What is a pressure gauge system? A pressure gauge system is a system that monitors pressure safely, reliably, and with serviceability in mind. The system includes a gauge, snubber, block and bleed manifold, and an isolation valve. Provided below are definitions of each of the system’s components. How do all of the components work together? […]
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Product Insights: Isolation Valves
What is an Isolation Valve? Isolation valves play a pivotal role in maintaining an industrial system and ensuring that things flow smoothly. They are mounted on process lines and used to isolate pressure gauges, pressure transmitter, orifice plates, and other various measurement instruments. Their purpose is to facilitate the removal of instruments to ensure maintenance […]
Product Insights: Block and Bleed Manifold
What is a Block and Bleed Manifold? Block and bleed manifolds are a type of valve arrangement used primarily in instrumentation systems to isolate and vent parts of a process for maintenance, calibration, or safety purposes. For example, a block and bleed manifold would be used to stop the flow fluids or gases to some […]
Product Insights: Pressure Snubber
What is a Pressure Snubber? A pressure snubber is a device used to protect pressure gauges, sensors, and transmitters. As an example, they protect from sudden pressure spikes, pulsations, or surges that could damage the equipment or make pressure readings unreliable. How do Pressure Snubbers work? They work by evening out pressure fluctuations. It typically […]
Product Insights: Immersion Heaters
What are Immersion Heaters? Immersion heaters are devices designed to heat liquids or gases within a tank, vessel, or pipe. They operate by being submerged directly into the material that they are meant to heat. To explain further, immersion heaters achieve this by inducing an electric current into the heating element. Thus, the heating element […]
Product Insights: Isolation Pads
What are Isolation Pads? Isolation pads are materials or devices used to dampen or isolate vibrations and shock from machinery, instrumentation, or sensitive equipment. Their primary purpose is to protect both the equipment and the surrounding structures from vibrations, noise, and mechanical shock that might impact performance, safety, or longevity. Most pads are used in […]
What Is: Water Hammer?
What is Water Hammer and What Causes It? Water hammer is a phenomenon that occurs in plumbing and piping systems when the flow of water is suddenly stopped or changed, causing a shockwave to travel through the pipes. The sudden change in pressure results from the abrupt stopping of water moving at high speed, creating […]
Problem Solving: Valve Sizing
What is a Valve? Before diving into valve sizing an understanding of what valves are is needed. A valve is a mechanical device that controls the flow of a liquid, gas, or slurry through a systematic passageway such as pipes. A valve achieves control by stopping, varying, or starting the fluid flow, controlling the direction […]
Product Insights: Pressure Gauges
What is a Pressure Gauge? Pressure gauges are devices used to measure the pressure of a gas or liquid within a system. The pressure generated is usually measured in force per unit of surface area. For example, psig or Pounds per Square Inch Gauge is such a measurement. Most pressure gauges feature a dial or […]
Product Insights: Pressure Transmitters
What is a Pressure Transmitter? Pressure transmitters are devices used to measure the pressure of liquids or gases in pipes or containers. The pressure readings are then converted into a standardized electrical signal that can be easily interpreted by a control system. Pressure transmitters are often called a pressure transducer but there are key differences […]