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What is the standard position to take tapping point for DP transmitter in water line?

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Question added by Qamarul Aarfin Khan Aaqil , Project HSE Manager , BEC Arabia Contracting
Date Posted: 2016/04/06
sajeesh sankar
by sajeesh sankar , instrument technician , sadara (kbr)

tappings on water servce is 45 Degree downwards.tappings are taken downward.

mohammed khaja moinuddin
by mohammed khaja moinuddin , HSE Engineer , Al Rashid Trading and construction company

IT SHALL BE HORIZONTAL TO THE CENTER OF PIPELINE, WHERE TRANSMITTER CAN BE AT CENTER LINE OR 45 DEGREE DOWNWARDS.

Shilpa Joshi
by Shilpa Joshi , Instrumentation and Control Engineer , Thermax

The best practice for Flow element tappings on water servce is 45 Degree downwards. Water being liquid the tappings are taken downward.

jeymar aguirre
by jeymar aguirre , INSTRUMENT & CONTROL SUPERVISOR , AL EZZEL O&M (ENGIE)

It must be tapped horizontally in the middle of the pipeline with the transmitter located below it.

Pravash Rout
by Pravash Rout , Vice President /Team Leader , M/s Larsen & Toubro Limited

 45 Degree downwards. Mostly  liquid  tapping are taken downward.

Sajal Abdulla Valiyakam
by Sajal Abdulla Valiyakam , Project Engineer MEP | DCP | UF-RO | Utilities , Multi Industrial Solution Co

You can use it below the process line with tubing

Adnan Khurshid Qureshi
by Adnan Khurshid Qureshi , Instrument engineer , Daelim Industrial Company Ltd

It shall be horizontal to the center of pipeline, where transmitter can be at center line or below the center line because of liquid service.

Irshad Ullah Khan Mohammed
by Irshad Ullah Khan Mohammed , Instrumentation Engineer , Toledo Electrical and Mechanical Works Company L.L.C

Standard way of providing tapping points for liquid applications is D upstream and D/2 downstream of the orifice plate.

 

Shahbaz Ahmad
by Shahbaz Ahmad , I&C Engineer , FICHTNER Consulting Engineers

Downward the process line.

Hasan Zainy
by Hasan Zainy , Control / Instrumentation Filed Service Engineer , GE

as I remember the taping is on the horizontal center line and the transmitter below

Savio Dominic D'Souza
by Savio Dominic D'Souza , Senior Piping Designer/ Engineer , Mott MacDonald Pvt Ltd

45 degree downwards, Water connection from down