level measurement explained with guided-wave radar, emulsion limits, separator output mapping and verification using sample taps.

Convert tank level to volume with vertical and horizontal tank formulas, a worked horizontal-cylinder example, head corrections and error sensitivity.

Design a radar level transmitter nozzle with a worked beam-clearance calculation, antenna position checks, long-nozzle risks and stilling-well criteria.

Commission a radar level transmitter with mechanical, loop-load, configuration and wet-test checks. Includes an acceptance record and common field errors.

Compare camera-based level detection and radar for surface visibility, image calibration, lighting, alignment and control-system validation.

Compare radar and magnetic level gauges by local visibility, float density, chamber connections, isolation and applicable code requirements.