Liquid Hydrocarbon Custody Transfer Flow Meters
Altosonic III: Cost effective 3-beam ultrasonic flowmeter for custody transfer of liquid hydrocarbons
KROHNE's ALTOSONIC III offers decisive advantage over conventional, mechanical flowmeters in custody transfer metering applications. The absence of obstructions in the pipe and moving parts results in no wear and no pressure loss. The benefits this brings are maintenance free operation and simplified meter run configuration (smaller pump capacity, no filters required). This results in considerable cost savings in both capital expenditure (CAPEX) and operation expenditure (OPEX).
Highlights
- Cost effective alternative for conventional flowmeters like turbines or PD meters
- Large dynamic range
- Light weight and compact to build-in
- Bi-directional flow measurement
- Easy integration with any approved (existing) flow computer
- Integrated diagnostics
Industries
- Oil & Gas
- Refineries
- Petrochemical
Applications
- Refined product pipeline measurement
- Rail wagon and truck loading
- Terminal on- and off-loading
- Pipeline leak detection
- Custody transfer
- Fiscal metering
- Duty metering
- Allocation metering
Altosonic V: Cost effective 5-beam ultrasonic flowmeter for custody transfer of liquid hydrocarbons
KROHNE's ALTOSONIC V has established itself as the standard in multibeam custody transfer flowmetering. The absence of obstructions or moving parts in the pipe, ensures no wear or pressure loss. This, in combination with larger meter sizes permits simplified configuration of metering systems. For example no strainers and less parallel lines are required.
Operation is maintenance free. No periodic calibration is required, drastically cutting cost for on-site equipment and procedures. This all results in considerable cost savings in both capital (CAPEX) and operation expenditure (OPEX).
New line extensions make multi beam flow metering a more cost effective and viable alternative for low viscosity applications. There is also a line extension for extremely difficult heavy crudes.
Highlights
- High reliabilty
- Compliant with OIML R117 and API
- No K-factor shift: no periodic re-calibatrion required
- No incidents of unscheduled interruption of operation since the introduction in 1996
- Rugged and reliable construction
- Large dynamic range
- Bi-diectional flow measurement
- Integrated diagnostics
Industries
- Oil & Gas
- Refineries
- Petrochemical
Applications
- Offshore FPSO and platforms
- Production site / field
- Crude oil pipelines
- Terminal loading and off-loading
- Refineries
- Multi product pipelines
