Liquid and gas are not the only two substance types that are able to flow through pipes, tubes and systems and therefore require measurement. Solids and slurries may also flow, to a certain extent and need the same sort of monitoring that liquids and Continue reading
Every system needs a safeguard to ensure that equipment is working properly and doing what it is supposed to be doing in as accurate a fashion as possible. For the pressure transducers, pressure sensors and pressure transmitters of the world, that check-up system is known as pressure calibrators. In essence, pressure calibrators do the same thing that pressure sensors do, except they Continue reading
A vacuum is not always the classic vacuum that lives in residential closets and gets taken out to suck up cat hair, dog fur and spilled cereal. Some vacuums are used in much more scientific applications, employing the same general idea as commercial vacuums but in a very different way. The phrase “perfect vacuum” refers to Continue reading
Although the terms “pressure transmitter” and “pressure sensor” may be used interchangeably, and temperature transducers do the same thing as temperature sensors or transmitters, there is a difference that sets transducers apart. It is a matter of range ability, which transducers have while Continue reading
A pressure sensor can come in a variety of sizes to accommodate the application it was designed for, which means being the appropriate fit for the pipe, tube or system that needs flow recordings. Such an application may be very large, such as the meteorology equipment used to measure the Earth’s atmosphere, or Continue reading
Popularity is a fleeting thing when you are in high school, and it seems like the most important characteristic one can own. However, it is a thing that fades for most people as they move on to college and the adult world, and they forget why it was so important once. Popularity in industrial and Continue reading