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Tailored measuring solutions for hydrocarbon processing
Berthold is renowned for cutting-edge technology and high-quality products. We offer an extensive array of industry-standard solutions, while also collaborating closely with our customers and licensors to design customized systems that cater specifically to their unique processes and measuring requirements.
State of the art technology
- Externally mounted noncontacting components
- Not exposed to or impacted by harsh process conditions
- No intrusion, therefore no risk of hazarous leaks
- No wear & tear, as there are no moving mechanical parts
- Smooth handling and operation
- Lowest cost of ownership
- Easy to install on existing pipes or tanks without modification
- Perfect for high temperature and high pressure applications
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Optimizing your processes in the hydrocarbon industry
Revolutionizing desalter operations: the power of advanced gamma ray measurements
It is easy to overlook the desalters when optimizing a refinery configuration. When processing opportunity crudes, is your two-stage desalting system suitable, are the transformers and grid arrangements adequate and is sufficient treating area available?
Other points to carefully evaluate are the water injection scheme, the chemical injection program and your desalter level control. Are you using the correct instrumentation technology? Do you have large emulsions that form? Or are you unaware?
Level measurement technology in delayed coking units: Berthold offers high-quality solutions
Measuring level in a coke drum has always been a challenge, not only due to the physical size of the vessel but also because of the process conditions inside the drum. Do you want to optimise these critical level measurements in delayed coker units? Are you looking to increase throughput and reliability? And reduce anti-foam chemical usage and foam-overs? Where other measuring technologies tend to fail or become extremely unreliable, Berthold‘s radiometric level technology is ideal for monitoring the coke level due to its non-contacting nature.
Precise even under extreme process conditions: measuring the level of tower bottoms
The level measurement in the bottom of any distillation column is a critical measurement task in refineries. Tower internals damage due to the failure of level control technologies for residual bottoms is one of the most common issues in refineries. However, this is not the only way that reliable bottoms level measurements can save costs and increase efficiency of the distillation process.
Would you also like to have reliable prevention of pump cavitation? And safely prevent foam or liquid from entering the upper fractions? Our leading measurement solution is unaffected by foaming, clogging, deposits or temperature or pressure fluctuations.
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Radiometric level measuring principle & function
Customised arrangements for your level measuring task
Offering multiple detectors and sources enables customized solutions that perfectly meet your requirements. Detectors and sources can be combined in various ways and may also be inserted in dip pipes. Regardless of the measuring configuration and component aging, all systems can compensate for fluctuating temperatures, which guarantees the highest level of accuracy. Berthold's custom solution depends on the measurement geometry, accuracy requirements, and electronic preferences.
Multiphase level measurement system and the resulting density profile
- Maximum throughput and availability
- Ideal control of drained water quality and oil outlet flow
- Lower operation temperatures in the desalter
- Efficient addition of emulsion breaking chemicals
Level measurement arrangement at coker unit
- Improved utilization of drum capacity
- Efficient use of anti-foam agent
- Increased throughput and safe operation
- 8 m long TowerSENS detectors cascaded to cover up to 32 m
- Outstanding compensation functions (GPC and PBC) prevent falsification of measured values by process influences
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Protected against X-Ray interference
With this function, weld tests can no longer distort the measured value. The measured value is frozen until the external radiation influence is over. A digital output signals the detection of interfering radiation. All our level measurements are equipped with XIP. Our detectors have the features external radiation detection (XIP) and suppression (RID), which are able to deal with interfering radiation and thus maintain stable reliable measurement and process control without additional hardware.
Gas Property Compensation (GPC)
Gas property fluctuations in large vessels can greatly impact the output level value. Berthold compensates for such effects by using a second detector positioned at the top of the vessel which continuously monitors the gas phase. The gas property compensation (GPC) feature of Berthold’s systems uses the gas density signal to compensate the level signal for accurate and reliable process control. It reduces the risk of errors or failures, and helps customers
achieve better efficiency, safety and reliability.
Product Buildup Compensation (PBC)
The PBC trigger detector prompts the product buildup compensation feature to adjust the calibration curve to a new zero percent level for the continuous level detectors when the product level drops below the trigger detector’s height. The new zero point remains in effect until the vessel is emptied and the PBC is activated again. This ensures more accurate measurements, as PBC compensates for any buildup that may affect the continuous level detectors.
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Increase reliability and profitability in the delayed coking unit
LEARN FROM OUR EXPERTS how to increase reliability and profitability in the delayed coking unit with continuous level measurement. Our top minds take you through Berthold's solutions to the challenges faced when measuring level in a coke drum.
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Improving desalter performance for opportunity crudes
LEARN FROM OUR EXPERTS how the performance of separators and electrostatic coalescers (desalters/dehydrators) can be improved by design and control instrumentation.
Downloads
Multiphase measurement in desalters Application brochure
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Multiphase level and interface measurement Product brochure
English | PDF | 1.2 MB
Level measurement in delayed coking units Application flyer
PDF | 1.5 MB
LB 476 Level+ Product brochure
English | PDF | 582.3 KB
LoopSeries LB 430 Product brochure
English | PDF | 248.8 KB
Refining the future - How smarter desalter operations drive efficiencies and sustainability? Whitepaper
English | PDF | 532.5 KB
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