Level measurement

101 Contents

Contents

1. Overview of measuring principles

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2. Checklist

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3. Selection of the measuring principle according to the application

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• Silo/bunker

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• Stockpiles

B

• Mechanical conveyor systems (e. g. conveyor belt)

• Crusher

• IIoT Radar (not included in this selection guide): Cloud based IIoT level sensor for mobile applications or remote measuring points for liquids and bulk solids. Data transmission via cellular communication (NBIoT, LTE-M and 2G fallback). Data management in SupplyCare Hosting and Netilion (E+H cloud services). Detailed information is available from our application specialists or at www.endress.com/FWR30.

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4. Instrument selection within the measuring principle

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• Radar

• Guided radar • Ultrasonics

• Electromechanical level system

• Radiometry: The radiometric measuring principle is not considered in this section. Please contact our application consultants in your country for detailed information.