We've been discussing the oxidizer application, how you can stay safe, save energy & cut costs. Now let's take a look at some real life implementation.
A leading supplier of performance polymers, planned to use a continuous Total Hydrocarbon (THC) monitor on their catalytic oxidizer to track their annual VOC emissions on an hourly basis. They wanted real‐time data of their annual emissions, so they could better understand their short term emission limits. This monitoring would give them a real indication of their emissions, giving them more flexibility in making changes to their process than calculations would have produced.
- After installing the Model 650 FID the readings have continuously proven that their Catalytic Oxidizer is operating effectively and abating their VOCs at lower temperatures. As a result they've been allowed to reduce the destruction efficiency rating from >95% to 90%; a dramatic fuel savings.
A midstream natural gas company wanted to protect their oxidizer from receiving high LFL concentrations of combustible constituents. They needed an analyzer that could detect hydrocarbons in the CO2 discharge stream and if the LFL concentration exceeded an acceptable limit for the oxidizer, divert the discharge to either a flare or the atmosphere. They wanted an analyzer that could provide a continuous, near real-time reading. It had to be fast, highly reliable and operate in the absence of oxygen.
- After a thorough investigation and education of the monitoring technologies available, they chose our NDIR Analyzer. It's accurate, does not require oxygen to operate and has a fast response time, allowing for corrective action to be taken upon alarm and prevent damage to the oxidizer.
A pharmaceutical drug coating company wanted to monitor the flammability of the fluid bed dryer exhaust stream going into the catalytic thermal oxidizer. Danger is present when the inlet stream to the oxidizer suddenly gets rich enough to ignite or explode. To prevent this from happening they wanted the analyzer to alarm if the %LFL rose above 25. They also wanted the analyzer to be FM approved for Class 1 Div 2 hazardous environments.
- They chose to install our PrevEx Flammability Analyzers to meet these needs, with the analyzers in place they were able to confirm that their exhaust stream was below 25% LFL.
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