The Optidew Transportable is a dew-point hygrometer that operates on the optical dew-point measurement principle and is easily portable. It is designed for drift-free measurement of the performance of desiccant dehumidifiers in a number of applications. Housed in a specially…
Emerson Process Management Web access is a feature of this gas analyzer The Rosemount Analytical X-Stream XE process gas analyzer (photo) combines Web-browser-based accessibility with advanced processing capabilities. The ability to remotely manage the analyzer greatly simplifies diagnostics, speeds the…
The MassTracker insertion style turbine flowmeter, combines measurement of mass or volumetric flow, density, temperature and pressure in one instrument. With a wide 25:1 turndown, typical applications include flow monitoring of steam and natural gas for fiscal or load control,…
Figure shows the speed increases of using the NAG library for SMP and multicore – NAG routine used “Nearest Correlation Matrix” problem size of N = 10,000 Numerical Algorithms Group This not-for-profit numerical software development organization offers a library of…
Last month, this firm released an enhanced version of its Stardom Network-based Control System with upgraded engineering functionality. A new engineering tool facilitates the construction of field digital communications networks that can reduce the cost of maintaining production equipment distributed…
Bürkert Fluid Control Systems This firm is expanding its line of analytical transmitters with Element neutrino analytical transmitters (photo) for use with different sensor types. The modular transmitters can be used for measuring pH, ORP or conductivity. The new transmitters…
This firm has launched its next generation Asset Lifecycle Information Management solution, Asset Hub 6.0. Asset Hub improves productivity and reduces operational, safety and compliance risk over the full operating lifecycle of critical assets. New features to Version 6 include…
MSA As part of the Altair 4X Gas Detector (photo), a new Altair 4 QuickCheck Station software version is available and is currently installed in production units. This version allows the Altair 4 QuickCheck Station to bump…
Monitoring the level of coke drum bottoms in a delayed coker is among the most important processes in a petroleum refinery. High temperatures and foam, extensive caking as well as a high-pressure water jet demonstrate the unfavorable measuring conditions dominating…
Monitoring the level of coke drum bottoms in a delayed coker is among the most important process in a petroleum refinery. The LB 490 Tower-Sens detector (photo) has proven to be a reliable and cost-effective solution for this application because…