Vega VEGAPULS 64 radar level instrument for liquids

Following the launch of the VEGAPULS 69 continuous radar level instrument for bulk solids operating at 80 GHz, Vega has now introduced the VEGAPULS 64, a radar level sensor for liquids operating with a transmission frequency three times higher than the widely used 26 GHz. Instruments with a higher frequency are suitable for media with poor reflective properties, in production shafts up to 120 m deep or in silos with internal installations that generate strong false echoes.

VEGAPULS 64 is suitable for liquids due to its high dynamics and improved focusing. Media with poor reflective properties (low dielectric constant) can now be measured significantly better than with previous radar sensors. Due to the better focusing, the beam passes by internal tank installations or build-up. Interfering signals, which previously had to be filtered out with false signal suppression, now play hardly any role in the measurement process.

With the higher frequency, it is now possible to use a much smaller antennas. With the VEGAPULS 64, the antenna diameter is less than 20 mm. The technology also allows precise measurement of the level very close to the tank bottom. This opens up perspectives in determining the level in small containers used in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, as well as determining the amount of fuel left at the bottom of large fuel tanks. Measurement accuracy is ±2 mm, even with a working range up to 30 m.