Methodology
The top vent (V) and
The tank (T3) was filled
with water to the marked
level and the drain valve
was fully shut. The air
supply was connected.
At the front panel, the
main power supply was
switched ON. The panel
instruments were all lit
up. All the heaters, Pump
(P1) and stirrer were
switched OFF from the
panel.
The pump suction valve
was fully opened. The
pump discharge valve
(MV1) was one turn
opened.
Figure 1: Start-up procedure
overflow valve were fully
opened at tank T1. The Air inlet manual
bottom GLOBE valve isolation valve was
and gate valve were fully located next to AR
closed. at the top of tank T1
and its valve handle
was 90° to the air
supply inlet tubing
(fully closed). The
top space of tank T1
was at atmospheric
pressure as
monitored by the
pressure gauge
(PG).
Density measurement,
was operate at T1. The
interconnecting
manual valve MV4
and MV2 was fully
shut. One turn valve
MV3 was opened.
When the water level
in Tank T3 was below
the preset low level
limit, the level switch
(LS) will
automatically switch
off the pump (P1). In
this case, we topped
up more water into
tank T3 from the
The one turn pump external water supply.
by-pass valve (BV1)
was opened for better
mixing. The hose
that connected to it
was discharged back
to the tank.
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Pump (P1) was started by pressing
the green pushbutton at the front
panel. Then, the stirrer was
switched ON.
The pump (P1) was switched off at the
front panel. RUN I was done with level
of 550 mm. The bottom GLOBE valve
of tank T1 was opened to allow water in
tank T1 to flow into tank T3. The bottom
GLOBE valve was shut when the level
at LG1 reads about 550 mm.
Each set of level readings consists
of actual level read from sight glass
with milimeter scale (LG1), actual
level read from level indicator
(LIA1) which % x its max calibrated
span in mm and actual temperature
in level tank T1 read from
temperature gauge (TG1). Each of
the reading was recorded in TABLE
1A, RUN I.
The next test where we used LT1
to verify the level Hydrostatic
principle that the level is
proportional to the pressure
difference between two elevations
in tank which level h = DP/ρg
where DP is the pressure
difference.
Figure 2: Level Measurement (Ambient Water) in Tank T1 (Open Tank)
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At the sight glass with milimeter scale
(LG1), the level rise in tank T1 was
observed until it overflows. The water
then circulated throughout tank T1 and
tank T3 until the temperature gauge
(TG1) reading was closed to the
reading at the temperature indicator
(TIC1) at the front panel.
Two consecutive (2) sets of
readings which is Set 1 and Set 2
was recorded for every run when
the level indicated at LG1 was
stabilized.
RUN II was continued by opening the
bottom GLOBE valve of tank T1 until
the level at LG1 about 450 mm. The
bottom GLOBE valve was shut. When
the level indicated at LG1 was
stabilized, two consecutive sets of
readings was taken and recorded in
TABLE 1A, RUN II.
The readings for level (h) and pressure
difference (DP) was taken as we read the
level from level indicator (LIA1) and
pressure difference reading in mmH2O at
the level transmitter LT1. All the water in
tank T1 was drained out by opening the
GLOBE valve and was fully shut after all
water is drained out.
Tank T1 was checked as an Open Tank.
The top vent (V) and overflow manual
valve was fully opened. The pressurizing
At tank T2, the bottom drain
air inlet manual isolation valve handle
valve was fully shut. MV1 and
was 90° to the air supply inlet tubing.
BV1 were one turn opened. Plus,
Next, bottom GLOBE valve and GATE
the stirrer was switched ON.
valve was fully shut while the manual
inlet valve MV3 was one turn opened.
MV2 and MV4 were fully shut.

Pump (P1) was started by pressing the

green pushbutton at the front panel. At
the sight glass with milimeter scale
(LG1), the rise of level in tank T1 was
observed until it overflowed. The
connecting manual valve MV4 was
opened so that the water from tank T1
will flow into T2.
The water was circulated
throughout tank T1,T2 and tank T3
until the temperature gauges
(TG1,TG2) reading were closed to
the reading at the temperature
indicator (TIC1) at the front panel.

The pump (P1) was switched off at the front

After the level indicated at
panel. The T1 bottom GLOBE valve was
LG2 was stabilized, two
fully shut. RUN I was done at 450 mm. The
consecutive (2) sets of
bottom GLOBE valve of tank T1 was
reading which are Set 1 and
opened to allow water to flow into tank T3 ,
Set 2 was taken for every
until the level at LG2 was 450 mm. Then,
RUN.
the bottom GLOBE valve was shut.

Each set of level readings consist
of three readings that were taken
silmutaneously. The actual level
from sight glass with 7 mm scale
(LG1), level indicator (LIA1),
sight glass with 7 mm scale (LG2)
plus the actual temperature in
level tank T2 and level tank T1
were recorded in TABLE 1B,
RUN 1.
T1 and T2 was isolated by shutting the
interconnecting manual valve MV4. All
the water in tank T1 was drained out by
opening the bottom GLOBE valve. After
all the water was drained out, the the
bottom GLOBE valve was fully shut.
Lastly, the drain valve for tank T2 was
opened to drain all the water. Tank 2 was
fully shut after all the water was drained
out.

Figure 3: Level Measurement Comparison (Ambient Water) in Tanks T1 & T2

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