Advanced X-ray Transmission (XRT) Sulfur Gauge for bunker and blending operations
US-based Applied Rigaku Technologies Inc says its newly launched NEX XT is the next generation process gauge for high-level sulphur measurement (0.02% to 6% S) of crude, bunker fuel, fuel oils, and other highly viscous hydrocarbons, including residuums.
Rigaku says that the versatile, compact and robust X-ray Transmission (XRT) process gauge is specifically optimized for the sulphur analysis needs of refineries, pipelines, blending operations, bunkering terminals and other storage facilities. Applications for the NEX XT include bunker fuel blending to meet MARPOL Annex VI sulphur restrictions, interface detection of different grade fuels delivered via pipelines, refinery feedstock blending and monitoring, and the quality monitoring of crude at remote collection and storage facilities.
Rigaku says its equipment is engineered to be fully compatible with the high pressures and extreme temperatures employed in transmission pipelines and blending operations. Among its other key features are a simplified user interface, automatic density compensation, automatic water compensation, password protection, and standard platform for communicating sulphur, density, and water content to a plant-wide DCS.
Source:worldbunkering