Pall Reliability Solutions for Offshore Platforms - Pall Corporation

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Applications: TopsideApplication Challenge SolutionCompressorProtectionTurbineProtectionInjection WaterProduced WaterSurfaceDischargeWaterGasSweeteningGasDehydrationMercury RemovalUnit (MRU)ProtectionGasRe-injectionHydrocarbonCondensateSulfateRemovalBoiler FeedWaterFouling of valves and cylinders due to inlet gasaerosols. Wear and tear of rotating parts due tolube fluid contamination.Deposit build-up on turbine blades causingimbalance and vibrations. Wear and tear ofrotating parts due to lube fluid contamination.Plugging of down hole formation by particulatecontamination.Solid and hydrocarbon contamination can leadto issues with injection and disposal wellplugging or environmental violations whendischarged to surface waters.Environmental non-compliance by dischargingoff-spec water containing excessive oil content.Amine regenerator reliability; contactor foaming;sulfur plant excursions; off-spec gas.Glycol regenerator reliability; contactor foaming;off-spec gas.Fouling of MRU by liquid and solidcontaminants leading to reduced bed lifeand poor mercury removal.Plugging of down hole formation.Presence of water and solid contaminants.Corrosion issues in the presence of water.Reduced life and fouling of sulfate removalnanofilters caused by solids and organics in thesea water.Need for boiler quality feed water from surfacewater sources that contain high levels of solids.• Liquid/gas coalescers for inlet gas protection• Particulate filters to ensure lube and hydraulicfluid cleanliness• Liquid/gas coalescers for inlet gas protection• Particulate filters to ensure lube and hydraulicfluid cleanliness• Liquid particle filters to prevent solids from gettinginto the formation• Lucid separator for bulk oil & solids separation• Membrane systems to break oil-water emulsions• Liquid/liquid coalescers for hydrocarbon/waterseparations• Liquid particle filters to remove solids• Lucid separator for bulk oil & solids separation• Membrane systems to break oil-water emulsions• Liquid/liquid coalescers for condensate/waterseparations• Liquid particle filters to remove solids• Comprehensive amine systems reliability program• Liquid/gas coalescers to remove harmful aerosolsfrom gas streams• Liquid/liquid coalescers to remove liquidhydrocarbons from rich amine• Liquid particle filters to remove solids from theamine stream• Liquid/gas coalescers to remove harmful aerosolsfrom gas streams• Liquid particle filters to remove solids from theglycol stream• Liquid/gas coalescers to protect MRU by removingharmful liquid aerosols including amine, glycol andhydrocarbon condensates• Gas particle filters to protect MRU by removingharmful solid aerosols including corrosion productsand desiccants• Liquid/gas coalescers for liquid hydrocarbon,glycol removal• Gas particulate filters to remove solid aerosols• Liquid/liquid coalescers to remove watercontaminant• Liquid particulate filters to remove solids• Liquid particle filters or microfiltration systemsto protect nanofilters• Microfiltration system followed by reverse osmosisPotable Water Need for reliable drinking water for use on-site. • Microfiltration system followed by reverse osmosis

What Separation Equipment to Use for Topside ApplicationsPall Liquid/Gas CoalescersPall liquid/gas coalescers have anadvanced fiber medium matrix thatcontains increasing pore sizes thatallow small droplets in the incominggas to merge, or coalesce, into largerdrops that are then easier to separate.Pall liquid/gas coalescers performwith maximum removal efficiencyand economy that reduces equipmentdowntime, labor and maintenancecosts. The filter medium providesfor single-stage coalescing toseparate difficult liquid aerosols. Pallliquid/gas coalescers are also speciallytreated with a fluoropolymercoating to improve the drainage ofliquids through the coalescer, allowingfor smaller assemblies, and minimizingup-front capital costs. Thetreatment also lowers operatingcosts by allowing the coalescer tooperate at a lower liquid saturatedpressure drop and recover quicklyfrom process upsets.Products include:• SepraSol liquid/gas coalescers• SepraSol Plus liquid/gascoalescersPall Liquid/Liquid CoalescersPall liquid/liquid coalescers aredesigned to efficiently separate liquid/liquidemulsions and are constructedof a variety of polymer andfluoropolymers to ensure a widerange of compatibility. These highefficiencycoalescers are alsodesigned to work with low interfacialsystems without disarming orbeing compromised by the presenceof surfactants. A patented verticalstack design is used with acoalescer – separator configurationto allow an even flow distribution,thus permitting a high flow rate in asmaller assembly. The long servicelife of Pall coalescer cartridgesresults in fewer change-outs, therebyreducing maintenance and disposalcosts.Products include:• AquaSep ® Plus liquid/liquidcoalescers• PhaseSep ® liquid/liquidcoalescersPall Gas Particle FiltersPall gas particle filters (GPF) areused to remove small solidaerosols, including desiccant finesand Black Powder that can bemade up of iron oxides, iron sulfides,and other particles in gasstreams. These contaminants canfoul instruments, valves, compressors,heat exchangers, and othercritical system components.Removing these particles eliminatesa primary source of the contaminationthat causes system failures.Pall gas particle filters areavailable with a pleated mediumwith high surface area for long servicelife and are available as corelesselements with depth filter technology.Products include:• Epocel ® filters• Ultipor ® filters• Coreless Profile ® filters

