Early Detection Of Leaking Oil Coolers Can Reduce Repair Costs And Oil Losses.
Using Fluorescence with no significant turbidity affect, the TD-4100C On Line Oil in Water Monitor from Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments can detect lube, hydraulic, fuels, etc. in water below 1 ppm.
The TD-4100C directly measures oil content in the water without any sample preparation, reagents or chemicals. The response to a concentration (Read More)
Static Electricity – The Hidden Danger In Hazardous Areas
Static electricity is an ever-present and significant hazard for operations taking place in flammable, combustible or potentially explosive atmospheres.
The uncontrolled build up and discharge of electrostatic must be avoided in these environments in order to prevent ignition and protect people, plant, processes and the environment. Every year, hundreds of electrostatic-caused incidents occur across the globe in the process industries, including oil & gas, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, paints (Read More)
‘O’ Rings Sweeten Sour Gas Processing
The Dupont™ Kalrez® Spectrum™ 6380 is a non-black sealing product, that has been specifically developed for chemical processing applications involving hot and aggressive amines. Amine plants are operated throughout the world, typically in oil refineries and gas plants for the removal of H2S (hydrogen sulphide) from a product stream such as natural gas. New sources of oil and natural gas fields in the Middle East can incorporate up to 30% of H2S which (Read More)
ATEX Certification Proves Dynamite For Siemens Range Of Hearing Instruments Launched For Those Working In Explosive Atmosphere Environments
Siemens has expanded its range of ATEX certified hearing instruments to provide exceptional sound quality to those working in explosive environments.
Five of Siemens Hearing Instruments products have been cleared for use in potentially explosive atmospheres such as mines, factories, (Read More)
Frankfurt am Main/Germany, 2 July 2012, AlWaFlon® pressure tubes supplied by Wallstein Ingenieur GmbH of Recklinghausen/Germany are made with DuPont™ Teflon® polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). This enables them to resist even the highly corrosive media present at flue gas desulphurization plants of coal-fired (Read More)
New Loop Powered Rate Totalisers Have A Large Display
BEKA associates new field and panel mounting loop-powered 4/20mA Rate Totalisers have large easy to read displays which can simultaneously show rate and total flow in engineering units. All models include a root extractor, lineariser and calibrator with optional dual alarms and a backlight that can be loop or separately powered.
Field mounting models have a robust IP66 GRP (Read More)
Crowcon ‘Clip’ and ‘Clip+’ Single Gas Fixed-Life Monitors Deliver Compliance
Personal monitor with hibernate feature, extending life and reducing lifetime costs
The new Crowcon Clip and Clip+ single gas monitors are simple to use and designed with one thing in mind: compliance with regulations and company procedures in the oil and gas industry. Intended for use in hazardous areas, they offer reliable and durable fixed life monitoring in a compact, lightweight and maintenance-free package. (Read More)
BEKA publish Application Guide describing installation of Ex nA instrumentation
In this new 26 page Application Guide AG310 the well known guru Chris Towle explains the philosophy of Zone 2 apparatus and how extra low voltage Ex nA certified instrumentation may be safely installed in these low risk areas. Current ATEX and IECEx standards are discussed together with installation practice, constructional requirements, documentation and routine inspection. Of particular interest is the use of Ex nA certified apparatus with instruments using... Read More
Climate Center to offer welding gases from its nationwide network of branches
In a significant addition to its range, Climate Center has announced that it is to supply welding gases to the refrigeration and air conditioning trade via its nationwide network of branches.
The Braze-A-Gas package includes oxygen and acetylene cylinders, flame torches and accessories to enable engineers to braze a full... Read More
Pyroban delivers ATEX diesel package to power refinery water pump
Pyroban has supplied an explosion proof diesel engine package to PumpSets Ltd for use in a refinery application in Azerbaijan to power a pump for ‘processed water’.
The international oil company in Azerbaijan has ordered an explosion proof processed water pump unit from UK pump manufacturer PumpSets Ltd for use in a Zone 2 hazardous area. The unit includes an APEX pump which can pump water containing traces of oil at a flow rate of 350m3/ hr at 60m head. Read More
To power the pump, PumpSets ordered a radiator to flywheel explosion proof diesel engine package from Pyroban which was delivered fully built onto a skid frame, tested and certified to ATEX 94/9/EC and the Machinery Directive. The 167bhp (1800rpm) prime mover, a Perkins 1006.6TW diesel engine, required a complete explosion proof modification from Pyroban to ensure that it could not be the source of ignition from hot surfaces, engine over-speed or gas ingestion.
Pyroban manufactured the complete explosion proof package at its works in West Sussex in the UK and the unit is fully certified to Category 3G T3 IIB ATEX 94/9/EC as a component, based on the standard EN1834-1:2000. With Pyroban’s support, PumpSets were able to easily supply the complete pumping unit with one ATEX 94/9/EC certificate after final testing.
Diesel engines are widely used in the oil and gas industry, upstream and downstream, where there is a risk of hydrocarbon release. Today, more companies are ensuring the safety of their people, the environment, their brand and production levels, by insisting on full explosion protection for diesel engines operating in hazardous areas.
Pyroban is an international group of companies providing a wide range of explosion protection safety services and products to the oil and gas sector, including hazardous area consulting, training, components, mobile equipment conversion and engineering support.
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