Oxygen, the gas essential for life, is far more complex in industrial applications than our daily inhalation and exhalation suggests. Industry – especially in the chemical, pharmaceutical or medical engineering fields – is, time and again, finding itself confronted …
Calibration
Calibration / contamination control with a block and bleed valve
Larry Mock | Know-howA block and bleed valve can be used to prevent flow of contamination from a device under test (DUT) to a pressure controlling calibrator. This procedure includes “exercising” and purging the DUT and the actual calibration. Your procedure may be different but the …
Calibration / contamination control with a block and bleed valve and coalescing filter
Larry Mock | Know-howWhen calibrating or testing a gauge or transducer with a pneumatic pressure controller it is important to protect the controller from any liquid contaminants that may be present in the device under test (DUT). A block and bleed valve (BBV) in-line with a coalescing …


