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ANDHRA PRADESH
Name of the faculty : D Saritha
Designation : Lecturer
Branch : AEIE
Institute : Govt Polytechnic, Kothagudem
Year/Semester : IV Semester
Subject : Process Instrumentation –II
Sub-Code : AEI-405
Topic : Level Measurement
Duration : 100min
Sub-Topic : Nucleonic Level Gauges
Teaching Aids : PPT, Diagrams
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Objectives
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Recap
Level switches.
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Nucleonic type of level detectors
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Radiation phenomenon
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Radiation phenomenon…
• Alpha(α ) radiation,
• Beta (β ) radiation
• Gamma (γ) rays
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Selection of nucleonic particles
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Nucleonic type of level detector
Fig : 1
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Principle
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Nucleonic type of level detector
Nucleonic source
Nucleonic
Detector
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Principle
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Construction
• A source of gamma rays is placed at the bottom of the
tank.
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Working
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Working…
• The higher the level of the liquid in the tank, the greater is
the absorption
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Working…
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Disadvantages
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Advantages
1. No physical contact with the liquid
9. No moving parts
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Applications
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Summary
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Quiz
1) In the radiation level detector, when the tank is full
with liquid, the amount of radiation received at the
detector is
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Quiz
a) Increased
b) Decreased
c) Unchanged
d) None of the above
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Quiz
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Frequently asked questions
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