Pall Liquid Particle FiltersPall liquid particle filters are used toremove contaminant particles froma liquid stream. The presence ofthese particles can lead to excessivepump wear, heat exchangerfouling, contactor foaming, andregenerator fouling as well as areduction in coalescer and carbonbed life. Removing these particlesis an important part of an overallpreventative maintenance program.Products include:• Ultipleat ® High Flow filters• Marksman filters• Coreless Profile filters• Nexis ® filters• Claris ® filtersPall Bulk Oil and SolidsSeparationsPall has the ability to effectivelyremove gross levels of contaminantwater or aqueous fluid in dropletform from liquid phase hydrocarbonsand/or conversely, removecontaminant hydrocarbons fromwater or aqueous solutions.Our latest separation technology issimple to install, compact, selfcleaning,and requires no auxiliaryutilities, electrostatics, controls, orchemical additives to function. Thehardware has no moving parts andis compatible with a broad range offluids.Products include:• Lucid separatorPall Membrane TechnologiesPall offers a broad range of crossflowmembrane technologies thatcan address a wide range of waterpurification needs, from rejectingemulsified oil droplets to removingdissolved salts.Products include:• Pall Aria hollow fibermicrofiltration systems• Pall Membralox ® ceramicmicrofiltration andultrafiltration systems• Pall Disc Tube high-pressurereverse osmosis systems

Applications: SubseaApplication Challenge SolutionHydraulic PowerUnitsValve ActuatorControl PanelsSubsea WellControl SystemsBlow-outPrevention (BOP)Subsea ControlModules (SCM)Solid and water contamination build-up thatcan lead to pump failure affecting the operationof the control systems and valves throughoutthe system.Solid and water contamination build-up thatcan lead to instrumentation failure and valvemalfunction.Solid and water contamination build-up thatcan lead to failure in extending the hydraulicrams that allow for the BOP.Solid and water contamination build-up thatcan cause hydraulic valves to malfunction.• High Pressure (HP) and Low Pressure (LP) stainlesssteel filter assemblies for particulate removal• Oil purifiers for water removal• Cleanliness monitors and water sensors to monitorcontamination levels• HP and LP stainless steel filter assemblies forparticulate removal• Oil purifiers for water removal• Cleanliness monitors and water sensors to monitorcontamination levels• HP and LP stainless steel filter assemblies forparticulate removal• Oil purifiers for water removal• Cleanliness monitors and water sensors to monitorcontamination levels• HP and LP stainless steel filter assemblies forparticulate removal• Cleanliness monitors and water sensors to monitorcontamination levelsChemical InjectionSystemsSolid contamination that can lead to wear ofsystem components and plugging.• HP and LP stainless steel filter assemblies forparticulate removal• Cleanliness monitors to evaluate contaminationlevelsDirectionalControl ValvesSolid and water contamination build-up thatcan lead to loss of control over valves thatmalfunction.• Stainless steel last chance filters for particulateremoval• Oil purifiers for water removal• Cleanliness monitors and water sensors to monitorcontamination levelsSeabed Ploughs,Tractors, andRemote OperatedVehicles (ROV)Solid and water contamination build-up thatcan impede progress and lead to high maintenanceof equipment.• HP and LP stainless steel and carbon steel(subsea paint specification) filter assemblies forparticulate removal• Cleanliness monitors and water sensors to monitorcontamination levelsHydraulicReservoir LPReturnReservoir VentValvesSolid and water contamination build-up thatcan lead to wear of system components, lossof hydraulic fluid properties 1 and plugging oforifices and valves.Build-up of solid contamination originating fromvent air that can lead to wear of system componentsand plugging of orifices and valves.• Ultipleat High Flow filters and LP stainless steelfilter assemblies for particulate removal• Oil purifiers for water removal• Cleanliness monitors and water sensors to monitorcontamination levels• Air breather filters1Fluid properties affected include compressibility, viscosity, and additive content that can lead to loss of component control and loss of fluidand component protection. Degradation of the fluid properties can lead to foaming, precipitation of solids, corrosion, hydrolysis of ester-basedfluids, and potential build-up of water content.

