Tag: Process Control

Digitalisation brings with it a fresh set of issues as well as opportunities for safety management.

AMETEK Process Instruments has expanded its 993X series of gas analysers – including both 993X and 9933 models – with new explosion-proof enclosures certified for ATEX and IECEx Zone 1 hazardous locations. AMETEK says that the new design enables reliable analyser installation in applications where purge gas is unavailable or impractical, addressing a common challenge in remote and utility-limited facilities. […]

AMETEK Process Instruments has collaborated with Worley Comprimo, part of Worley’s Technology Solutions, to provide sulphur recovery unit (SRU) stakeholders with critical analytical measurements combined with advanced burner control technology to deliver enhanced automated air control management. The companies say that their 2ACT™ Solution is a fully automated system that minimises SRU upsets, enhances reliability, and delivers strong returns on investment. At the heart of this partnership, the innovative 2ACT™ Solution offers an all-in-one approach to advanced air control – significantly boosting SRU performance and efficiency while reducing operational costs. 2ACT uses AMETEK’s IPS-4 ultraviolet and infrared analyser to measure H2 S, CO2 , NH3 , H2 O and total hydrocarbons (THCs) by continuously sampling the acid gas upstream of the SRU. The change in air demand requirement is then calculated, with main and trim air adjustments implemented automatically by the feed forward control scheme designed by Worley Comprimo. The companies say that the benefits of the 2ACT Solution include maintaining an optimal H2S to SO2 ratio at the outlet of the Claus Plant to maximise recovery efficiency, mitigating damage to tail gas treatment unit (TGTU) components, lowering SO2 emissions and carbon footprint with improved uptime and plant throughput.

The new and more sustainable froth flotation reagents introduced in this article also deliver superior performance.

Ian Hancock, Vice President Sales and Operations, Bradley Pulverizer Company, offers expert advice on how to reduce wear during phosphate size reduction.

The development and implementation of modern process instruments and control systems in sulphur recovery units has increased significantly over the last decade. In this article, the impact of BTEX on sulphur plant operations and how the BTEX concentrations can be measured are discussed.

Join us at the CRU Sulphur + Sulphuric Acid 2024 Conference and Exhibition in Barcelona, 4-6 November, for a global gathering of the sulphur and sulphuric acid community. Meet leading market and technology experts and producers, network, share knowledge, and learn about market trends and the latest developments in operations, process technology and equipment.

KBR outlines some of the key modules of the KBR end-to-end digitalisation solution developed to overcome the challenges in green ammonia operation and achieve best in class, safe and reliable plant operation.

As plants move towards full unit control, Jochen Geiger of Ametek Process Instruments provides an overview of how the latest sulphur plant analysers are providing greater insight into sulphur plant operations.

Comprimo and Ametek now offer the Analyser Air Control Technology (2ACT) Solution to the industry which enables operating companies to control their assets closer to design capacity at higher recovery efficiency and with fewer unscheduled outages.