For many process engineers and maintenance technicians, pressure measurement is like an old friend: familiar and reliable. Comfort and past success aside, one of the reasons pressure is such a popular technology is because pressure sensors are versatile. They can do so much, including deliver an accurate and reliable liquid level measurement.
In this edition of Level Measurement 101, pressure and switching product manager Jeff Brand discusses how hydrostatic pressure transmitters measure liquid level, the advantages and limitations of this solution, and the applications where it is most common.