Oil & Gas

Streamline petrochemical analysis and automate system pressure control

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Alicat^® instruments are right at home in CEMS or providing multivariate data and flow control for sample conditioning systems. The programmable controls and ultrafast valve response empower chemists to fine tune their process for better stoichiometry. Alicat intrinsically safe flow and pressure instruments meet the highest hazardous location requirements in Europe, North America, & internationally.

Product guides

IS-Max™ and IS‑Pro™ Intrinsically Safe Flow and Pressure Meters and Controllers
M-Series Mass Flow Meters and Controllers

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Industrial automation sensor with multivariate data collection

Digital MODBUS RTU and Alicat^® ASCII, or analog 4–20 mA I/O
Up to 13 reported parameters on flow, pressure, temperature, totalizer, and humidity
Fewer components, by combining measurement and valve control into one
30 ms response time for proportional valve control
Sampling rates 1000 times per second
Display screen verification of operations and parameters
IP66 and intrinsically safe saves on enclosure weight and purging needs

Applications and use cases

Efficient sample conditioning in an ethylene steam cracking

Maintaining efficiency and safety in a steam-cracking operation depends on tight control across every stage. To simplify the system and strengthen performance, an integrator used Alicat’s intrinsically safe flow and pressure instruments throughout their analyzer sampling loop. With combined measurement and control in a single device, they reduced component count and provided digital communication directly to the plant’s control system.

Learn more: Keeping ethylene samples stable in steam cracking $

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Pressure vessel regulation in gas and oil infrastructure

Photo of a steel high-pressure vessel used for liquid storage in offshore petroleum applications.

Whether storing hydrocarbons, facilitating chemical reactions, or separating process streams, pressure vessels are central to the oil and gas industry. Incorporating IS‑Pro™ intrinsically safe pressure controllers into the pressure vessel control system can reduce safety risks, process inefficiencies, equipment damage, and regulatory non‑compliance.

Learn more: IS‑Pro™ Intrinsically safe pressure controller supplies pilot pressure for dome loaded pressure regulator for pressure vessel control $

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