Soda & Calcium Carbonate Silo Radar Level Measurement

When an East Coast glass manufacturer needed reliable level measurement of their storage silos, they turned to Flowline. Glass is made of silica, soda ash and calcium carbonate, and these materials are inventoried in nine silos. At the base of each silo are double hoppers that dispense to conveyors that feed production. There the plant operator said that prior bob type mechanical level sensors often entangled with the hopper structures and were deemed unreliable. Hence his team had to regularly climb the silos to verify the levels and un-stick the sensors. He needed reliable, non-contact level measurement with intrinsic safety. For these reasons, Flowline suggested our intrinsically safe LR41 radar sensor with a narrow beam that reliably measures deep into the hoppers. Upon successful test and validation, eight more radar sensors were deployed. The radar sensors provide reliable level data to the indicators, which display the inventories and alarm for replenishment. Flowline is reliable level measurement.