Custody transfer loading of chloroacetic acid
Application Note | Chemical
- Measuring system according to MID MI-005
- Mass flow measurement of chloroacetic acid
- Detection of air in the addition water
Background
An international chemical company produces chloroacetic acid for other manufacturers supplying to the agri-chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The chemical is delivered in road tankers. The road tankers can be filled with between 2 and 20 tons per vehicle.
Measurement requirements
In order to ensure correct billings the customer must use process measurement instrumentation that fulfils the requirements of the continuous and dynamic measurement of liquids other than water as it is described in the Measurement Instruments Directive (MID) MI-005.
| Measuring system: | |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Chloroacetic acid (70 %) |
| Measuring range: | 10…85 t/h |
| Minimum measured quantity: | 2 tons |
| Temperature: | +20…+40°C/68…104°F |
| Pressure: | 2,5 barg/ 36 psig |
Until today the customer has used a weighbridge to weigh the filled trucks. Because this measuring solution is very time consuming the chemical company looked for an alternative solution which provides direct measurement of the filled and sold quantity.
KROHNE Solution
For this filling solution KROHNE delivered an OPTIMASS 6400 C. The Coriolis mass flowmeter with twin bent tube has approval according to OIML R117 and the required EC Type Examination certificate according to MI-005. This meter has been delivered in compact integral version with a stainless steel measuring tube (DN 80 / 3").
For this loading process the customer uses an additional OPTIMASS 6400 for gas bubble detection in the addition water. Compared to the other traditional mass flowmeters on the market the OPTIMASS 6400 maintains operation with air or gas entrainments in the medium. By using the patented functionality of “Entrained Gas Management” (EGM™) the instrument continuously measures the density even when air is present in the medium.
Customer benefits
The OPTIMASS 6400 C meets all custody transfer requirements of OIML R117 and MI-005. The exceptional linearity of the mass flowmeter as well as the high measurement accuracy provides incomparable performance measurement and reduced installation costs for CT systems. The reliability of the measurement also ensures low cost of re-verification. The time consuming measurement using the weighbridge can be omitted saving time and maintenance. Secondly the company can reliably detect gas bubbles in the addition water. Because the meter can continuously measure the density of the fluid the meter can detect the presence of gas bubbles and automatically stop the custody transfer loading process. Therefore, the customer can guarantee the quality of the loaded product. Finally the company does not have to use a gas separator.