This submersible sensor & instrument selection guide will help you discover the most appropriate product for installations where the instrumentation will be completely submerged in water or other type of liquid.
In addition you will find information to help you with the terminology and specification parameters used to define IP68 rated submersible measurement instrumentation.
Measurement instrumentation for permanent immersion in boreholes, reservoirs, rivers, coastal waters, ocean and liquid storage tanks.
Underwater Pressure Sensors
Submersible Liquid Level Sensors
Sea, Brackish or Salt Water Submersible IP68 Depth & Level Sensors
Submersible Hydrostatic Level Sensors & Probes
Submersible Pressure Transmitters
Submersible Diesel Tank Level Sensors- Waterproof Absolute Pressure Sensors
Water Resistant Pressure Sensors with Strain Gauge Output
IP68 Submersible Protected Voltage Output Signal Pressure Transducers
Plastic Submersible 4-20mA Liquid Level Sensors- Marine Approved Submersible Liquid Level Sensors
Landfill Site Submersible Leachate Level Transmitters
Submersible Leachate Level Transmitters
Digital Submersible Liquid Level Sensors
Detachable Cable Submersible Liquid Level Sensor Probes
Submersible Device Design Considerations
A submersible device can be installed in liquid without causing any damage as long as the installation instructions are adhered to, and the specified depth and time duration limits for submersion are not exceeded.
Assembled devices are vulnerable to liquid ingress, which can enter the device through seals and joints or permeate through components that incorporate thin membranes or porous materials.
To achieve a long lasting submersible construction, the device is constructed from materials which will not easily corrode when exposed to a fluid. Corrosion may cause the material to fail and allow liquid to enter the device, or interfere with the seal joining the corroded material to another component.
The seals used to join device components together are pressure leak tight, resilient to the expected temperature variations and resist corrosion from the surrounding fluid.
All components and seals are designed to withstand the pressure expected at the maximum required liquid depth, and this may involve a series of seals and backfilling with a potting compound or other fill material to improve longevity and reliability at greater depths.
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