Orbital Gas Systems, a wholly-owned energy subsidiary of CUI Global, Inc., has announced that it has received orders for its GasPTi-F product from SAMSON AG, its global distribution partner, for use by a large industrial user of natural gas in Spain. The number of units comprising the orders was not disclosed.
GasPTi-F is a combination of the patented VE Technology sample probe and sample system for pipeline-mounted application with fixed sample probe, and the industry-leading GasPT natural gas analyzer that provides near real-time gas property data for numerous applications in the natural gas industry, such as custody transfer metering, combustion control, and blending applications.
SAMSON AG’s client will use the GasPTi-F devices to improve the combustion efficiency in its gas-fired burners. The client will use two of the standard physical properties provided by GasPT, inferior and superior calorific value, to optimize air/fuel ratio for the continuous combustion process.
“In addition to gaining access to gas network operators in previously untapped markets as Russia, China, Africa, and South America through our partnership with SAMSON AG, we are for the first time penetrating the industrial market for commercial sales of our innovative GasPT and VE technologies,” said CUI Global President and CEO William Clough. “These orders demonstrate SAMSON AG’s ability to convert recent joint business development efforts into an exciting pipeline of opportunities.”
Integrating Sampling & Analysis for Continuous Results
Combining two patented gas technologies – GasPT® and VE Technology® – Orbital’s integrated GasPTi solution provides gas sampling and analysis through continuous measurement, requiring no carrier or calibration gases or maintenance.
Orbital’s VE Technology uses specialized sampling probes that eliminate vortex shedding to take smaller, more consistent samples that reach the analyzer faster. This process removes hazardous contamination which allows for a cleaner sample that improves response, enhances accuracy, decreases costs and reduces waste.
GasPT technology measures and analyzes the VE gathered samples, calculating thermal conductivity, speed of sound and CO2 in the natural gas, giving you the Calorific Value needed to control your system.
Orbital’s gas analysis applications include:
- Natural gas quality
- FIscal metering
- LNG
- Gas properties/composition
- Natural gas hydrocarbon dew point
- Liquid analysis (e.g. LPG and liquid propane)
- Sulphur/Mercaptan analysis
- Moisture analysis
- Oxygen analysis
- Hydrogen analysis
- CO2 analysis
- Ethylene manufacture
- Drying process enhancement
- Mercury measurement
- Trace contaminant measurement
- Petrochemical applications
- Process and monitoring applications
- Safety applications
The GasPTi is a fully integrated solution, incorporating the unique features of VE Technology and the unrivalled performance of the GasPT; performing every function required to take a sample and provide a data output. To name just a few of the benefits associated with the GasPTi, it has less than +0.5% error on measured values for Calorific Value and Wobbe Index, the total system response time is from 10 seconds, there are no requirements for carrier or calibration gases and there is a quick and simple installation with no civil works required.
Recently an Orbital engineer completed two installation-and-commissioning jobs over 1000 miles apart from one another. The first of the two jobs was pre-installed by the client and after a couple of hours from arriving on site the commissioning was complete and the client had stable and validated data output. This perfectly captured and conveyed the key feature above: a quick and simple install. Upon arriving on the second site, our engineer soon found that this system had not been touched by the end user. The GasPTi was still in a securely fastened shipping crate, with 4 inches of snow on top. However, within half a day the GasPTi unit was unpacked, installed and logging data to the client’s control system. Again, all that needed to be done on the second day was a site visit to make sure that the client was satisfied with the install and the GasPTi was running well – and again, all was well and the client was astonished with how easy it was to take the complete journey from shipping crate to reliable output of gas quality data.
To conclude, within one working week, which included one day of travel between sites, an engineer from Orbital Global Solutions installed, commissioned and confirmed client satisfaction of two GasPTi systems. To install and commission a single conventional gas sampling and analysis system may take days or even weeks if all associated works, equipment and testing are considered. This is proof that the GasPTi is not a gimmick, but a legitimate advantageous alternative to conventional gas quality monitoring installations.
What is GasPT
GasPT is an online transducer that provides information regarding the physical properties of natural gas – hence the name natural Gas Properties Transmitter.
How Does GasPT work
GasPT measures a number of easily monitored physical properties of a sample of gas from which it infers a composition. From the inferred composition GasPT uses ISO 6976 to calculate Calorific Value, Density, Relative Density and Wobbe index.
Measurement Uncertainty The uncertainty of information of the physical properties calculated by GasPT is equal to the uncertainty when using gas chromatography. However, the speed of response will reduce the overall uncertainty. When integrated with our VE Technology® sampling system (GasPTi), the total uncertainty can be reduced to 50% of that typically available with chromatography.
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