Joint solution Prometheus-Modcon was represented at OpEx 2014 – Operational Excellence in Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals, which took place in Moscow on April 24-25, 2014.
This is an integrated hardware/software solution which simulates CDU and speeds up the achievement of production targets during crude switching.
To optimize process parameters to produce the required range of distillates at the highest yields, strict and adequate monitoring of all streams is crucial to ensure maximum efficiency of the crude distillation unit, using the NMR analyzer. When crude switching occurred, this solution minimized the impact on CDU operation by an immediate adjustment to shift the exact cut point, so that the maximum production capacity for each product towards the most valuable distillates was achieved.
In practice, joint solution modcon prometheus was represented at opex conference in moscow is about getting dependable information from the plant when operators need it. In continuous industries, laboratory data remains important, but it represents a sample taken at a particular moment. Online analysers add a different capability: they show how the process is changing between laboratory samples and provide the frequency of information needed for control, optimisation and early detection of abnormal conditions.
In industry engagement, the analyser specification is only part of the job. Reliable results also depend on how the measurement is installed and operated. That means checking sample representativeness, pressure and temperature, phase behaviour, stream composition, response time, hazardous-area requirements, calibration method and integration with the plant DCS or control system. Even a good analyser can give misleading results when the sample arrives late, changes phase or is conditioned in a way that alters the property being measured.
Our engineering work brings together process analysis, industry collaboration, technical knowledge exchange and emerging applications around the actual process objective. The right arrangement may use direct in-situ measurement, an engineered sample conditioning system, optical or thermal-conductivity sensing, NIR analysis, or integration of several measurements into a wider optimisation strategy. Live analyser data can also improve the quality of information available to APC, digital twins and industrial AI by giving these systems current composition and quality data instead of relying only on inferred values.
For joint solution modcon prometheus was represented at opex conference in moscow, the final configuration should be checked against the project datasheet and the full operating envelope. The aim is straightforward: a measurement that works under real plant conditions, can be maintained without drama and gives operators information they can use.
Modcon-Prometheus is part of Modcon’s process analyser portfolio, developed for reliable real-time measurement and integration into industrial process control systems.
More information about the conference https://www.europetro.com/images/pdfs/events.2014.pdf
