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Part 5: Measuring Water Vapor and Hydrocarbon Dew Point in Natural Gas - Electrolytic Sensors

Tuesday, September 10, 2019 | John Kerney

Applications Technologies

Electrolytic moisture sensors have been in use since the late 1950’s and were among the first online water vapor analyzers available to industry.
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Part 4: Measuring Water Vapor and Hydrocarbon Dew Point in Natural Gas - Quartz Crystal Microbalance Sensors

Tuesday, September 3, 2019 | John Kerney

Applications Technologies

Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) moisture analyzers are straightforward operating devices. At the heart of the technology is a simple quartz crystal oscillator, which is coated with a hygroscopic material.
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Part 3: Measuring Water Vapor and Hydrocarbon Dew Point in Natural Gas - Capacitance Sensors

Tuesday, August 27, 2019 | John Kerney

Applications Technologies

“Capacitance sensor” is the general term referring to the use of metal oxide, ceramic, or polymer films as a moisture-sensitive dielectric sandwiched between two electrodes.
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Part 2: Measuring Water Vapor and Hydrocarbon Dew Point in Natural Gas - Chilled Mirror Hygrometry

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 | John Kerney

Applications Technologies

A chilled mirror analyzer measures a physical property. The device accurately measures the temperature at which water condenses on a temperature-controlled surface that is in contact with the process gas.
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Part 1: Measuring Water Vapor and Hydrocarbon Dew Point in Natural Gas

Wednesday, August 14, 2019 | John Kerney

Applications Technologies

The determination of water vapor (water dew point) is crucial in the processing, custody transfer, and transport of natural gas.
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Real-Time Measurement for Unparalleled Safety and Control

Tuesday, July 23, 2019 | Karla Graves

Applications Industries

Crude oil is processed into useful fuel such as gasoline, petroleum naphtha, diesel fuel, lubricants, asphalt base, heating oil, and kerosene at petroleum refineries all over the world.
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Moisture Measurement During the Heat Treatment of Metals

Tuesday, July 16, 2019 | Jung-Il Kim

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To prevent oxidation of the metal product, inert blanketing gases are required during the heat treatment of steel. At heat-treating temperatures, moisture and oxygen will react with the metal to form an undesirable metal-oxide coating on the steel.
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Control Of Fermentation Process | AMETEK Process Instruments

Wednesday, July 10, 2019 | Tom Watson

Applications

Fermentation reactions must be carefully monitored to gauge the health of the culture, and to determine when the culture can be harvested.
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Reducing NOx Emissions During Combustion

Tuesday, July 2, 2019 | Tim Tallon

Applications

One of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to reduce NOx and improve fuel efficiency is to measure oxygen (O₂) and combustibles (CO+H₂ or often abbreviated as COe for carbon monoxide equivalent).
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Measurement for Unparalleled Safety | AMETEK PI

Thursday, June 27, 2019 | John Kerney

Applications Industries

Natural gas is an important part of the world’s energy supply. From feedstock for production processes to generating electrical power, the transportation, distribution, storage, and processing of natural gas has a global impact.
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