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Oil & Gas Guide
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rom the early 1960s, Fluid Components Intl (FCI) FCI Oil and Gas Industry customers
recognized the need for flow and level instrumentation ❯ Exxon Mobil
which met specific customer requirements and ❯ Chevron
demands for the Oil and Gas Industry. By utilizing Thermal ❯ Texaco
Dispersion and Coriolis technology exclusively in all FCI flow, ❯ BP Amoco
level, interface, temperature switches and mass flow meters, our ❯ Shell
products solve typical Oil and Gas Industry application challenges ❯ Petro Canada
with standard product features such as: ❯ Aramco, Saudi Arabia
❯ No moving parts ❯ Kuwait Oil Company
❯ All welded materials of construction ❯ Joint Operations, Kuwait
❯ Direct mass flow measurement ❯ Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, India
❯ No pressure drop ❯ Pertamina, Indonesia
❯ Explosion-proof design ❯ CNPC, China
❯ Wide flow range ❯ Petrozuata, Venezuela
❯ Low flow capability ❯ Pemex, Mexico
By closely monitoring the everchanging requirements for the FCI Oil and Gas Industry customers for
Oil and Gas Industry, FCI has maintained its reputation as the Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC)
technology leader with new product features such as: ❯ Bechtel
❯ Modern digital communications with HART, Modbus, ❯ Fluor Daniel
Profibus, Ethernet and ASI ❯ Kellogg Brown & Root
❯ Fail-safe mode selection per Namur NE43 ❯ Parsons
❯ Compliance with the latest approval requirements ❯ Petrofac, U.A.E.
of FM, CSA, CRN, ATEX, CE Mark, PED and Fmand ❯ Japan Gas Company, Japan
❯ Application focused marketing and engineering research ❯ S. K. Engineering and Construction, Korea
and design
❯ Secondary sealed flow element sensor design
❯ Integral flow conditioners
❯ Two-wire loop-power flow, level and
interface detection
GF90 Series mass flow meters provide the solutions for several difficult
tanker loading/unloading applications. It is used to measure the flow
of hydrocarbon vapors that are vented from the storage tanks, both
on the tanker and at the port tank farm, to ensure compliance with
environmental laws governing waste vapors. It is also used to measure
nitrogen gas flow to inerting and gas blanketing systems that are
often required in these operations. Finally, FCI’s GF90 may be used
to measure flows to flare systems to assist in determining “through
put loss” for the tank farm.
detects gas flows down to 0.6 cc/sec and liquid flows down to
0.02 cc/sec -- ideal for virtually all injection processes. The no-
moving-parts flow element design provides outstanding durability
and reliability under the harshest process conditions. And, the inherent
thermal time delay, available in all FCI flow switch/monitors, prevents
false alarms caused by flow pulsation and eliminates the need for
auxiliary time delay relays. Optional dual switch point circuitry helps
maintain product quality and process safety by alarming both high
flow and low flow conditions.
process temperature. The temperature reliability in flow, level and temperature interface detection
difference between the two RTDs is related detection. The sensing element is composed Dry conditions (no liquids present) produce
of two matched RTD's. One RTD is prefer- the greatest temperature differential. The
entially heated. The other RTD is unheated signal decreases when the level element is
Thermal mass flow technology supports virtually
all gas or air measurement needs. It is especially and thermally isolated to provide continuous submerged as the cooling effects of the
well suited for dirty gas because of its no-moving process condition temperature and baseline fluid drive the temperature /resistance
parts design with no orifices, bearings, or seals indication. At no flow or under dry condi- differential downward. Since all process
to foul or fail.
tions, the temperature differential between fluids have different thermo physical
the two RTDs is greatest. properties, different fluids exhibit unique
heat transfer characteristics. Interface
❯ For flow / no flow detection detection between non-miscible fluids can
Heated
Sensor No-flow conditions produce a large signal. be factory or field calibrated to alarm
As flow increases, the heated RTD is when the fluid changes from liquid to
cooled and proportionally reduces the foam, between two different fluids, or
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temperature differential. Changes in flow between fluid and rag layer or emulsion.
