Key Terms

• In-line:  To sense the property real-time as the process is flowing or developing.
• Laboratory or benchtop:  To remove a sample and test it apart from the process.

• What technologies have been considered or tried?
• Purpose of the instrument
      Composition
      Concentration
      Moisture
      Other
  
• Process Data
      Type process
            - slurry
            - solution
            - emulsion
            - single phase
            - other
      Analysis range & units of measurement
      Size and type of piping connections
      Pipe always flooded solid?
• Media to be sensed
      Temperature
      Pressure
      Viscosity
      Wetted materials compatibility
      Suspended solids
• Type of output with coarse or fine accuracy desired
• Electrical classification and power available