What Separation Equipment to Use for Subsea ApplicationsPall Lube Oil/Hydraulic Fluidand Chemical Injection LiquidParticle FiltersPall has developed a series of liquidparticle filter products designed tomeet the stringent cleanlinessrequirements for fluids used in subseaapplications. Fluids that requirehigh-efficiency filtration includethose used for hydraulic and lubesystems (oil base, synthetic andglycol) and the aggressive fluidsused for chemical injection. Pall filtrationsystems will consistentlymeet or surpass SAE AS4059E orNAS 1638 class 6 cleanliness levelrequirements.Pall’s latest and most advancedproduct is the Ultipleat ® SRT Seriesfilter element. The Ultipleat SRT filterdesign combines a new highperformancemedium with an innovativeelement construction todeliver the greatest possible overallperformance and value.Products include:• Ultipleat SRT filters• Rigimesh ® sintered metal filtersPall Oil PurifiersPall has developed a range of oilpurifiers designed to remove freeand dissolved water, free and dissolvedgasses, and solid particulatecontaminants from hydrocarbonbasedlube and hydraulic fluid systems.The use of Pall purifiers hasbeen found to reduce componentwear, corrosion, fluid degradation,and loss of reliability.Pall oil purifiers operate by using ahighly efficient vacuum dehydrationseparation technology combinedwith high-performance solid particulateremoval filters. The Pall purifierscan be used for all mineral andsynthetic hydrocarbon-based controlfluids and lubricants.Products include:• HNP, HVP, and HXP purifiersFlushing with Pall FiltersThe use of Pall high-performancefilters during equipment flushingwill significantly reduce the timerequired to achieve or surpass SAEAS4059E or NAS 1638 class 6cleanliness levels. Flushing in aquick and efficient manner willresult in cost savings for floatingproduction storage and offloading(FPSO) vessels and oil platforms.Products include:• Ultipleat High Flow filters• Ultipleat SRT filters

Pall Stainless Steel HousingsPall offers a variety of hydraulic andlube filter housings designed especiallyfor the challenging Offshoreenvironment. These housings areconstructed of stainless steel andare available in a range of sizes andpressure ratings (from the low to thehigh) to meet the needs of topsideand subsea applications. Pall offersboth glass fiber and stainless steelmedia elements to fit the housings.All housings feature easy filterremoval for quick change-outs.Products include:• 2022 housings• 2035 housings• 2050/2060/2070 housings• 9050/9051 housings• 9687/9688 housings• 9071 duplex housingsPall Cleanliness Monitoringand DiagnosticsObtaining accurate and reliablefluid contamination data quickly inorder to detect abnormal conditionsis a key factor in ensuring the efficiencyof industrial processes andreducing downtime.Pall’s portable fluid condition monitoringdevices resolve detectionproblems by giving site operatorsthe ability to assess the contaminationlevels of even the most troublesomefluids reliably, simply, andquickly to prevent unnecessary andcostly equipment downtime.Pall’s cleanliness monitors can confirmthe cleanliness of almost anykind of system fluid. They use multiplemesh blockage technology toaddress the common problem ofinaccurate or unreliable resultswhen monitoring fluids that aredark, cloudy, or contaminated bywater or air. Contamination levelscan be reported as SAE AS4059Eor NAS1638 classes or ISO cleanlinesscodes. Additionally, the unitcan measure fluid temperature anddissolved water content.Products include:• PCM400 portable cleanlinessmonitorsPall Water SensorsWherever possible, hydraulic fluidsand oils should be operated withoutthe presence of free or emulsifiedwater to prevent corrosion and fluiddegradation.Pall water sensors detect dissolvedwater in the fluid, displayed as a percentageof saturation or expressedas a parts per million (ppm) reading.Pall water sensor options include ahandheld unit for “a-point-in-time”reading or a permanent unit that canprovide continuous or timed monitoringdirectly from the system. Pallwater sensors are also available inexplosion-proof variants.Reliablemonitoringsolutions…Whatever the condition…Whatever the fluidProducts include:• WS04 portable water sensors• WS07X water sensors forhazardous environments