FTIR process analysis integrated system - Model AS300

System integration

The control and utilities cabinet, that features four racks and being ATEX / CENELEC certified EEx pd ib IIB T3.

And the sampling & cell cabinet enclosing the cell and containers housing.

Ten definitive benefits compared with other existing systems:

1. System and Analyzers processing, Model Data Base Interfacing and Data Interchanges integrated in the same control unit for unified architecture.
   
   

2. Architecture designed around PC hardware and Windows ™ operating system.
   
   

3. Front panel keyboard and graphic displays allow users to change, modify or edit locally all analyzer and calibration parameters.
   
   

4. Three levels of Data Interchanges: customer DCS; Maintenance Acquisition System and process / benchtop Inter-Spectro supported by Data highway.
   
   

5. Improved calibration transferability from the benchtop analyzer.
    
   

6. Digital temperature control of the optical cell operated by chiller compressor to accept most severe climatic conditions.  No Vortex cooler requiring huge instruments air consumption.
   
   

7. System can integrate up to 32 streams auto- Conditioning designed for Crude /White & Yellow products / Black oils.
   
   

8. Three styles of Sample Conditioning designed for Crude /White & Yellow / Black oils.
   
   

9. Flushing & Auto-Validation systems feature. Piston Floating Cylinders for full integrity.
   
   

10. Maintenance graphic display allows full visibility of flow sheet and offers fast learning circuitry with minimum training.
    
    

Sample pre-conditioning

Three styles of sample pre-conditioning systems are available for supporting the different applications:

• Crude oil

• White and yellow products products

• Black and heavy product

All the styles of pre-conditioning systems integrate a fast loop with flow-meter and a pumping unit when required.

Multi-stream switching system

Multi-channel system

This is a multi-cells system (up to eight independent cells) light sourced by a static optical multiplexer and connected to a multi detector channel (up to eight independent detectors) tuned to the different requirements when the cell path length has to be different

Optical flow cell assembly

Cell is a transmission type featuring the sapphire window lens connected to the FTIR analyzer by a Zirconium Fluoride glass fiber optic interface.

Cell flushing and validation

A flushing and auto-validation programmable cycle is operated at customer request. This cycle is managed through the DCS.

Control processor unit

The System and FTIR Analyzer Processing, Model Data Base Interfacing and Data Interchanges are integrated in the same CPU for unified architecture.  
Operator can view the analysis results, diagnostic, maintenance graphic display, sampling system input/output diagram and spectrums on the front panel screen or on remote PC.  
Analysis and calibration parameters can be changed, modified or edited locally through the glass-plated key-board or remotely.  
Interspectro (process/lab) communication Modem is supplied.  
Architecture is designed around PC hardware and Windows™ operating system.
The software package operates the following main functionalities:

• Analysis system processing
• FTIR analyzer control
• Model data base interfacing
• Data exchange to DCS
• Data exchange to CMAS
• Data exchange between NIR analysers benchtop inter-spectro

Interfaces rack assembly

This bloc integrates the Control Processor Unit Discrete Interface Modules, the alarms interlock, the cabinet and temperature controllers and the DC Power:

Analyzer rack

The FTIR spectrometer is mounted on sliding rack with the fiber optic interface and the analyzer cooler controller.

Oil temperature controlled bath

A liquid is continuously chilled at 22°C and a heater is PID controlled at 25 °C (white & yellow oils) ;
35°C (crude oil) ; 50°C (fuel oil) or 150°C (residue).

Outliers Auto-grabbing

Two of 2.000 cc capacitance outlier collection cylinders are supplied per oil color. Outlier detection involves automatic sample grabbing, alarming to DCS and to Customer Maintenance Acquisition System.