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News Release from: Hydramotion | Subject: Viscometers
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 21 February 2006
Custom viscometer has a long reach
Hydramotion has recently created what it reckons is one of the world's longest torsional viscometers.
At just over 2m, one of the world's longest torsional viscometers has been shipped by Hydramotion The company was asked to help a customer needing to measure the viscosity of fluid in a 5000-litre polymerisation vessel
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 12 Nov 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Previously, samples had to be taken away for offline viscosity measurement in the lab.
Not only was this procedure time-consuming, but the properties of the sample were liable to change before the measurement could be made.
Inconvenience aside, the risk was that the polymerisation point would be missed and the product would solidify in the reaction vessel.
The difficulty for installers was that any in-process viscometer could only be mounted at the top of the vessel, yet engineers needed to monitor the viscosity of the fluid at its base.
As the vessel was located in a hazardous area the instrument would also have to be intrinsically safe.
Hydramotion therefore created a long-reach sensor with a process fitting custom-made to suit the existing port.
Both the viscometer and its display unit are ATEX certified to Ex IIG.
Following installation, continuous online viscosity measurement was possible regardless of actual fluid level, saving valuable time and ensuring that the process could be monitored throughout.
The customer came to Hydramotion for a solution that would avoid having to modify the tank or re-engineer their installation.
The viscometer was simply installed on an existing port and worked straight out of the box.
The company has many years' experience in the design and production of special-application instruments, including long-reach models for large-bore pipes or deep tanks. Request a free brochure from Hydramotion ...
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