TRACERCO Diagnostics™ RapidScan

TRACERCO Diagnostics™ RapidScan
Do you want an installed method of regularly assessing the operation of your distillation tower,
reducing operating costs and reducing shutdown time?
To meet the changing needs of our customers the Tracerco research and development team has designed an alternative technique to
conventional tower scanning. The TRACERCO Diagnostics™ RapidScan technology combines sophisticated wireless detector capability
with an easy to install permanent scanning guide wire system.
The TRACERCO Diagnostics™ Tower Scan method has been used for over 20 years by many major chemical and refining companies
around the world. The combined data acquisition software from these techniques coupled with TRACERCO Diagnostics™ RapidScan
hardware increases efficiency and reliability of scan data by providing fast, consistent data acquisition from fixed orientations. The service
allows repeatable tower scanning that can quickly evaluate mechanical or process related problems offering plant personnel a cost
effective process diagnostics solution to optimize or troubleshoot tower performance. Even columns with limited or zero ladder access
do not pose an obstacle following installation of a TRACERCO Diagnostics™ RapidScan system.
Improved Accuracy – the scans will use a fixed orientation so repeat scans are guaranteed to utilize identical geometries
Better Data Reliability – data will not be affected by weather conditions (wind)
Increased Safety – all scanning operations will be from ground level with no need to climb the tower, eliminating working from heights
Greater Cost Savings – after initial setup, the high costs of scaffolding or cranes for columns that have inadequate or no access is
eliminated
Enhanced Efficiency – reduces time needed to conduct a scan lessening the burden on operations to hold the column at set
conditions.
TruTec™ Scanning Services
The capabilities of conventional tower scanning are not lost. In fact, the TRACERCO Diagnostics™ RapidScan system potentially
improves our ability to diagnose more subtle process changes by stringently controlling and eliminating variability in scan line
orientations and paths.
Features Identified
Trayed Tower Diagnostics
Tray Damage
TruTec™ Scanning Services
(800) 288-8970
x-Axis 100 -10000
Active Area Scan
• Tray damage
Clear Vapor Bar
100
1000
0‘
Tray
Damage
10000
• Liquid maldsitribution/blockages in packed beds
2’
• Tray liquid loading
4’
• Jet and liquid stack flooding
6’
• Packing damage
8’
• Distributor performance
10’
• Presence and density of foam
12’
14’
16’
18’
20’
22’
24’
All of the stainless steel pulleys and bracket work will be attached to the existing structure using insulation bands utilizing the “band-it”
system. No welding or direct attachment to the column walls is required; hence the vessel pressure envelope will not be affected.
Please call us today to discuss how we can assist in your production operations. We can be reached 24 hours a day, seven days
a week to provide timely, effective solutions to your problems.
North American
Headquarters:
4106 New West Drive
Pasadena, TX 77507 USA
Tel 281 291 7769
Fax 281 291 7709
Toll Free 800 288 8970
Field Office Locations:
Concord, CA 94520 USA
Tel 925 687 0900
Newark, DE 19702 USA
Tel 302 454 1109
Merrillville, IN 46410 USA
Tel 219 945 0400
Baton Rouge, LA 70820 USA
Tel 225 761 0621
www.tracerco.com
Corpus Christi, TX 78408 USA
Tel 361 888 8233
West Valley City, UT 84119 USA
Tel 801 478 0736
Edmonton, AB, T6E 6A6 CANADA
Tel 780 469 0055
Sarnia, ON, N7S 5G5 CANADA
Tel 519 332 6160
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Group of companies.
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