Flowrox released the Flowrox Deposition Watch, a new instrument designed to enhance the monitoring of pipelines and related flow-process equipment affected by paraffin wax and asphaltene depositions.
It is a predictive device that allows operators to address deposition issues before they reach critical levels that can cause downtime or damage. It shows deposition thickness, deposition profile, growth rates over time, composition, and free flow volume—all of which allow engineers to understand areas where pipes are prone to these damaging deposits.
The Flowrox Deposition Watch utilizes electrical capacitance tomography to create real-time images of the inside of the piping and uses electrical capacitance tomography to detect the differences in permittivity of the various substances found in the piping system.
The instrument uses a patented algorithm that creates a 3D image of the process fluid in the piping. It generates trend data and shows free volume inside the pipe and the growth rate of the deposition growth over time.
Crude oil contains a variety of molecular substances that challenge oil and gas companies with the buildup of paraffin wax when it crystallizes into a solid deposition on the pipe wall and the accumulation of asphaletene. Both can cause a decrease in production and revenue in oil wells as they affects valves, pumps and pipelines, along with other pipeline components critical to the fluid control process.
In April, Flowrox introduced the Flowrox Scaling Watch designed to precisely measure scale in pipelines and other fluid control environments.
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