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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Underground gas storage

Efficient valve leak detection in underground gas storage

How Crystal Storage ensures efficient inspections of Blow down and safety valves. resulting in reduced emissions and massive time savings.

The Situation

Crystal Storage operates an underground gas storage facility that support a reliable and secure energy supply.

The Challenge

Internal valve leaks can lead to methane emissions and pose environmental and operational risks. Detecting these leaks is complex, time‑consuming and difficult to standardize.

The Result and implications

Download the case study from Crystal Storage to learn more about the results and implications for scalable, efficient valve inspections in underground gas storage facilities.

Transportation and storage of liquid products

How Exolum ensures efficient operations, product quality and environmental sustainability

The Situation

Exolum is a global leader in liquid logistics, managing an extensive network of pipelines, storage terminals and airport fueling systems in 11 countries.

The Challenge

In a wide variety of processes, valves are often critical components for ensuring smooth operation, complying with product specifications, and guaranteeing sustainable operation. Finding internal leaks is often not easy due to the complexity of the systems.

The Result and implications

Download the case study from Exolum to learn more about results and implications for leaking valves in fuel storage operations and hydrant pit systems for airplane fueling

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.

Molecular sieve unit at an ethanol plant