Unheated
Sensor velocity directly affect this rate of heat
dissipation. An electronic circuit normalizes
the differential measurement with the ❯ continued on back cover
FCI’s complete line of flow, level and temperature instrumentation
❯ For temperature detection customers to reconfigure the signal outputs more, while requiring just six diameters of
The unheated RTD serves as the baseline easily, as well as, display or alarm in the pipe upstream from the flow meter. Each
for establishing the differential temperature field by using either a built-in key pad or of the three available flow conditioner
and continuous monitoring of the process a handheld communicator. The GF Series configurations consist of a short section
temperature. Being thermally isolated, the offers wide turndown rations up to 800:1 of swirl reduction tabs combined with
unheated RTD provides accurate indication with multiple gas calibrations with analog three arrays of patented VORTAB profile
and detection of process fluid temperatures. electronic circuitry. conditioning tabs.
Simultaneous temperature and flow and
level detection can provide comprehensive FlexMASSter technology delivers perform- FCI’s extensive instrument test
process monitoring as well as critically ance and value by offering the most and calibration laboratory
supplement operator process health and innovative, accurate and cost effective gas FCI maintains an extensive, instrument
efficiency awareness. mass flow measurement systems available test and calibration laboratory at its head-
in the industrial flowmetering marketplace quarters in San Marcos, California.
NuTec ® 2000 Series today. This highly reliable instrument Utilizing the latest in advanced, computerized
❯ 2-wire loop-power and provides the durability and speed required data acquisition systems and calibration
non-intrusive switches for today's harsh process environments test equipment, this facility permits com-
Extraordinarily responsive and accurate, and delivers true direct mass flow meas- prehensive product development, testing,
the versatile NuTec flow/ level switch series urement. FCI's FlexMASSter simplifies gas and calibration. Any FCI product can be
offers superior reliability in extreme process mass flowmetering with a single process calibrated in accordance with customer
conditions. The FS2000 and LS2000 switches penetration, eliminating costly temperature specifications. Laboratory standards are
feature the first 2-wire thermal flow/no or pressure transmitters and a flow com- maintained with NIST (National Institute
flow and level detection switches. These puter required with other technologies. of Standards and Technology) traceable
insertion switches are designed with Cavitating Venturis (CVs) and precision
FCI's proven thermal mass flow sensor CMF FlexCOR® Series calibrated, pressure and temperature
technology in a rugged package that is The CMF FlexCOR Series Coriolis flow corrected turbine flow meters. Combustible
easy to install and requires minimal meters push development a giant leap and non-combustible gas calibration flow
maintenance. The FS2000L inline flow forward in Coriolis measurement tech- stands allow for the calibration of FCI
switch has an advanced non-intrusive sensor nology. Unaffected by variations in pressure, products in a wide range of gases as gas
design constructed of 316L stainless steel temperature, density, electrical conductivity mixtures in flow stand sizes as small as
with up to a 10 Ra electropolish finish and viscosity, the FlexCOR Series provides 1/8 inch to 30 inches [3 to 760 mm] in
approved for 3A sanitary and high purity highly accurate mass flow measurement diameter. A variety of flow profiles from
applications. The FS2000L is available with over wide flow ranges while utilizing its laminar to turbulent conditions are
inline sizes of 1/2 inch, 1 inch and 2 inches advanced technology to achieve unsur- generated to duplicate actual field condi-
for easy installation using male NPT, passed operational performance stressing tions. Flow rates from 0 to 20,000+ SCFM
butt-weld or sanitary flanges. safety, reliability and quality. [0 to 34,000 NCMH], velocities from 0 to
800 SFPS [0-240 NMPS], pressures from
FlexMASSter® ST Series VORTAB® flow conditioners vacuum to 3000 psig [200 bar(g)], and
and GF Series mass flow meters FCI ensures the field performance of its temperatures from -100° to 850°F [-70°
Because the relationship between flow rate highly accurate mass flow meter product to + 454°C].
and cooling effect directly relates to mass lines by offering VORTAB flow conditioners.
flow in gas applications, FCI thermal mass VORTABs ensure accurate, repeatable gas FCI on-site instrument
flow meters provide a highly repeatable and flow measurement and are the efficient calibration and training
accurate measurement of gas or air mass alternative to long lengths of straight piping In-situ calibration is available from FCI's
flow rates. The ST98 Series "smart" or ducting upstream of a flow meter instal- Field Service Engineers where precise test
electronics, equipped with advanced lation location. VORTAB units reduce or and calibration is accomplished in actual
micro-processor-based circuitry, enable eliminate pressure drop, swirl, jetting and media conditions.