KROHNE Flow Meters | Mass Flow Measurement Of Crude Oil Products
Published 12 Jun 2020
Process Measurement Instruments – Flow, Temperature, Level & Pressure Measurement
KROHNE Flow Meters
Process Instrumentation for Industrial, Hazardous Area & Explosive Atmopheres
Ultrasonic Flow Measurement
KROHNE flowmeters and measurement instruments provide accurate and reliable measurement of industrial liquids, gases and other media (including emulsions, corrosive liquids and gases) with a range of low/high flow rates.
KROHNE is a world-leading manufacturer and supplier of solutions in industrial and explosive atmosphere process instrumentation – with over 30 worldwide approvals for hazardous area gas and dust Zones including ATEX, IECEx, usFMc, NEPSI, INMETRO, KGS, GOST-R and PESO/CCOE. The range of flowmeters manufactured by KROHNE incorporates multiple explosion proof and protection concepts – including IS (Intrinsically Safe) and Ex d (Flameproof) for flow measurement and metering in the hazardous area industries.
Flowmeters by KROHNE | the world-leading manufacturer and supplier of solutions in industrial and hazardous area process instrumentation: flow meters, level meters, temperature meters and pressure measurement.
Background
The JSC Mozyr oil refinery refines crude oil and other fuels in Belarus. The crude oil for refining is imported from Russia and Venezuela via the Ukraine.
The main products include fuels such as petrol, jet fuel, diesel fuel and domestic heating fuel.
A variety of bitumen products for road building, for roofing felt and other applications are also manufactured.
In addition, the refinery also produces liquefied gases including hydrocarbon fuel gases, butane and other products such as vacuum gasoil for export, commercial sulphur, lamp oil and gasoline-pyrolysis feedstock.
Flow Measurement requirements
The first mass flowmeter is required to measure the flow of crude oil in the supply pipe to the primary oil refining. The mass flow rate here is 1600Â t/h.
The second meter is used to measure black oil in the pipeline to the Commodity and Raw Materials Park.
Additionally the customer required simple installation, high accuracy and smooth integration of the new meters into existing systems.
KROHNE Solution
For this application, KROHNE supplied 2Â OPTIMASSÂ 2300Â C mass flowmeters, size SÂ 250Â s / 10Â inch. It is extremely easy to install these OPTIMASS meters in existing pipelines as there are no restrictions on installation. Vibrations in the pipeline have no influence on the very precise measurements.
The compact design of the meters simplifies the electrical connection and the meters come equipped with density and temperature measurement as standard. The meters can be commissioned and operated without any special knowledge.
KROHNE Flowmeters
Customer benefits
OPTIMASS mass flowmeters from KROHNE offer many advantages. Excellent long-term stability and repeatability ensure exact measuring results with the OPTIMASSÂ 2300Â C.
This mass flowmeter measures mass directly, eliminating the need for recalibration, even when process parameters vary. Extensive diagnostic functions facilitate self-monitoring of the systems and give prompt indication of possible errors in the system.
- Mass flow measurement of crude oil products
- Easy integration into existing systems
- Bulk mass flow measurement
Explosive Atmosphere Experts
Thorne & Derrick are Specialist Distributors of Hazardous Area Electrical, HVAC & Process Instrumentation Equipment with IECEx & ATEX Certifications to the onshore and offshore oil, gas, petrochemicals and process industries.
We supply major UK and international infrastructure projects and also MRO (Maintenance, Repair, Operations) requirements for both planned and unplanned plant shutdowns – we react with a rapid response to customer demand to ensure downtime is minimised and reliable Power, Light & Heat is restored or provided.
We distribute Innovative products to manage the planned replacement of legacy equipment conformant with international classifications including ATEX and IECEx.
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