14 Water / Wastewater High Pressure Flow Meters for the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry


Titan Enterprises supplies high-pressure Oval Gear liquid fl ow measuring devices for oil and gas related processes where accurate measurement is critical. Flow measurement plays a fundamental role in upstream, midstream, and downstream segments of the Oil and Gas industry. Applications such as high-pressure additive injection, require highly accurate and chemically resistant fl ow metering sensors.


For the successful transportation and refi ning of crude oils, a whole raft of additives are required. These vary from simple surfactants through to complex blended scale and corrosion inhibitors. The chemical additives are injected in small quantities at high pressure and are critical to the whole refi ning process. Consequently, careful monitoring of their addition to any process is essential.


Petrochemical additive injection fl uids vary in both viscosity and density, and any fl owmeter installed into a plant should be able to cope with a wide range of physical and chemical properties. Unlike other types of fl owmeter, measurement accuracy of Oval Gear fl ow meters improves as the liquid viscosity increases, from a nominal 1% of reading to around 0.1% of reading at higher viscosities.


Titan’s Oval Gear range of fl owmeters include ATEX compliant IP67/NEMA 4 protection models, designs that can be pressure tested in-house up to 1200 bar, and devices that offer intrinsically safe options to be used in potentially explosive atmospheres. These oval gear meters offer excellent chemical resistance whilst maintaining high performance and 0.1% repeatability. Titan’s proprietary oval gear design ensures these fl ow meters give reliable, high performance in high pressure applications.


Titan’s standard Oval Gear models used in additive injection are manufactured with options in materials compatible with the presence of strongly acidic or basic chemicals, such as 316 stainless steel, aluminium, and non-metallic PEEK, with pressure ratings from 10 bar to 950 bar (for custom-designed models). Benefi ting from a compact, rugged design, Titan’s Oval Gear fl owmeters are proven to operate reliably even at high pressures and at temperatures up to 150°C, providing long-term performance with minimal maintenance.


Adapting designs to meet specifi c high-pressure requirements and aid chemical compatibility, the use of non-magnetic materials and exotic metals, such as Hastelloy and Titanium, are


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examples of our growing bespoke fl ow meter capability. Titan has partnered with OEM customers to provide optimised fl ow metering solutions for oil, petrochemical and green energy applications. These have included bespoke oval gear fl ow meters for marine fuel fl ow measurement, monitoring the volume of grease being supplied into a wind turbine main bearing mechanism, high pressure intrinsically safe units for offshore oil drilling additive injection, and for biodiesel plants converting bio waste into sustainable biofuels.


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Launched at the water monitoring exhibition WWEM 2022, Radio Data Network’s (RDN) portable gauging station in a box is designed for rapid, non-evasive deployment on a variety of structures from bridges to dams and culverts.


Weighing in at under 8.5Kg and preserving the key features of fi xed gauging stations that RDN have supplied previously to the likes of the Environment Agency; the portable gauging station is available to purchase or rent at a fraction of the installed cost of its permanent rivals. Including an integrated Vegaplus C21 microwave radar, mm precision can be obtained in seconds with data delivered locally for real-time control or remotely via the Iridium satellite network. This enables stations to be deployed absolutely anywhere including areas devoid of reliable cellular coverage. RDN also offer a state-of-the-art dashboard with a variety of graphing, tables and data export options.


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A full set of mounting brackets with security locks are also available which enables units to be safely secured to railings, crash barriers, bridge parapets, etc., without the need for drilling and not impacting upon the safety of the structure.


Already deployed by utilities and local authorities, applications include the verifi cation and calibration of fl ow models, summer drought river defi cit control, providing before and after levels for fl ood reduction schemes, fl ood prediction and warnings, railway fl ooding and emergency fl ood response.


Units are normally battery powered but can also be supplied with solar panels for long-term deployment. There are also variants for taking on the challenge of temporary deployment in areas without structures. These can be supplied to span a stream or river or to include an outrigger, adjustable feet, concrete ballast blocks, plus camoufl age paint as an option.


RDN are currently looking for both UK and International distributors. More information online: ilmt.co/PL/yLV4


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This year, at the 27th Session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP27, all aspects of the climate crisis will be considered by offi cial delegates from around the world. Taking place in Sharm El-Sheikh, the Conference will focus on delineating the fi nancial, legal and regulatory structures necessary for the restriction of global warming to temperatures less than 2°C above pre-industrial levels.


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Egyptian offi cials for COP27 have been adamant in reiterating their belief that water is not only the source of life, but a key element in the production of livelihoods around the world. There are, as is widely known, climate change is having a signifi cant impact on global water resources and interacts with broader, cross-cutting questions of development. Given the importance of this discussion, COP27 will devote an entire day to the consideration of water resources in the context of the climate crisis, covering the topics of accessibility, international co-operation and the long- term sustainability of the resource.


One of the most unique sessions is entitled ‘An Earth Observations System for Monitoring and Managing River Basin Systems’, and it promises to promote one of the latest innovations in water monitoring. It will include the presentation of a case study on the Nile River basin using NRGESS, a geospatial, observation-based support system that utilises Earth Observation satellites. In recent years, EO satellites have been put to increasingly fascinating use – most notably, as part


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of attempts to track the spread of COVID-19. There will be a lot to discuss, owing to the complexities of geospatial intelligence, the diffi culties of harnessing rapidly proliferating data-sources and bringing to bear the necessary computational power. The systems aims to be dynamic, scalable, operational and adaptable to further expansion in geospatial, temporal and computational domains. This conversation forms part of a series that explore monitoring solutions for the early warning of fl oods, droughts and pollution.


In addition, a series of fi ve panel discussions will attempt to delineate tangible solutions to the problem of water security, i.e. the long-term safety and availability of the resource. This is of particular concern to what our regarded as “exposed geographies”, dealing with challenges in water effi ciency, desalination, and drainage water recycling. The discussion of monitoring conventions and regulatory protocols will form a central part of these sessions.


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