What problems can occur with radar level meter measuring ethanol - Just Measure it

What problems can occur with radar level meter measuring ethanol

Often customers come to consult whether the radar level meter can measure ethanol, the answer is yes, the radar level meter measuring ethanol has a very good measurement effect. In the past, we have had many cases of radar level meters measuring ethanol, today we intend to take out a case to share with you to see what problems are easy to occur during the measurement process and the solution of the technicians.

We first understand what is ethanol, ethanol is an organic compound, structural formula CH3CH2OH or C2H5OH, and molecular formula C2H6O. ethanol at room temperature and pressure for volatile, colorless transparent liquid, low toxicity, can not be directly consumed as pure liquid. Ethanol aqueous solution has an alcoholic taste, is slightly irritating, ethanol is flammable, and its vapor can form explosive mixtures with air. 

Ethanol can be miscible with water in any ratio and can be miscible with most organic solvents such as chloroform, ether, methanol, and acetone. Ethanol can be used in the manufacture of acetic acid, beverages, flavors, dyes, fuel, etc. Ethanol with a volume fraction of 70% to 75% is commonly used as a disinfectant in medicine. 

Ethanol has a wide range of uses in the chemical industry, medical and health care, food industry, agricultural production, and other fields. Again to understand the basic principle, the radar level antenna emits narrower microwave pulses, which are transmitted downward by the antenna. 

Microwave contact with the measured medium surface is reflected back again by the antenna system, the signal will be transmitted to the electronic circuit part automatically converted into a level signal (because the microwave propagation speed is very fast, electromagnetic waves reach the target and return to the receiver by the reflection of the time used in this round trip is almost instantaneous).

The case we are going to share today is a company in Anhui province, which bought and installed two types of radar level meters from our company, RD902, and RD906 respectively. in the process of use, there was a jumping situation, and there was a phenomenon of jumping full range in the process of feeding. 

Our after-sales engineer went to the working condition site to check and found that the feed fluctuation was large, the installation short pipe diameter was 40, while the height was 150-200, and the installation short pipe was too long, which led to the above problem. After-sales engineers proposed a solution, that is, false echo editing, the installation of the short tube signal shielding off, so that the problem was solved, measurement no jumping situation, there is no full range of the problem, the radar level meter to restore accurate measurement.

The radar level meter measurement jump problem, is almost one of the most common problems, the solution varies, but in fact, all changes are the same, whether to change the location of the radar level meter or increase the damping time, or false echo editing, are designed to eliminate the impact of interference sources, only according to the specific conditions and complexity of different, specific operations, but no matter what debugging methods, can only be used as a reference.

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