Oil and Gas Applications
Mechanical Pump Seals
Many API or ANSI plans for mechanical pump seals require flow control and call out a flow control valve or a flow orifice. If flow varies with pressure fluctuations, fluid is either wasted or the system is starved which can overheat the seals and cause premature failure.
Boiler Feed Water Control
Boilers operate by heating water to create steam. The water which is converted to steam needs to be replaced at the rate in which it is being consumed. Input too much feed water into the drum and the tank will fill completely, causing equipment damage.
Heat Exchanger Systems
Heat exchangers are an efficient method of transferring heat from one matter to another. Heating or Cooling fluids are passed through a tubing coil, plate & frames, or radiators to maximize the surface area of the heating element in contact with the process media.
Header System
The size (diameter) and distance to points of use in a header system have a large influence on pressure and flow. Pressure drops along a header system can require excessive initial pump discharge pressure to satisfy the most remote points.
Nitrogen Membrane Systems
Membrane technology with nitrogen generators uses compressed air forced through a polymeric hollow fiber to selectively permeate oxygen, water vapor, and other impurities out of its side walls while allowing nitrogen to flow through its center and emerge as high purity N2 gas.
Liquid Ring Vaccum Pump
A liquid Ring Vacuum Pump is a rotating piece of equipment comprised of a multi-bladed assembly located eccentrically inside a cylindrical housing. The assembly is driven by an outside source, usually an electric motor. Service water (or another liquid) enters the pump.
Filtration
Characteristics of particle size and particle distribution is key to establishing the filtration system design to handle a variety of process conditions. Changes in fluid characteristics require process adjustments to maintain effectiveness.
Minimum Pump Flow
The pumps in these applications are high flow pumps that require a minimum constant flow to properly operate (also known as minimum continuous stable flow, or MCSF).
Instrument Purge
Instrument Purge is critical in any system where fluid measurements are required, but direct contact between the fluid and instrument is not acceptable.
Sour Gas Desulphurization
Crude oil contains Sulphur which during the refining process contaminates the various products. Crude oil refining requires the removal of Sulphur which is critical to producing valuable hydrocarbons that meet specifications.
Hydrogen Manufacturing Units
Hydrocrackers require large volumes of Hydrogen Gas for the cracking process to produce the various hydrocarbon chains.
Enhanced Oil Recovery
There are two stages to oil recovery from a natural well; primary production and enhanced oil recovery (EOR). Enhanced oil recovery is the second phase of oil recovery.
Natural Gas Liquids Fractionation
Natural Gas Liquids are a byproduct of natural gas processing. These liquids include ethane, propane, normal butane, isobutane, and natural gasoline.
Blending and Batching Systems
Kates accuracy of setpoint and quick response to process pressure changes makes it an ideal cost-effective design for batching and blending applications
