Sensor location - tank level 17, A qua m etrix, Bad good – Metex 3200U Ultrasonic Flow & Level Monitor User Manual

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INSTALLATION - SENSOR LOCATION
- Tank Level/Inventory Applications

Each Ultrason Level Transmitter includes a
non-contacting ultrasonic sensor. The sensor must be
installed in a position to obtain unobstructed echoes
from the liquid or material being measured.

Mount the sensor away from pipes, ladders, or
structural members which might cause continuous
false echoes.

AquaMetrix

Ultrason

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BAD

GOOD

90°

SENSOR MOUNTED
AWAY FROM MATERIAL
PATH. COARSE SOLIDS
WILL USUALLY RETURN
AN ECHO EVEN IF AT
AN ANGLE

FINE POWDERS
MAY NEED SENSOR
TILTED NORMAL TO
SURFACE TO OBTAIN
GOOD ECHOES

SOLIDS AND POWDERS

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