Case Study
Finnish Paper Mill Enjoys Reliable Measurements on Wood Chips with Radar Level Transmitter
© 2006 Rosemount Inc. All rights reserved For more information: www.rosemount.com PULP & PAPER Finnish Paper Mill Enjoys Reliable Measurements on Wood Chips with Radar Level Transmitter ROSEMOUNT 5600 A sample of the wood chips. Note: The ruler is in centimeters. RESULTS • Measures reliably despite long range and dusty vapor space • Reduced maintenance with use of Teflon ® bag APPLICATION Wood Chip Silos Application Characteristics: Dry, dusty, irregular surface, low dielectric, 23m (76 ft.) CUSTOMER A Finnish paper mill CHALLENGE A Finnish paper mill needed some new level measurements on their three wood chip silos. They were without a measuring system due to failure of the old ultrasonic gauges. The silos are approximately 23 meters (76 ft) high. The wood chips are blown into the