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Pressure transmitter and pressure gauge tapping
Dear member, I have a question regarding tapping location for pressure sensor. while API, recommended practice often state that PT/PDT tapping for liquid should be in pipe bottom (45 or 90 deg), why does this rule not apply to pressure gauge ? shouldn't gas trap be an issue too in bourdon tube...- junah
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- Forum: Measurement & control instrumentation engineering
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Piston Pump Discharge Pressure
Dear Members, I have two piston pumps A and B (2x100% operation) used in Hydraulic power unit for wellhead valves. During functional test, we started pump A and automatically stop the pump when it reached 6000 psi pressure. We put check valve on discharge line and pressure gauge to monitor the...- junah
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- Forum: Pump engineering
