Level Measuring Instruments
Instrument Illustration Definition Principle of Operation
It is a rod and is The dipstick is
manually used to lowered down on
measure the liquid the tank vertically
level until the reference
point which is
It is usually used in usually the bottom
small tanks which of the tank.
do not contain
Dipstick
toxic liquids and It is then taken out
tanks which are and the line where
not pressurized. it is covered in
liquid is the used
as guide in the
level
measurement.
It is attached to It is joined by a
the outside of the valve which serves
tank and provides as the connection
a visual indication path in which
of the liquid liquid flows.
contains within
Sight Glass Level the tank. Both the tank and
Gauge the level gauge
It is marked with have the same
graduations, the pressures applied,
scale, allowing the thus the height on
liquid’s the two liquid
measurement. columns is
equaled to one
another.
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It is a point level It has a tuning
measurement in fork sensor that
liquids where the gets excited when
vibronic principle resonant
is used. frequency from
the liquid is
Its measurement received.
Vibronic Point Level is unaffected by
Measurement the properties of An alternating
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Liquiphant) can function even created, thus the
under extreme oscillation on the
process tuning fork. The
conditions. frequency change
in this is analyzed
and converted
into a switching
signal.
It makes use of Its insulated
capacitance level probe along with
measurement and the tank forms a
is applicable in capacitor and is
liquids. used to know the
capacity change
Capacitance Level
It has a probe on the tank.
Measurement
attached to it
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which is pre- The measured
Liquicap)
calibrated in capacitance is
conductive fluids. proportionated to
the level; an
empty tank has a
lower capacitance
and a filled tank
has a higher one.
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It is a non-contact It uses high-
radar level frequency radar
measurement pulses, which are
used on liquids emitted and
under extreme reflected by the
process product surface.
conditions, and
Radar Level
bulk solids. The recorded time
Measurement
of flight of the
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It is as it is pulse, along with
Micropilot)
unaffected by the geometry of
vapor, dust, and the tank, are used
noise. to calculate the
level being
measured within
the tank.
It has a probe to It uses high-
be in contact and frequency radar
employs guide pulses which were
radar level guided along with
measurement in a probe.
liquids and bulk
Guided Radar Level solids. It provides direct
Measurement measurement
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Levelflex) calibrated sensor measured and
and shows analyzed time
reliable between the
measurements transmission and
given its reception of the
automatic probe reflected pulse.
monitoring.
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It is a non-contact It works with an
ultrasonic level ultrasonic pulse
measurement which was
used in liquids, reflected from the
pastes, and bulk medium surface
solids. due to the density
change between
It has preset the same medium
Ultrasonic Level
application and the air.
Measurement
parameters which
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make it easy to The time between
Prosonic)
install and the transmission
commission and and reception of
could also be the pulse is used
calibrated without to measure the
filling or distance between
discharging the sensor and
contents. the surface of the
medium.
It is a level It is capable of
measuring measuring level
instrument used by the
in liquids that determination of
uses hydrostatic hydrostatic
pressure sensors. pressure brought
Hydrostatic Level
by the height of
Measurement
It is heavily used the column of the
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in water and fluid.
Deltapilot)
process industry
designs as its
measurement are
unaffected by the
tank's design or
foam on liquid
surface.
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It is a point-level An alternating
detection used in voltage exists
liquids that has a between the
conductive probe and the
measuring empty tank. As
principle. the tank is being
filled, a
Conductive Point
It comes with measurable
Level Detection
probes that current flows and
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allows multi- is translated as a
Liquipoint)
point detection. switching signal.
This alerts
whether the
contains are in
their minimum or
maximum.
It is a non- It has a gamma
contact gamma source that emits
level radiation. The
measurement radiation passes
with point level through the
detection. materials and is
then converted
Radiometric Level
It is capable of into an electrical
Measurement
level, density, signal by a
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and interface transmitter.
Gammapilot)
measurement
and is used under The strength of
the most the signal
extreme process becomes the
conditions. basis of the
distance
between the
transmitter and
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the gamma
source and is
attributed to the
level
measurement.
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