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Certain errors in uncompensated capacitive level gauges

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Variations of the permittivity and conductivity of the medium produce errors in the measurements of uncompensated capacitive level gauges. For a rapid evaluation of the maximum possible error it is advisable to use diagrams in coordinates of permittivity versus conductivity.

When a capacitive level gauge is used in a large tank, it should be placed inside a grounded conducting screen which will reduce the errors due to changes in the electrical properties of the medium. The minimum diameter of the screen is determined by a reduction in the sensitivity of the instrument, the eccentricity of the transducer with respect to the screen, and the rise in other component errors.

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  1. V. M. Kein
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Translated from Izmeritel'naya Tekhnika, No. 1, pp. 47–50, January, 1967.

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Kein, V.M. Certain errors in uncompensated capacitive level gauges. Meas Tech 10, 63–68 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00979887

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