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ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION
Safe and efficient fuel handling at tank terminals
Portable digital density meters for product identification at tank terminals
DMA 35 Ex Petrol is the only intrinsically safe portable density meter available on the market for identification of liquid petroleum products prior to movement to avoid mix-ups and financial losses – anywhere and in next to no time.
Wherever quick decisions are needed prior to loading or unloading, the ATEX- & IECEx-certified DMA 35 Ex Petrol is ready for quick quality and type inspections directly at the ship, truck, pipeline, or tank. This intrinsically safe portable density meter performs on-site fuel identification within seconds, even in hazardous areas. DMA 35 Ex Petrol provides excellent resistance to petroleum samples and fully complies with ASTM D7777 and IP 559 standards.
Intrinsically safe – for use in hazardous locations
Economical, safe, and efficient trading on the basis of harmonised and verified product specifications of fuels is of vital importance for tank terminals. Anton Paar’s digital measurement technology is ideally-suited to meet these requirements.
Safety during the delivery of new fuels and the shipping of stored fuels, as well as stable product quality during storage and the avoidance of unintentional mixing and product loss are supported, controlled and secured by highly precise measuring solutions.
Whether it is diesel, gasoline, jet fuel, or ethanol for blending, compliance with internationally recognized product specifications (e.g. ASTM or EN) and local equivalents is required for fuel trade at tank terminals, where legal regulations need to be fulfilled and complaints have to be avoided. Each fuel product is precisely characterised by a set of clearly-defined properties such as density, viscosity, flash point, distillation range, and oxidation stability. Ensuring in-spec values of these properties is not only important for trading fuels, but also for the safe and proper operation of the intended engine.
Supervise fuel movement and mass balance
Wherever quick decisions are needed prior to loading or unloading operations versatile measuring devices from Anton Paar are ready for operation not only in the traditional lab, but also directly at the pipeline or tank.
• Product identification: With an intrinsically safe portable density meter, quick fuel identification can be performed on-site, even in hazardous areas. Inline process density sensors precisely detect different products within only a second. This ensures minimized product loss and waste quantity which in turn directly affects a tank farm’s profitability.
• Product quantification: To avoid errors in volume-to-mass conversion, leading to tremendous financial losses, highly accurate laboratory and process instrumentation are used to convert the delivered fuel volume to mass which is the fundamental unit for trading liquids.
An ATEX- & IECEx-certified instrument is a must-have for safety if samples are flammable and measurements are carried out in explosive atmospheres. Anton Paar is the only provider of intrinsically safe portable density meters (Ex marking [Ex] II 2 G Ex ib IIB T4). With their leak-proof design they are ready for operation in harsh environments and even outside in all weather conditions.
Flawless and traceable measuring data
RFID technology helps to speed up measurement processes. An RFID tag is programmed with a sample ID and a method and can be mounted on the sampling location (e.g. at a tank). Before the regular measurement starts, the user scans the tag, which leads to a fully automatic change of the instrument settings within a second. The measurement is performed accordingly, and the results are stored, including the sample information.
One-hand measurement via gesture control
Users of portable density meters often have to deal with hard-to-reach samples, meaning that they have to climb up ladders or racks to perform their measurements. One-handed measurements are therefore a security feature in terms of needing the other hand to hold on. DMA 35 Ex Petrol provides gesture control for all tasks related to measurements. Turning the instrument towards your body starts the RFID reading, turning it to the right starts a measurement, and turning it to the left aborts the measurement or deletes the result. Your other hand can stay where it is – throughout the whole process.
Wireless data transfer for convenient field operation
Can you imagine working on-site while carrying with you an instrument connected by cable? Certainly not. Therefore, DMA 35 Ex Petrol is equipped with a Bluetooth® interface for wireless data transfer to a PC or for printouts by means of a mobile thermal printer. This way, you can archive or print your data anytime and anywhere.
Exchange your glass hydrometer or pycnometer for a digital density meter
Within the shortest time, the instrument draws only 2 mL of sample volume directly from the sample container. Results are available within a few seconds – no matter if it is crude oil, diesel, gasoline, jet fuel, or ethanol for blending – and fully traceable thanks to automatic data storage.
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EXPERIENCE THE NEXT- LEVEL DENSITY METER
• Product classification: For checking the authenticity of fuels to avoid adulteration or impurities, and guaranteeing product quality, laboratory testing with density meters, viscometers, and Raman spectrometers is performed.
Secure your fuel storage and transportation
It is absolutely crucial for producers and consumers of petroleum fuels to guarantee high quality and to maintain this during storage and transportation. One major criterion to ensure the fuel properties do not change until used is sufficient oxidation stability. Any kind of contamination needs to be avoided as well for safe application.
• Stable product quality: To avoid engine failure due to contamination of fuels with particles and other impurities, it is essential to identify higher boiling oils or particulate matter using a gum content tester. Impurities can also appear as a consequence of prolonged fuel storage under bad storage conditions. An oxidation stability tester can simulate these conditions to prevent product alteration during storage and transport. As evaporation accounts for up to 2% product losses, again, during storage and transport, the boiling behavior of fuel products need to be classified using a distillation analyser.
• Safety classification: Determination of the flammability with a flash point tester is a critical analysis to define the hazard classification of liquids and provides important information for fuel product specifications.
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The global market leader in density measurement, Anton Paar has recently launched the “Next-Level Density Meter.” Delivering a 4-digit density measurement in 20 seconds, it is the fastest, most accurate density meter in the world.
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Anton Paar Launches the “Next-Level Density Meter” – 100% Compliance with Petroleum Standards
– 20 seconds to 4-digit accuracy, 6-digit accuracy available – Modularity and automation options, for all sample types – Customized measuring modes and diagnostics – Industry-specific profiles, compliant to standards
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Three models (DMA 4101/4501/5001) are available, and these cover a 4-digit, 5-digit, and 6-digit accuracy range. The new meters have an 8x faster operating system, a 2x faster CPU, and 16x more data storage than previous models. Measurement results are ready before temperature equilibrium is reached, meaning the operator does not need additional waiting time. Its reliable FillingCheckTM and zoomable U-ViewTM can quickly detect micro-bubbles or other sample contaminations in real-time.
The new density meters support a wide range of automation options (e.g., the Xsample series), including automatic temperature control and cleaning cycles. These automation options prevent filling issues related to manual operation. The meters also offer the highest efficiency and throughput.
Anton Paar’s patented Pulsed Excitation Method (PEM) – the beating heart of the instrument – takes digital density measurement to a more accurate level. The density meter’s viscosity correction feature ensures highly accurate measurements over the entire measuring range, including for highly viscous and highly dense samples. The digital density meter’s technology is groundbreaking. With its premium software and hardware, clear and glove-friendly 10.1” touchscreen, and market-pioneering filling control, it is ideally suited for testing in the petroleum industry.
It is compliant with ASTM D4052, D5002, and ISO 12185. Moreover, it aligns with API table 53 B or D (ASTM D1250) and does not produce errors when converting to reference temperature.
Because of its industry-specific profile for petroleum products, the density meter is ready for crude oil, fuel, and lubricant quality control. It can also perform blending and quality control checks for raw materials and biofuels. Concentration determination of by- products and density measurements of gases can also be performed.
The density meters can be used with various data interfaces. It can also be linked to AP Connect, Anton Paar’s lab execution software, which helps set the groundwork for the paperless lab of the future.
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