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News Release from: Quadrant Connections | Subject: RF cables
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 09 April 2007
RF cables in marine tank radar systems
Rosemount Tank Radar supplies nearly 60% of all new tank gauging installations on board tankers, and Quadrant has provided five of the required RF cable assemblies.
Quadrant, the major supplier of cable assemblies to Rosemount Tank Radar has provided the company with five RF cable assemblies Rosemount has developed marine tank radar systems for over 30 years having pioneered the application of radar techniques for level gauging onboard tankers
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 1 May 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Nearly 60% of all new tank gauging installations on board tankers are Rosemount Tank Radar systems.
A high degree of expertise and skill is required for this type of installation and among the many types that Quadrant supplies the most challenging is a coil that forms part of the radar head.
This provides a reference electrical length that contributes directly to the radar's accuracy of +/-5mm, even when the liquid cargo is swilling around.
The demanding 2% tolerance on the electrical length in excess of 10 metres is achieved by means of several temperature conditioning cycles and precise preparation of the RG402 semi-rigid cable prior to termination of the SMA plug.
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