Level Measurement in Raw Sugar Silos at Sugar Mills
Accurately monitor levels of raw sugar to optimize storage capacity despite sticky material properties.
Reliable Level Monitoring of Sticky Media with Radar Technology
After wet sugar is dried, screened and cooled, it is sent to large bulk storage silos/domes, each of which can contain up to 50,000 tons. From the storage silos, the sugar is either delivered via trucks or transferred to a packaging silo to be packed in bags. Challenges: Raw sugar is stored in very large silos or domed warehouses where it is widely distributed in order to use maximum capacity. The stickiness of the sugar leads to random formations of material build-up and rat holes inside the silo or dome. Both silo or dome size and the material properties make it extremely challenging for users to continuously assess sugar inventory levels.
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Product Solutions
The Rosemount 5300 Level Transmitter is ideal for challenging measurements on liquids, slurries, and solids, offering state of the art reliability and safety features in level and interface applications. Rosemount 5300 offers several advantages such as easy installation, no need for calibration, and is unaffected by process conditions. Also, it is SIL 2 certified making it your first choice for safety applications. It has a robust construction and features powerful built-in diagnostics allowing you to focus on the essential part - your plant.
- Direct Switch Technology gives increased sensitivity, high reliability, and long measurement ranges
- Signal Quality Metrics gives you the ability to work proactively with your level instrumentation
- Probe End Projection offers greater level measurement reliability
