46 Measurement and Testing A new and holistic approach to on-site oil analysis
Spectro Scientific has introduced TruVu 360™ Enterprise Fluid Intelligence Platform, an all-encompassing web-based fluid analysis data management system. The new platform simplifies and streamlines the fluid analysis process so high-quality information and actionable intelligence facilitate rapid decision-making. It closes the gap between maintenance recommendations on the oil analysis report and the impact on continuous process improvement. Visually and graphically, it provides a dashboard so management can see the effectiveness of the program across the enterprise in real
time.TruVu 360 integrates Spectro’s MiniLab on-site oil analysis hardware used in industrial applications in manufacturing, mining, oil & gas and power generation.
Spectro Scientific president and CEO Brian Mitchell said, “TruVu 360 solutions represent a breakthrough in real-time fluid intelligence through its seamless, enterprise-wide integration of hardware, software, and services. The combination of immediate analysis data with information management and diagnostic interpretation input as well as performance measurement evaluations will boost users’ uptime and cost savings and thereby maximize their operational efficiency and overall profitability, preparing them for full participation in Industry 4.0.”
TruVu 360 addresses many of the current issues and frustrations with current fluid analysis methodologies. For example, it can be difficult to standardize workflows across an enterprise because of wide variations in process times, different levels of laboratory expertise, and without a tool to monitor and visualize the results globally. Perhaps most concerning, it is virtually impossible to leverage any of the improvements learned because of all the fragmented data gleaned from many sources. Now, with TruVu 360 Enterprise Fluid Intelligence, these challenges and more are solved with its standardized and adaptive “Rules Engine” diagnostic process, its Enterprise Cloud Software access and its “at a glance” device dashboard that reflects conditions and results in real time. In essence, TruVu 360 enables users to track fluid condition on an immediate basis to detect and ameliorate fluid contamination and machine wear as well as manage proactive maintenance and fluid replacement activities.
In operation, TruVu 360 is a web browser-based user interface that can be installed on a local PC, central server and hosted in a public cloud. There are three main user categories: The Enterprise user can access and manage multiple sites and the corporate dashboard console. The Site user has single site access and can be further restricted to certain areas of the site and can manage the oil analysis process. The Site Reader also has single site access and/or a read only access.
With regard to analytical hardware, the new program has been initially introduced with its MiniLab on-site oil analysis lab for industrial applications in manufacturing, mining, oil and gas and power generation. When performing measurements on-site, the MiniLab cuts the wait time for analysis results from days or weeks to minutes, compared to lab-based fluid analysis, and enables users to make immediate maintenance decisions that reduce unexpected downtime and costs and eliminate potential catastrophic machine failures. The data produced also facilitate efficient scheduling of proactive maintenance and fluid renewal actions, improving utilization of resources and machine time. Over the next 12 months, Spectro’s entire suite of fluid analysis instruments will work in concert with its TruVu 360 Enterprise Fluid Intelligence Platform.
New temperature transmitter with NFC and Bluetooth
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KROHNE recently introduced OPTITEMP TT 53, a new universal programmable 2-wire temperature transmitter for resistance (RTD) and thermocouple (TC) elements. Aimed at the chemical, oil and gas and the power generation industries, it features HART 7 communication, NAMUR NE 107 diagnostics as well as Ex approvals.
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Available in both compact (C) and rail-mounted (R) versions, the new transmitter can be programmed via PC or HART handheld, or wireless by using the OPTITEMP Connect mobile app for iOS and Android devices. The app can communicate with OPTITEMP TT 53 via the built-in Near Field Communication (NFC) or the optional OPTITEMP TT-CON BT configuration kit, a small Bluetooth modem. From a mobile device, the user can program, configure and monitor the transmitter, e.g. set mA outputs, perform an output simulation, view actual supply voltage, check the runtime counter and the current or historical process/ ambient temperature log. Via HART 7 communication, some of these readings can also be made available to a PCS.
The robust design of the OPTITEMP TT 53 ensures reliable operation even under harsh environmental conditions: vibration- resistance up to 10 g, a fast step response time and a high accuracy (±0.08% of span; max. ±0.08K) result in a high long term stability (max. drift ±0.02% of span/year). With ATEX and IECEx approvals, the new transmitter is suitable for use in hazardous areas. OPTITEMP TT 53 offers extended diagnostic information according to NAMUR NE 107, e.g. device error, sensor break monitoring and wiring conditions. It is also compliant to NAMUR recommendations NE 21, 43 and 53.
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Calculated power plant pH with conductivity measurements Mettler Toledo have released a white paper discussing ’the pH and CO2
to compare cycle chemistry measurements. With a decrease in personnel overseeing power plant cycle chemistry today, there is a greater reliance on on-line instrumentation. Calculated pH can be more accurate and reliable than high purity pH measured with a conventional glass electrode.
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The calculated pH approach can be highly useful because conductivity sensors require far less maintenance than pH sensors. By combining specific conductivity measurement with cation conductivity, a solutions pH can be calculated. For normal plant operations, this is more accurate than using a conventional glass electrode. If degassed cation conductivity is also measured, Dissolved Carbon Dioxide can be determined.
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This simplicity also extends to installation, start-up, calibration and maintenance, and each one of these areas can represent significant savings in time and production downtime. For More Info, email:
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46651pr@reply-direct.com 46487pr@reply-direct.com Introducing the world’s first in situ hydrogen analysers
Monitoring Hydrogen in situ has been perceived as being impossible. Not anymore!
As the first in the world, NEO Monitors has developed a solution for measuring hydrogen in situ using traditional infrared tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy. The underlying technology has already been used successfully for a wide range of industrial applications.
NEO Monitors’ LaserGas™ II SP H2 now opens the door to new opportunities in process control with exceptional response time. Not only that; the cost of monitoring will be significantly reduced compared to traditional monitoring methods. LaserGas™ II SP H2
is accompanied by LaserGas™ II MP H2, an extractive multi-pass solution for applications with higher demands on sensitivity or wherever an in-situ solution is not feasible.
‘We have been working towards this moment for years, building brick by brick. It has been perceived as impossible, but we’ve done it anyway!’, CEO of NEO Monitors, Ketil Gorm Paulsen, says. ‘The hydrogen molecule has for a long time been considered as non- absorbing in the infrared region. This is de facto incorrect and by redesigning our analysers we have achieved an unprecedented sensitivity down to the tiny absorption levels required to monitor Hydrogen. Our new analyser is the perfect solution for many applications and opens up for better process control in reactive, toxic and corrosive gas streams.’
NEO Monitors’ new solution will fit in any chemical plant or refinery anywhere in the world. The oil and gas industry, and other chemical production will benefit from real-time measurements of hydrogen levels. LaserGas™ II SP and MP H2 provides contactless and continuous monitoring of hydrogen concentrations with a response times of less than 2 or 20 seconds, respectively. The solution maintains all advantages of the well-proven, trusted and flexible LaserGas™ technology. LaserGas™ II SP and MP H2 can detect leakages and increase the efficiency of process controls and increase security.
LaserGas™ II SP and MP H2 will ensure problem-free operations for refineries and chemical plants, thanks to the fast response and low maintenance requirements. NEO’s new analysers can be used for detection of leakages, improved process control and a range of other applications where continuous Hydrogen monitoring is necessary. Ultimately, LaserGas™ II H2 can be the direct reason accidents are prevented, Paulsen says.
‘Because the LaserGas™ technology has no zero drift, a continuous internal health check option, and does not need any consumables the maintenance cost of our new analysers is very low’.
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determination based on power plant conductivity’ The correlation between conductivity of ammonia and pH has been used for decades
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