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How To Choose The Correct Hazardous Location Approved Pressure Transmitter in the Offshore Oil Industry

From NOSHOK, Inc.
 

 

As offshore oil efforts push ever further into remote and inaccessible locations to find new oil sources, the equipment used in exploration, drilling and production has become increasingly complex, making the need for dependable and durable pressure transmitters more critical than ever.

Wellhead assemblies and Christmas trees require rugged and weatherproof pressure transmitters designed to meet the demanding requirements of a highly hazardous environment. To withstand this type of location, pressure transmitters must be of Intrinsically Safe, Explosion-Proof or Non-Incendive design.

This article explains the benefits of each design, based on your application.

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Pressure gauges are used for a variety of industrial and application-specific pressure monitoring applications.  Uses include visual monitoring of air and gas pressure for compressors, vacuum equipment, process lines and specialty tank applications such as medical gas cylinders and fire extinguishers. Search by Specification | Learn more about Pressure Gauges
Pressure sensors include all sensors, transducers and elements that produce an electrical signal proportional to pressure or changes in pressure. Search by Specification | Learn more about Pressure Sensors
Digital pressure gauges use electronic components to convert applied pressure into usable signals. The gauge readout has a digital numerical display. Search by Specification | Learn more about Digital Pressure Gauges
Pressure switches are actuated by a change in the pressure of a liquid or gas.  They activate electromechanical or solid-state switches upon reaching a specific pressure level. Search by Specification | Learn more about Pressure Switches
Analog pressure gauges are mechanical devices that include bellows, Bourdon tubes, capsule elements and diaphragm element gauges. Search by Specification | Learn more about Analog Pressure Gauges
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American Sensor Technologies, Inc. - AST - Hydrogen Pressure Transducer
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JOGLER, Inc. - OTC - 2009 Offshore Technology Conference
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American Sensor Technologies, Inc. - AST - Explosionproof Pressure Transmitter - 0.1% BFSL
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Dwyer Instruments Inc. - Hazardous Area Humidity/Temperature Transmitter
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Staubli - Oil Industry couplings with metal to metal sealing
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Topics of Interest
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