Jacoby Tarbox Hy-Sight™ Hygienic Sight Flow Indicators

Jacoby-Tarbox Hy-Sight™

Jacoby-Tarbox Hy-Sight™ features the cleanest glass to metal transition point, resulting from precision boro glass, positive stop design controlling compression of tightened tolerance EHEDG inspired O-ring capture.

Features:

• Largest View
• Highest Pressure Rating
• Hygienic Clamp Connection
• ASME BPE SF4 (15Ra μin Mechanical & Electropolished) Wetted Surface Finish
• FDA and USP Class IV Compliant Seals
• Surpass CIP and SIP Requirements
• 316L SS Standard, Hast C22, Hast C276 and AL6XN Available
• Full Vacuum to 300 PSIG (20.7 Bar)

For more information, visit Instrument Specialties Inc. at http://isi.group or call 407-324-7800.

Mining Operations Optimize Dewatering Processes

Effective water management is critical to both open-pit and sub-surface mining operations. Mine dewatering is an essential part of resource extraction, as it lowers the water table around the mine or quarry. Effectively managed dewatering processes typically employ continuous water level monitoring. Mine dewatering is usually undertaken for several reasons:

• To ensure stability of mine walls during and after excavation—In open-pit mines, a water table that is too high can destabilize mine walls, haulage roads, and slopes. Water pressure reduces the stability of mine walls and can lead to sliding and collapse of materials in the slope. In underground mines, the inflow of water must be controlled to prevent flooding; however, a balance must be maintained so that groundwater levels are not needlessly depleted.
• To optimize mine production and reduce operational costs—Effective dewatering operations create dry conditions so that low strength aquifer sequence materials (sands, gravel, and clays) can be safely excavated, reducing drilling and blasting costs. Additionally, wear and corrosion on equipment is minimized, and the possibility of pump burn out is reduced by accurately monitoring drawdown. Haulage costs for unsaturated excavated material is significantly less than for saturated materials, further reducing operational cost.

Read the complete document below, or download your PDF copy of "Mining Operations Optimize Dewatering Processes" here.

Mining Operations Optimize Dewatering Processes from Instrument Specialties, Inc.

Active Stormwater Runoff Monitoring

Stormwater runoff is a major contributor to surface water pollution, perpetuating ever-increasing state and federal demands for stormwater runoff control and reporting. A wide range of flexible instrumentation enables Teledyne Isco to meet non-point source discharge monitoring requirements.

Regulating Stormwater Discharge

The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Program regulates stormwater discharges from potential sources that include both point and non-point sources. Operators and managers of storm sewer systems, construction sites, croplands, industrial sectors, and urban areas may be required to obtain authorization to discharge stormwater, in accordance with both federal law, and often more stringent state and local regulations.

To meet these requirements, businesses, municipalities, and other organizations must develop comprehensive stormwater monitoring programs. These programs typically consist of several parts, including the collection and storage of storm event data on rainfall, flow, and measured pollutant levels, as well as taking water samples during the storm event for laboratory analysis. Representative sample collection is dependent upon crucial factors such as timing, flow volume, and water quality.

Rapidly changing storm conditions can present several challenges to accurate sample collection, monitoring of system status, program adjustment needs, and data retrieval. With instrumentation from Teledyne Isco, a site-specific system can provide precise automatic sampling with real-time data collection and flexible programming. All of this and more can be achieved from remote locations.

Remote Monitoring + Sampler Commands

The 2105C (CDMA) and 2105G (GSM) Cellular Interface Modules allow the user to remotely enable an Isco Model 6712 portable or Avalanche portable refrigerated wastewater sampler while simultaneously monitoring current site conditions, with flow and water quality data logged and transferred to a secure server database. Immediate access to data and the ability to send commands to a sampler from off-site can reduce labor and fuel costs. Additionally, the user can wait until a storm has passed to retrieve the samples, meaning safer working conditions.

Basic Operation

The primary functions of the system are:

• Log real-time water quality and flow data
• Automatic sampler enabling by predetermined conditions
• Push data to secure server 
• Remotely enable/pace sampler
• Retrieve sampling reports

You can download the entire Teledyne ISCO Active Stormwater Runoff Monitoring application note here. 

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What is Inferential Measurement? An Understanding Through Differential Pressure Level Control

Level control using delta-P transmitter.*

Differential pressure transmitters are utilized in the process control industry to represent the difference between two pressure measurements. One of the ways in which differential pressure (DP) transmitters accomplish this goal of evaluating and communicating differential pressure is by a process called inferential measurement. Inferential measurement calculates the value of a particular process variable through measurement of other variables which may be easier to evaluate. Pressure itself is technically measured inferentially. Thanks to the fact numerous variables are relatable to pressure measurements, there are multiple ways for DP transmitters to be useful in processes not solely related to pressure and vacuum.

