SPIRE projects’ conference
20th April 2016
Brussels
Project overview
In-line Cascade laser spectrometer
for process control
Piotr Strauch
Siemens AG
[email protected]
Unrestricted
Scientific / Technical goals
 Development of a novel multi-component gas analyzer technology
based on laser (materials, laser technology, advanced algorithms …)
 Monitor In-line hydrocarbon components in a process
 Control - decrease delay times by reduction
of required complex sampling systems
 Avoid use of consumables (carrier gases, calibration samples)
 Reduce of extensive maintenance
 Starting with refinery application
but: broad analytical applications into different markets
1st Target application
Multi-component monitoring of hydrocarbons
in a process stream of a refinery (PREEM Sweden)
 Establish preconditions for technology
turnaround with multiple effects
Technological
Benefits and impacts
 Measurement Technologies
• Actual available technologies especially Gas Chromatography
(Micro Gas Chromatography and MEMS technology)
• Digitization (Industry 4.0, ioT..)– due to simplification of analyzers
• Robustness -due to simplification of entire analyzing system
 Process control
• Direct information from process (avoiding sample conditioning effects)
• Shorter response time (fast technology & delay from sampling system)
 Installation
• In-line Measurement (engineering)
• Avoiding extractive system
Preem refinery in Gothenburg
Additional Benefits
and impacts
 Environmental
• Sample does not leave process into the atmosphere
• A considerable decrease in power consumption of analyzer system
• Avoiding using of consumables
 Users - competiveness
Increased productivity
• Reduction of engineering, system and installation cost
• Avoiding of consumables (carrier gas, calibration samples)
• Maintenance costs (tech. assistance; logistics; robustness)
Quality of products - due to faster & direct process control
Flexibility – low effort in case of plant changes
 People/social
Way of operating (shift of competences – impact on local service teams)
Cross-cutting
 Technical
• Developed solution applicable for the entire hydrocarbon
process industry
• Extension to other application areas as emission monitoring
possible
• Impact on other technologies
 Non-technical
• Involving experts from different sectors (industry & science)
• Participants are active members within industrial and
standardization committees
• Stimulate - Science & Intellectual Properties
European Dimension
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iCspec involves experts from 4 European countries: FRA, GER, POL, SWE
Research > Technology development > Analyzer & System integration > Process
control
The iCspec project
is still in the first phase
with focus on important
technological developments
e.g.
- novel laser sources
- measurement algorithms
SPIRE projects’ conference
20th April 2016
Brussels
Thank you !
Piotr Strauch
Siemens AG
[email protected]
Unrestricted