HOUSTON, TEXAS (November 30, 2004) --Emerson Process Management has announced new options for the Daniel® SeniorSonic™ and JuniorSonic™ ultrasonic flow Meters that increase flexibility, reliability, and access to data in high-stakes custody transfer measurement applications.

“Our customers have told us that continuous, reliable, and accurate fiscal measurement is critically important to their business,” said John Lansing, Manager of Gas Ultrasonics of the Daniel division of Emerson Process Management. “We remain focused on serving these important market needs and are working hard to continually improve ultrasonic flow measurement technology by providing new options for the Mark III™ Electronics.”

These new product options include:

• The Series 100 Options Board that adds new measurement functionality to Mark III Electronics

The scalable Mark III Electronics, Daniel’s completely re-engineered electronics platform, was designed to easily accept future functionality such as the Series 100 Options Board. This board includes two analog inputs for live pressure and temperature measurement; one analog output for corrected volume and energy flow rate; one serial port to obtain live gas composition from the Daniel Gas Chromatograph.

• Acquiring live gas composition data from a Gas Chromatograph (GC)

Daniel has established an industry first by providing redundant flow computer functionality. By computing energy rate with live gas composition, the SeniorSonic and JuniorSonic Flow Meters provide valuable redundancy in critical fiscal custody applications.

• Real-time AGA 10-calculated Speed of Sound (SOS) calculation minimizes measurement uncertainty

Measurement uncertainty is minimized by comparing AGA 10 SOS calculations with the meter-calculated SOS. Significant differences in SOS can indicate possible upstream process upsets and can validate the integrity of the flow meter, gas analysis and analog measurements.

• Archive logging provides historical measurement to verify meter integrity

The financial value of natural gas measured by flow meters makes historical measurement information very valuable. Verifying meter integrity has never been more important. Daniel Archive Data Logs are easy to use and help validate measurement integrity by providing:

• 100 days of hourly measurement data
• 365 days of daily measurement data
• 3,000 audit log records
• 3,000 alarm log records
• Automated download of data to Microsoft Excel® using Daniel CUI Deluxe software

• Ethernet connectivity enables data access anywhere

Secure access of key measurement data by multiple, simultaneous users quickly and easily via the Internet from anywhere in the world saves time and money. With this valuable option, speed of data transfer is completed 100 times faster than conventional serial data connections.

Emerson Process Management (www.emersonprocess.com), an Emerson business, is a leader in helping businesses automate their production, processing and distribution in the oil and gas, refining, chemical, power, pulp and paper, food and beverage, pharmaceutical and other industries. A division of Emerson Process Management, Daniel Measurement and Control (http://www.daniel.com) is a global leader in providing fiscal flow and energy measurement solutions to the oil and gas industry. Daniel integrates products and services to supply best-in-class integrated custody transfer measurement systems for both liquid and gas measurement. Daniel custody transfer measurement systems are an example of Emerson's combining of superior products and technology with industry-specific engineering, consulting, project management and maintenance services. Emerson brands include Daniel®, PlantWeb®, Fisher®, Micro Motion®, Rosemount®, DeltaV™, Ovation® and AMS™ Suite.

St. Louis-based Emerson (www.gotoemerson.com) is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions to customers in process control; electronics and telecommunications; industrial automation; heating, ventilating and air conditioning; and appliance and tools. Sales in fiscal 2004 were $15.6 billion.