Use telecommunications for real-time process control
- Petrometrix Ltd., Migdal HaEmek (Israel)
- Hiram Process Control Engineering, Ltd., Haifa (Israel)
- Oil Refineries Ltd., Haifa (Israel)
Process operators design real-time accurate information to monitor and control product streams and to optimize unit operations. The challenge is how to cost-effectively install sophisticated analytical equipment in harsh environments such as process areas and maintain system reliability. Incorporating telecommunications technology with near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy may be the bridge to help operations achieve their online control goals. Coupling communications fiber optics with NIR analyzers enables the probe and sampling system to remain in the field and crucial analytical equipment to be remotely located in a general purpose area without specialized protection provisions. The case histories show how two refineries used NIR spectroscopy online to track octane levels for reformate streams.
- OSTI ID:
- 231171
- Journal Information:
- Hydrocarbon Processing, Journal Name: Hydrocarbon Processing Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 75; ISSN HYPRAX; ISSN 0018-8190
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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