MEASUREMENTS OF

LIQUID LEVEL

RADIATION
INTRODUCTION

• It is specific nuclear radiation that can penetrate the walls of

a vessel in the industry easily depending on the material
stored in the vessel.
• The level of the process material can be felt by sending
radiation through to the vessel wall and measuring the
backscattered radiation that returns through the same wall.
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PRINCIPLE OPERATION

• The Gamma-ray is emitted from a source to the tank and

propagates through the tank.

• There is a continuous strip detector that detects all the Gamma

rays pass across the tank. If the continuous strip detects rays equal
to the length and it is in maximum absorption, the tank is empty.
As the level rises the absorption level decreases.

• Level measurement with radiation works on the principle of

passing gamma radiation through the material to be measured.

• As the radiation passes through this material, the level can be

determined by the amount of attenuation. The wave attenuates
when it passes through materials.
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APPLICATION
Through-Vessel
The specific type and quantity of radioactive source material
depends on the nature and intensity of radiation required for the
application. The basic rule here is that less is better: the smallest
source capable of performing the measurement task is the best
one for the application.
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Backscatter
Radiation-based sensors using Cesium will be more stable over
time ( less calibration drift) than sensors using Cobalt. The trade-
off is that Cobalt emits more powerful gamma rays than Cesium,
which makes it better suited to applications where the radiation
must penetrate thick process vessels or travel long distances
(across wide process vessels).
 ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES

Advantages Disadvantages

• Highly accurate and reliable • Radiation Sources used for level

• No wear and tear measurement.

• No maintenance required at any time

• Unaffected by temperature, pressure, dust,
color, conductivity, or chemical properties of
the measured material