Primary desalter
Interface tracking in the primary desalter
Process data
Measuring task
Interface and density measurement
Measuring point
Bullet
Measuring range up to
5 m
Medium
Crude oil
Process temperature
+120 … +290 °C
Process pressure
0 … 0 bar
Special challenges
Multiple interface, thick emulsions, changing densities
Application
It is important that a desalter unit runs efficiently to prevent corrosion to downstream equipment. When the crude oil mixes with the emulsifying chemicals and water, the resulting emulsion layer makes it difficult for standard level measurement technologies to reliably track the interface. Radiation-based measuring instruments are not affected by this and allow to track the interface even with thick emulsion layers present in the tank to make sure that the desalting process can be controlled efficiently at maximum throughput.
Your benefit
Reliable
High measuring precision, independent of process conditions
Cost effective
External mounting to the vessel, easily retrofitted
User friendly
Simple air and water calibration for fast commissioning time
Recommended products
MINITRAC 31
Multi-point density array for multi-phase interface and emulsion control
- Reliably tracks emulsion layer to keep the process stream efficient
- Optimises use of emulsifiers and other treatment chemicals
- Remains online even when replacing a detector to eliminate downtime
- Allows operator to maintain high throughput even when switching between light to heavy feedstock
Measuring range - Distance
-
Process temperature
-40 ... 60 °C
Process pressure
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MY 1520 
US 1143 
CN 282 
AU 92 
SG 65 
GB 59 
AP 58 
CA 58 
