Three leading Russian refineries have selected the Foxboro Measurements and Instruments division of Invensys as their primary device technology supplier. These refineries are part of larger Russia-based organizations that together provide over 2 percent of the world’s petroleum production.
They concluded that Foxboro process instrumentation from Invensys met these criteria, in particular:
Temperature and pressure transmitters to monitor numerous process points. The refineries selected Foxboro transmitters for performance, application versatility, and dependability, as well as the wide variety of electronic modules and mounting configurations and multirange and multivariable instruments that can accommodate absolute, gauge, and differential pressure.
Buoyancy-mounted level transmitters to monitor the volume of tank and distillation columns. Foxboro level transmitters are well suited for petroleum process operations because they provide reliable and accurate measurements in applications involving corrosive liquids, low- and very high-temperature liquids, low and medium viscosity, high static pressure, vacuum service, or settling solids.
Flowmeters, including magnetic, vortex, and mass flowmeters to measure the flow rate and transmit an electrical signal which correlates to the movement of petroleum at various stages of the refining process. Foxboro flowmeters combine a flow tube, signal cable, and transmitter, providing best-in-class accuracy along with simplified startup, all in a compact, efficient, and durable design.
Positioners to control valve operation throughout the line. The Foxboro family of positioners covers all control technologies from traditional pneumatic control and 3-15 psig control through the latest 100 percent solid-state sensing and control circuitry to all modern mainstream communications protocols.
The refineries have implemented Foxboro instrumentation across their plants, from crude to finished product tank farms, including temperature and pressure measurement instrumentation at crude distillation, catalytic cracking, saturated gas plant, hydrocracker, reformer, blending, vacuum, and coking operations. It also includes level measurement at tank storage, distillation, and blending units, and measurement of flow from crude tank to finished tank. The refineries use Foxboro instrumentation on boilers, emissions control, and recovery systems.
Based on the success of Foxboro instrumentation at these facilities, additional Foxboro products are being considered for the companies’ other plants.
