TPi July 2010

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The Sitrans FUT1010 ultrasonic flowmeter from Siemens

New ultrasonic flowmeter for the hydrocarbon industry

Payoff and take-up stands

Queins & Co GmbH specialises in heavy duty payoff and take-up stands, to be used for unwinding/winding of tubes (stainless steel, PEX heating tubes, etc). These tubes are mainly used for the manufacturing of umbilical cables in the offshore industry or as plastic tubes for heating purposes. The machinery is of the floor-traversing type for reel flange diameter up to 3,600mm (141") and reel weight up to 23 tons (50,000 lb). Other models are manufactured for reel weights up to 300 tons.

Siemens Industry Automation Division has developed the Sitrans FUT1010, an ultrasonic flowmeter for the hydrocarbon industry. It features the nearly maintenance-free TransLoc mounting system, which allows the transducers to be mounted on the outside of the pipe, preventing contact with the medium. This approach allows the externally mounted transducers to be calibrated for higher accuracy, and also has the additional benefit that it alleviates clogging of cavities by high paraffin liquids, which is typically seen in conventional flowmeters used in hydrocarbon applications. TransLoc ensures less maintenance and down- time, leading to low cost of ownership and improved return on investment (ROI). The combination of WideBeam ultrasonic transit time flow technology with the delivery of the entire meter run,

including the segments for upstream, downstream and the flow conditioner, can be calibrated to American Petroleum Institute (API) and American Gas Association (AGA) specifications. It also ensures that the Sitrans FUT1010 achieves highly accurate flow measurement. Sitrans FUT1010 is available in two versions: one for gas and one for liquids measuring viscosities up to 2,800 cSt (centistokes). Its versatility makes it suitable for up-, mid- and downstream measurement tasks, such as check metering, process control and underground storage surveillance. Since it can be installed on small as well as large pipes it is suitable for many applications, including custody transfer applications that require laboratory calibration.

Queins & Co GmbH – Germany info@queins.com www.queins.com

Queins manufactures heavy duty payoff and take-up stands

Siemens AG – Germany www.siemens.com/sitrans

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Tube Products International July 2010

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