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Dielectric Constant Data Required For Guided Wave Radar Type Level Transmitters




Dielectric Constant Data Required For Guided Wave Radar Type Level Transmitters Dear All,

One of the most important data required for specifying guided wave radar level transmitters for storage tanks is the Dielectric constant of the stored liquid in the tank.

This data is provided by process engineers. A lot of this data is available directly form various open sources form the internet. Some links are provided below:

http://www.engineeri...nts-d_1263.html

http://krohne.com/en...tric-constants/

However, Dielectric constant can be calculated as a value using refractive index values of the particular liquid. Following is the correlation between refractive index and dielectric constant

Dielectric constant = (Refractive Index)2

or

Refractive Index = (Dielectric Constant)o.5

It is important to note that the above correlation is good for non-polar liquids. As the liquid deviates from a non-polar behavior to a polar behavior, errors are observed in the values obtained.

Benzene and Toluene are examples of non-polar liquids whereas Glycerol is a polar liquid.

For petroleum distillates a quotient "I" is defined as the refractive index parameter and is related to the refractive index as follows:

I = (n2 - 1) / (n2 + 2) ---------- (1)

For petroleum fractions having an average molecular wieight below 300 the following correlation is given for the refractive index parameter:

I = 0.328*v-0.003*SG0.915---------- (2)

where:
v = Kinematic viscosity of the petroleum fraction, cSt
SG = Specific gravity of the petroleum fraction

Let us take an example for calculation of a diesel :

v = 5 cSt @storage temperature
SG = 0.85 @storage temperature

From eqn (2),

I = 0.28

From eqn (1),

(n2 - 1) / (n2 + 2) = 0.28

Evaluating "n" the refractive index from above:

n = 1.47

Dielectric constant is refractive index squared or "n2".

Hence,

Dielectric constant = 2.16 (~2.2)

Hope, process engineers who need to provide the dielectric constant for specifying "Guided Wave Radar Level Transmitters" will find this blog entry informative.

Looking forward to hear comments from the readers of my blog.

The reference for the aforementioned equations is provided below as a web link:

http://kosalmath.fil...ydrocarbons.pdf

Regards,
Ankur




I love the simplicity of the relationships and appreciate your explanation.  I really like guided wave radar technology and have had good luck with it, but I am left wondering if it will work with odd-ball mixtures that I can't find data about.  Hopefully this will eliminate my anxiety in the future.

Dear Ankur, thank you for a very interesting post . 

Getting the dielectric constant for pure component is pretty straight forward following the guide by you.

However, can the procedure be applied to  obtain dielectric constant for mixture of component? 

 

Thank you.

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murthy.nelakanti
Aug 12 2014 12:37 AM

Excellent explanation in simple way. Thanks for posting this blog.

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joshimanan01
Feb 04 2015 01:50 AM

Many thanks sir.

Good job, well done sir

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DEEPAK SHARMA
Feb 28 2016 09:06 AM

Dear Sir ,

Greeting of the day,

need to design Portable emergency scrubber system for chlorine (Trolley mounted)  to treat chlorine gas coming from leakage CL 2 tonner ,the system must content process with caustic solution, Induced draft blower and circulation pump with absorption tower. Design must be economic  

The scrubber will need to treat continuous leaks from the Tonner and also be able to handle a major emergency.Kindly send the detail of system if possible.

Replies would be highly appreciated,


Thanks and Regards

 

Deepak Sharma

Deputy Manager(Production)

IGL,India

Dear Ankur Sir, Any help sheet for Polar liquid like glycerol or glycerol water.

Thank you sir 

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