|
AUSTIN, TEXAS (June19, 2006) -- Emerson Process
Management’s new family of smart Daniel® Series 3800 liquid
ultrasonic meters is the first in the industry to use digital
intelligence to deliver diagnostics that help users detect and
troubleshoot maintenance problems. Beginning with the Daniel
Model 3804 liquid ultrasonic meter, the new smart family is
designed for use in custody transfer, allocation measurement,
and check metering applications in areas such as offshore
platforms, crude and refined product pipelines, and marketing
terminals.
Oil and gas are precious commodities. The accurate and
reliable measurement of oil and gas is critical for fiscal
accounting and taxation purposes. This fiscal metering is done
by high precision flow meters that measure fluids throughout the
value chain from wellheads through crude refinement to marketing
terminals.
Emerson’s Daniel flow meters are leaders in high performance
oil and gas fiscal metering, and the company is extending its
technology and expertise to liquid ultrasonic metering. Based on
customer research and extensive field trials, the diagnostics in
the Daniel Model 3804 liquid ultrasonic meter combine with the
unique Daniel capability of internet monitoring to give users
the benefit of remotely observing flow profiles, transducer
status, and more, to help in detecting and troubleshooting any
erroneous measurements.
"The new Daniel ultrasonic meter family extends our digital
field intelligence initiatives to today’s high growth liquid
ultrasonic fiscal metering applications," commented John Berra,
President of Emerson Process Management.
Daniel Model 3804 ultrasonic meter
The first meter in the new series, Emerson’s Daniel Model
3804 ultrasonic meter accurately measures a wide range of fluids
including crude oil, distillate fuels, and petrochemicals. These
fluids are measured with +/- 0.15% accuracy over a 10:1 flow
range. The meters feature Emerson’s state-of-the-art transducer
design that includes a glass matching layer for superior
acoustical coupling and waveform detection, enabling more exact
measurements.
Emerson’s Daniel Model 3804 liquid ultrasonic meter utilizes
transit time-based measurement along four chords. The four pairs
of integrally mounted transducers allow the meter to maintain
high accuracy over widely varying pipeline conditions, including
changes in fluids. The meter is designed for reliable
measurement and minimal maintenance. The non-wetted,
intrinsically safe transducers can be replaced during operation
in a matter of minutes, even in hazardous environments, without
the need to empty or depressurize the meter.
To help users keep inventory costs low, the entire Series
3800 product line –
ranging from 4 to 12 inch line sizes in 150 to 900 ANSI classes
–
uses the same components. Additionally, this Daniel meter is
approved by UL / cUL and ATEX for use in hazardous areas.
With Emerson’s proven Daniel Customer Ultrasonic Interface
(CUI), a Windows® based software application, users will find it
extremely easy to configure the meter, view flow profiles,
record log files, trend data, and troubleshoot installation
problems with advanced diagnostic data. The meter’s Ethernet
compatibility allows multiple users to connect remotely to the
meter to obtain real-time data without the need to go into the
field. In a matter of minutes, users can download a year’s worth
of archive logs stored in the meter. Additionally, users will
save time sorting through diagnostic data with Daniel CUI’s
automated reporting functionality.
This new meter family adds to Emerson’s existing lines of
Coriolis flow meters, flow control instruments, flow computers,
and transmitters. It also compliments Emerson’s Daniel liquid
products portfolio of provers, valves, presets, and liquid
turbine meters. The family adds to Emerson’s technology
leadership in providing superior custody transfer products,
systems, and services to the oil and gas fiscal flow measurement
market. More information about the Daniel Series 3800 Liquid
Ultrasonic Flow Meter is available at Emerson’s Daniel website
www.Daniel.com.
About Emerson Process Management
Emerson Process Management ((www.EmersonProcess.com),
an Emerson business, is a leader in helping businesses automate
their production, processing and distribution in the chemical,
oil and gas, refining, pulp and paper, power, food and beverage,
pharmaceutical and other industries. The company combines
superior products and technology with industry-specific
engineering, consulting, project management and maintenance
services. Its brands include PlantWeb®, Fisher®, Micro Motion®,
Rosemount®, Mobrey®, Daniel®, Bristol®, DeltaV™, Ovation®, and
AMS™ Suite.
About Emerson
Emerson is a global leader in bringing technology and
engineering together to provide innovative solutions to
customers through its network power, process management,
industrial automation, climate technologies, and appliance and
tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2005 were $17.3 billion. For
more information, visit
www.GoToEmerson.com. |
