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34 JANUARY 2017
T E CHNOLOG Y
Extending equipment performance with 360°
service from Alfa Laval
ALFA Laval is a provider of
specialised products and engineering
solutions based particularly on the
key technologies of heat transfer,
separation and fluid handling.
The company’s genuine spare parts
are designed and manufactured for
durability, reliability, productivity, less
environmental impact and long life.
Fast, easy access to a broad range
of long-lasting high-quality parts can
enable users to boost productivity and
maximise uptime.
Alfa Laval and its authorised service
partners aim to ensure maximum
output of Alfa Laval hygienic equipment
throughout its life cycle. Working with
a committed network of global service
partners secures equipment uptime
and optimisation, plus the availability of
parts and expertise.
The genuine spare parts are perfectly
matched to the equipment and carefully
manufactured to ensure reliable long-
term performance.
The experts who service the
equipment have the skills and
experience to minimise service time,
and the knowledge to spot problems
before they occur.
Easy access to expert and specialist
support is provided by people
who respond quickly and can offer
assistance in your local language.
Alfa Laval also has a specialist
logistics team whose sole focus is
getting the right parts where you need
them, in the right number and in as little
time as possible.
Services and solutions are available
to help adapt equipment, whether
to new media and capacities or to
changing regulations and business
drivers. The company strives to make
new technology available retroactively,
so that existing equipment can benefit
from the latest R&D.
Alfa Laval – Sweden
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Differential pressure transmitter
YOKOGAWA Electric Corporation
has announced the release for sale in
Europe of the EJXC40A digital remote
sensor, a newly developed DPharp EJX®
series differential pressure transmitter.
Equipped with two pressure sensors,
connected with an electric cable, the
EJXC40A offers performance in the
measurement of liquid levels in large
tanks and large differential pressure
with high-pressure fluids. The new
addition to the DPharp EJX series will
meet a wide range of customer needs.
Differential pressure/pressure trans-
mitters are used in the oil, petrochemical
and chemical industries in applications
such as oil and gas wells. By measuring
the difference in pressure at two points
in a tank or pipe, the transmitters can
calculate the level, flow rate and den-
sity of liquids, gases and steam. In ap-
plications where a tank liquid or gas or a
pipe fluid cannot be introduced into the
pressure-receiving unit (diaphragm) of a
transmitter, diaphragm-sealed differen-
tial pressure transmitters are used.
A transmitter of this type is connected
to two separate pressure-receiving
units by a capillary tube that is filled
with silicone oil or some other fluid.
Although such transmitters are capable
of precisely measuring high-pressure
fluids with a high resolution, they are not
suitable for use with large tanks because
of limitations in the allowable length of
the capillary tubes. In addition, they are
not ideal for fine differential pressure
measurement because the fluids in
the capillary tubes are susceptible to
changes in the ambient temperature.
The EJXC40A consists of two sepa-
rate pressure sensors that are connect-
ed to each other by an electric cable.
Based on the difference in pressures
measured by each sensor, the EJXC40A
determines the liquid level, flow rate and
pressure of liquids, gases and steam.
The electric cable connecting the two
pressure sensors can be up to 45m in
length, enabling the measurement of
liquid levels with very large tanks and
tall distillation columns.
Since the two pressure sensors are
connected only by an electric cable,
their measurements are not influenced
by changes in the ambient temperature.
There is no need to correct for changes
in temperature when performing fine
differential pressure measurements with
gas tanks and other applications. This
ensures stable measurements.
The two pressure sensors can be set
to measure different pressure ranges,
allowing the EJXC40A digital remote
sensor to measure high differential
pressures of up to 70 MPa – something
that is difficult to achieve with a single-
sensor unit.
Yokogawa Europe BV – Netherlands
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Yokogawa’s EJXC40A features two pressure
sensors connected by an electric cable