Case Study
Nuclear instruments replaced with Micro Motion density meters in a magnetite slurry application
© 2015 Micro Motion, Inc. All rights reserved. The Emerson logo is a trademark and service mark of Emerson Electric Co. Micro Motion, ELITE, ProLink, MVD and MVD Direct Connect marks are marks of one of the Emerson Process Management family of companies. All other marks are property of their respective owners. Application Patriot Coal is an active coal mining facility located in Kentucky. At Patriot Coal, the coal is mined and then passed to the coal preparation plant before loading. At this stage the ‘run-of-mine’ coal also contains rocks and impurities which are removed in separators to minimize shipping costs. The mined material is first crushed down to around one inch-sized pieces. It then passes through cyclones and rinse drains that contain magnetite slurry with an inter