Achieve More Productivity with OPTIMASS - Krohne
Achieve More Productivity with OPTIMASS - Krohne
Achieve More Productivity with OPTIMASS - Krohne
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Optimass<br />
Application Note<br />
One of the biggest Shell petrochemical production facilities in Europe is at SHELL Berre (close<br />
to Marseille),<br />
Application: Truck loading<br />
INDUSTRY: OIL AND GAS<br />
COUNTRY: FRANCE<br />
METER: <strong>OPTIMASS</strong> 7000 T 40 & T50<br />
The customer needs to load the exact quantity of SAP oil into the tanker to avoid any<br />
overloading. The trucks are then weighed on a weighbridge to get a custody transfer<br />
measurement of the mass. If there is an overload, the truck must come back to an offloading<br />
station, losing valuable operating time. If the tanker is not totally filled, then transportation costs<br />
increase.<br />
The previous installation was less than ideal, and 7 larger meters were replaced <strong>with</strong> Optimass<br />
T 40 and T 50 meters <strong>with</strong>out any pipeline modifications. This was a requirement, as Shell was<br />
not able to stop the loading stations in order to do the work.<br />
The measurement results were immediately excellent <strong>with</strong>out any special adjustment or field<br />
calibration of the meter. For a 26 ton fill, the measurement accuracy improved to ±0.2% <strong>with</strong><br />
Optimass from the previous ±0.8 to 2.5%.<br />
Copyright KROHNE, inc. , 2009 <strong>OPTIMASS</strong> Applications Page No.50
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