Valve Sense
Case Studies
Valve Sense is used today in many industries in a wide variety of applications. The following examples show where Valve Sense is used in practice by customers to avoid product loss, mitigate emissions, and increase safety for employees.
Gas compressor and measurement stations
How Transitgas AG avoids internal leaks in valves in gas compressor and measurement stations using Valve Sense
The Situation
Transitgas operates a central part of the European gas infrastructure
The Challenge
Transitgas focuses not only on reducing external leaks but also inspecting internal leaks in valves to ensure smooth operations, avoid product loss and unwanted emissions. Detecting the leak source is nearly impossible without a dedicated device.
The Result and implications
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Hydrofiner at an oil refinery
Identifying leaking valves to ensure product quality, saving energy and preserving catalyst life time
The Situation
The hydrofiner in an oil refinery plays a crucial role in removing sulfur from fuel, ensuring the fuel meets environmental standards.
The Problem
Leaking valves in hydrofiner bypass allows some of the fuel to "skip" the purifying process
Leaking RBV in hydrofiner can lead to several process issues, primarily affecting the recycle gas system
The Result and implications
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Gas storage
Reducing gas losses and emissions due to leaking valves in gas storages
The Situation
Gas storages are using a cold vent to dispose of gas, especially in emergency cases
The Challenge
Different valves lead to the same vent which makes leak detection difficult without a dedicated device
The Result and implications
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Ethanol plant
Avoid efficiency loss in drying process, capacity reduction and risking product quality
The situation
The performance of molecular sieve units is critically linked to the performance of valves in the process. Different valves direct the gas inlet and outlet streams between columns, allowing for the adsorption, regeneration and cooling phases.
The problem
3 out of 16 inspected sieve valves were leaking, impacting the process efficiency
Results and implications
Leaking valves had a negative impact on dryer efficiency, causing energy (steam) loss
They were negatively impacting the performance of the molecular sieve unit, risking product quality
The leaking valves might have caused difficulties with increasingly strict fugitive emission requirements.
Without taking action, the economic impact of product loss could have amounted to as much as $ 3.5 million per year.
