What Else to Know About Gas Flow Metering?

The metering of air and other gasses in manufacturing plants in the chemical process industries (CPI) is pivotal in many functional applications such as safety, process control, product quality, production efficiency, environmental compliance and costs. When the measurement of air or other gasses is not accurate or inconsistent, some potential results include dangerous accidents, emergency shutdowns, unplanned maintenance, production slowdowns or cost overruns.

There are six to eight gas flow measurement technologies available today. Only about a few of them are ideal for the heavy-duty metering applications found in the most challenging CPI operations. Each technology comes with its own strengths and weaknesses, based on exactly what material is to be measured, the required accuracy, where it should be measured and so on.

If an industry chooses the wrong flowmeter — in terms of extra maintenance, repairs and spares in large CPI plants — can lead to tens of thousands of dollars. If you face safety issues, poor product quality, a production slowdown or environmental compliance, then the cost of being unable to recognize the subtle differences in air and other gas flow-measurement technologies can be punitive.

Many chemical processes need large varied volumes of specific gasses, such as nitrogen, argon and oxygen for inert ions or purging or blanketing. Hydrogen may be necessary as a catalyst and other specific gasses are used as well. The accurate measurement of these gasses is crucial for process control, cost management, and   gas-inventory control. You can contact O’Brien Energy Services for gas flow metering services.

Make sure that flow meters are calibrated specifically for hydrocarbon composition gasses and it matches the original process conditions.