An example of inferential measurement via DP transmitter is the way in which the height of a vertical liquid column will be proportional to the pressure generated by gravitational force on the vertical column. The differential pressure transmitter measures the pressure exerted by the contained liquid. That pressure is related to the height of the liquid in the vessel and can be used to calculate the liquid depth, mass, and volume. The gravitational constant allows the pressure transmitter to serve as a liquid level sensor for liquids with a known density. A true differential pressure transmitter also enables liquid level calculations in vessels that may be pressurized.

Gas and liquid flow are two common elements maintained and measured in process control. Fluid flow rate through a pipe can be measured with a differential pressure transmitter and the inclusion of a restricting device that creates a change in fluid static pressure. In this case, the pressure in the pipe is directly related to the flow rate when fluid density is constant. A carefully machined metal plate called an orifice plate serves as the restricting device in the pipe. The fluid in the pipe flows through the opening in the orifice plate and experiences an increase in velocity and decrease in pressure. The two input ports of the DP transmitter measure static pressure upstream and downstream of the orifice plate. The change in pressure across the orifice plate, combined with other fluid characteristics, can be used to calculate the flow rate.

Process environments use pressure measurement to inferentially determine level, volume, mass, and flow rate. Using one measurable element as a surrogate for another is a useful application, so long as the relationship between the measured property (differential pressure) and the inferred measurement (flow rate, liquid level) is not disrupted by changes in process conditions or by unmeasured disturbances. Industries with suitably stable processes - food and beverage, chemical, water treatment - are able to apply inferential measurement related to pressure and a variable such as flow rate with no detectable impact on the ability to measure important process variables.

* Image courtesy of T. Kuphaldt and his book "Lessons In Industrial Instrumentation"

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Teledyne ISCO accQlink™ Provides Water and Wastewater Plants Modular and Flexible Remote Data Acquisition

The Teledyne ISCO accQlink™ accepts multiple inputs, including RS232, RS485, SDI-12, analog, and/or contact output. The robust design includes autonomous field operation using battery, solar, or permanent power sources.  Data is accumulated from a variety of sensor types, transmitted securely, and stored either in cloud storage and/or a customer server. Data can be easily integrated into the facility SCADA system, modeling software, business intelligence platform, ISCO Flowlink Pro, or other software.

ISCO cloud server allows for the viewing and management of data from anywhere with an Internet connection. ISCO cloud server also includes a graphical data management Web User Interface and can be programmed to send text or email alerts at preprogrammed thresholds.

During data transmission from accQlink™, a built in Global SIM card chooses the strongest available cell signal and cell networks, ensuring maximum uptime. A yearly service plant includes all cell phone charges, data hosting, and web user interface. Finally, the accQlink™ offers digital communication options such as LPWAN (Low Power Wide Area Network), Bluetooth, and Satellite.

Applications:

• Overflow monitoring (CSO and SSO)
• I&I, cMOM, ad other collection system monitoring
• Wet well monitoring in Pump stations
• Stormwater runoff monitoring
• Weather monitoring
• Water quality monitoring

Standard Features:

• Rugged Design with IP 68 Enclosure
• Data encrytion for cyber security
• Cloud data hosting and intuitive Web UI
• Automatic alerts via SMS and email

For more information about the Teledyne ISCO accQlink™ contact Instrument Specialties by visiting https://isi.group or calling 407-324-7800.

Wireless Data Access For Water Quality Monitoring Instumentation

The Aqua Troll 500 provides wireless access to
multi-parameter water quality measurement.

Water quality monitoring, whether for environmental studies, research or regulatory compliance is an operation that can benefit from instruments that automate or otherwise increase the efficiency of sample collection, measurement and data storage.

In-Situ Inc., manufacturer of reliable, top quality water monitoring equipment, adds to their already comprehensive line of portable and fixed installation water quality measurement instruments with the Aqua Troll 500. The instrument is a multiparameter sonde that can be used as a handheld device, with data transmitted to a smartphone running the Android data collection app. For fixed installations, the Aqua Troll can be integrated wirelessly into a telemetry system to deliver collected data to remote stations.

Some applications include:

• Surface water spot sampling and profiling
• Remote monitoring via telemetry
• Long-term drinking water, wastewater or stormwater monitoring
• Aquaculture
• Low-flow groundwater sampling and remediation

Numerous features of the instrument are incorporated to decrease the amount of time required by technicians to put the instrument into operation and maintain it. The datasheet included below provides additional detail. Share your water quality measurement requirements and challenges with instrumentation experts. Leverage your own knowledge and experience with their product application expertise to develop an effective solution.

Water Quality Wireless Monitoring Instrumentation from Instrument Specialties, Inc.