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The level of a liquid such as water or oil in a tank or vessel can be measured indirectly by means of the hydrostatic pressure of the so-called \u201cliquid column\u201d. The hydrostatic pressure under a static liquid column increases directly with the height of the liquid column. Thus, for example, the pressure in a water tank becomes 100 mbar higher, compared to the pressure on the water surface, for every metre of water depth.<\/strong><\/p>\n

To measure the hydrostatic pressure, so-called submersible transmitters or level probes, have been especially designed for this purpose. Submersible transmitters or level probes are pressure measuring instruments which are submersed into a liquid to measure the pressure prevailing on the bottom of the tank. An alternative is to mount a conventional pressure measuring instrument as close as possible to the bottom on the exterior of the tank.<\/p>\n

Both\u00a0 ways, the prevailing hydrostatic pressure and therefore the level or contents of the tank derived therefrom can be measured.<\/p>\n

More information on this subject can be found in this book: References: Eugen Ga\u00dfmann and Anna Gries: Electronic Pressure Measurement – Basics, applications and instrument selection; S\u00fcddeutscher Verlag onpact GmbH; Munich 2009 (Volume 323 of the series “Die Bibliothek der Technik” (library of technology).<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n

Please find further information\u00a0on this topic on our information platform “Hydrostatic level measurement”<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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