NPort IA and Fuel Duct Monitoring for Petrochemical Plants
Petrochemical plants use complicated systems that transport and process highly flammable gases and liquids. For this reason, extreme care is required when designing and operating the plant, and measures must be taken to monitor the status of the fluids involved. The advantage of living in the "network age" is that sensors can be installed in ducts at different points around the plant, or at remote sites located several kilometers from the plant. The sensor data can be transmitted to a central control room for monitoring and analysis. This type of system allows the plant operator to supervise the conditions of fuel ducts, such as temperature, pressure, and viscosity, and in this way keep close tabs on the fluid flow. An automated alarm system can also be installed to notify plant operators if the fluid pressure surpasses a danger level, or one of the sensors fails.
This kind of system has two major requirements:
Gather multiple length process signals
Explosion-proof equipment
Suggested Solution:
NPort IA5150 series device servers can be used to access and store sensor data, such as viscosity, pressure, and temperature. NPort IA5150's dual Ethernet ports allow multiple NPort IA's to be cascaded around the plant.
For distances below 100 meters, NPort IA5150's Ethernet ports can be used. For
distances between 100 and 2,000 meters, fiber-optic links can be established
using NPort IA5150-M-SC. For distances between 2,000 and 40,000 meters,
fiber-optic links using NPort IA5150-S-SC can be employed.
The petrochemical industry requires using products that are explosion-proof.
