The need for improved monitoring and control of well heads is a vital issue to energy production and transport. Monitoring of oil and gas well heads has been used for years as a method to improve well production output. WIKA focused on developing a product that produces a closed-loop automated production capability.
The WIKA E-10 explosion-proof pressure transmitter is designed for applications in the oil and gas industry including casing and tubing pressure, wellhead monitoring, refining, pipeline transport, and natural gas compressors. The explosion proof pressure transmitter works on the principle of containment. The pressure transmitter is enclosed in a housing that is designed to contain, control, cool and vent any possible ignition.
WIKA’s explosion-proof pressure transmitters are able to contain explosions within an enclosure that prevents electrical or thermal energy from reaching the volatile atmosphere. Several methods of explosion-proofing are available, including filling the containment enclosure with oil or surrounding the electrical apparatus with molding resin or potting compound.
In the petro-chemical and process industries, pressure transmitters and pressure transducers are subjected to applications which may contain aggressive media, temperature extremes, vibration, pulsation, and other uncompromising environmental conditions. Its reliability make it ideal to detect problems or abnormal conditions in the network of tanks, vessels, pipes, and control systems that must be monitored and maintained within optimum operating tolerances.