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Case Study: Increasing Efficiency of Reactor Turnaround Operations Using WIKA’s Field Service

05/30/2019 | Robert Torgerson | Applications
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A leading manufacturer of consumer and industrial chemicals experienced difficulties during regular turnarounds of their tubesheet reactors: The multipoint thermocouples used to measure reaction temperatures were found to be damaged after every operation. With the help …

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Gayesco Flex-O™ Multipoint Thermometer: Ideal for Temperature Monitoring in Reactor Pipewells

04/16/2019 | Robert Torgerson | Temperature
Gayesco Flex-O™ Multipoint Thermometer

Technicians need an accurate temperature profile of a reactor or fuel depot for safe, efficient operations. However, these high-temperature applications pose challenges for many temperature monitoring instruments. Multipoint thermometers also tend to be unwieldy, …

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Multipoint Thermocouple Assemblies: Not Just for Fixed Bed Reactors

01/29/2019 | Robert Torgerson | Applications
Multipoint Thermocouples

Refineries rely on multipoint thermocouples to monitor temperature at different points inside fixed-bed reactors. However, these temperature measurement systems are also extremely useful for evaluating performance in fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) units, vapor …

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The Problems with Verifying Thermocouple Accuracy During Reactor Startups

01/08/2019 | Robert Torgerson | Know-how
Temperature Sensors Expertise

Refinery operators who work with fixed bed catalysts place a high value on temperature accuracy, but they also don’t want to waste time by taking unnecessary temperature readings. Thus, to better understand any radial temperature differences that may exist during …

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Aging and Drift in Type K Thermocouples

01/02/2019 | Robert Torgerson | Know-how
Refineries rely on accurate temperature measurement to analyze catalyst performance

With repeated exposure to high temperatures, a type K thermocouple becomes less accurate. Aging is a phenomenon that results in higher-than-accurate temperature readings, while drift results in lower-than-accurate readings. While all type K thermocouples experience …

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