ABB pressure transmitters help Venice hold back the tide to prevent flooding
ABB pressure transmitters help Venice hold back the tide to prevent flooding
2 PagesABB pressure transmitters help Venice hold back the tide to prevent flooding Measurement & Analytics – Measurement made easy MoSE flood barrier uses ABB control system and 2600T series pressure transmitters to raise and lower the flap gates during high tides. Background The MoSE flood barrier project for Venice, Italy has recently become operational. The barriers temporarily separate the Venice lagoon from the sea during high tides and storms. Floods have caused damage since ancient times and have become ever more frequent and intense as a result of the combined effect of a rise in sea level and a drop in land level caused by natural and man-induced phenomena. The barriers consist of rows of adjacent flap gates situated within three inlets to the lagoon. At normal sea levels th
