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Applications guide to mass flow measurement in the petroleum industry
The measurement and control of gas flows in production, refinery, and R&D operations has a direct effect on efficiency, costs, safety, and environmental standards. Sierra mass flow meters and controllers pro- vide direct, fast-response measurement at all levels, to make any opera- tion more effective. Here is a brief summary of the advantages they offer the industry. Direct, Wide-Range ...
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Inspired innovation
As the drive towards energy independence in the US continues at full speed, oil and gas companies are turning to hydraulic fracturing to increase production. Increasingly stringent state and national regulations for flare gas in particular now require the installation of mass flow measurement instruments to measure waste and excess gases burned off as a result of the hydraulic fracturing process. ...
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Navigating the Future: Ultrasonic flow measurements in flare installations
In today's highly competitive process industry, continuous optimization of operations and service work is crucial. Moreover, as environmental regulations pertaining to flaring become increasingly stringent, it becomes imperative to employ reliable and efficient flow measurement solutions. For over 30 years, ultrasonic flow meters have been utilized to measure flow to flare stacks. However, flare ...
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Gas Mass Flow Metering - Innovations Promise More Economical Choices- White Paper
Introduction As the drive towards energy independence in the United States continues at full speed, oil and gas companies are turning to hydraulic fracturing to increase production. Increasingly stringent state and national regulations for flare gas in particular now require the installation of mass flow measurement instruments to measure waste and excess gases burned off as a result of the ...
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Flare gas mass flow metering innovations promise more economical choices
INTRODUCTION As the drive towards energy independence in the United States continues at full speed, oil and gas companies are turning to hydraulic fracturing to increase production. Increasingly stringent state and national regulations for flare gas in particular now require the installation of mass flow measurement instruments to measure waste and excess gases burned off as a result of the ...
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Assist Gas Measurement in Flare Stacks
The Customer The company manufactures solvents, polymers and intermediary chemicals. These products are sold worldwide and are used in the production of automobile interiors, steering wheels, paints, tires, adhesives, furniture, cosmetics and many other consumer and industrial products. The Process The Company’s site is large, thousands of acres, and its production units are ...
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Gas-to-energy plant; production of electricity with landfill gas
Type Degassing installation HOFGAS®- Ready 600 Commissioning January 2002 Site Landfill of Bovenfeld (NL) Situation The 9ha large landfill site Bovenfeld is located 150km northeast of Amsterdam. The resulting landfill gas has to be cleaned, in accordance with the local legislation. A degassing plant with power generation was aimed at, with economic considerations in mind. In ...
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Green Energy Applications Guide to Flow Measurement
Provides technical discussion and illustrations for nine (9) different green energy and green-house gas flow measurement applications. Includes landfill gas, biomass fermentation, wastewater digesters, on-farm biogas recovery, ethanol production/refining, coal mine and coal bed methane (CMM, CBM), biomass gasification, flare gas and flue gas. Discussion includes overview of each application and ...
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New Developments in Thermal Dispersion Mass Flow Meters
Introduction This paper describes a newly developed microprocessor-based thermal dispersion mass flow meter that uses four temperature sensing elements in its flow sensor instead of the traditional two elements and automatically manages changes in gas selection, gas temperature, gas pressure, and outside temperature. This new mass flow meter is ideally suited for apportionment applications in ...
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It’s a sensor game
From Sierra’s beginning over 40 years ago, founder Dr. John G. Olin was driven by the vision of supplying industrial customers with the world’s most accurate mass flow meter. And, he knew it was a ‘sensor’ game. With a background – and Ph.D. – in mechanical engineering and specialised in fluid mechanics and heat transfer, Olin was a driven innovator and ...
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