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Hydrogen refuelling stations operate across a wide range of temperatures (−40 to 60 °C) and pressures (up to 875 bar) in accordance with the worldwide accepted fuelling protocol SAE J2601 [2]. The purpose of this document is to provide performance requirements for hydrogen dispensing systems used for fuelling heavy duty hydrogen transit buses and vehicles. With wireless telemetry, the fuel level can be remotely monitored and the portable hydrogen fueller refilled in place or exchanged for a full unit.

ABLE’s range of Rheonik High Pressure Coriolis Mass Flow Meters are fast becoming the go to methodology for evaluating the refuelling station dispenser as a measurement system.

For Air Products, ABLE specified the Model RHM04 Compact Coriolis Flow Sensor with enhanced performance and OIML R139 approval certificate of conformity for the metering of a hydrogen dispenser used for refuelling cars. The RHM04 is available in standard high-pressure versions up to 1067 bar (15475 psi).

For this application, the flow sensor was paired with the RHE28 advanced function transmitter in a rugged epoxy coated enclosure, designed for field mounting.

The unique robust torsion driven oscillation system delivers mass flow uncertainty down to 0.10.

Equinor is present in around 30 countries around the world, including several of the world’s most important oil and gas provinces. They operate in North and South America, Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania and Norway.

Mariner oil field is located approximately 150km east of the Shetland Islands, primarily in Block 9/11a in the northern North Sea, UK. It is the largest field developed on the UK Continental shelf in recent years.

The annual oil production rate from the field is approximately 55,000 barrels per day (b/d), which will increase to 70,000b/d during peak production phase.

Mariner is Equinor’s first operated asset in the UK, with its next target being Rosebank to the west of Shetland, though a final investment decision on that project is not expected until 2022.

The development has been praised for its use of automated drilling and digital twin technologies to improve costs.

When it came to the need for accurate and reliable flow metering on the 6” water injection lines, Wood approached ABLE, who specified the industry proven McCrometer V-Cone Differential Pressure Meters. To provide resistance to the potentially erosive nature of the process, the meters are constructed in 22% cr duplex stainless steel and are installed between 6” 1500# RTJ Flanges. 3.2 Material Certification is a pre-requisite. ABLE are also supplying the 5-valve manifolds and transmitter.

Petroineos came to ABLE with a request for 12-off intrinsically safe, Windows based 4G tablets for use in the field, with the capability of access into their O365 systems. The aim was to ensure shared files/workgroups and workflows could be enabled to carry out day to day activities without having to record, download/upload data after returning to a desktop or workstation.

The Reactor Design and Thermal Hydraulics (RDTH) group was established in late 2019 and is led by Dr. Marcus Dahlfors. RDTH emphasises Reactor Physics in practical plant operation and core monitoring.

Thermal Hydraulics of Water-Cooled Nuclear Reactors reviews flow and heat transfer phenomena in nuclear systems and examines the critical contribution of this analysis to nuclear technology development.

The THOR Project or Thermal-Hydraulics Open-access Research, yields an accessible platform for collaboration partners and other interested parties. In addition to the many academic challenges, Dr Dahlfors and his team are looking to promote the “THOR” product to a number of potential clients, having taken the recent pandemic enforced lockdown as an opportunity to optimise and fine tune the design. As part of that optimisation, the team looked to improve the accuracy of the liquid and steam mass flow measurement in the loop and to that end they came to ABLE Instruments for the supply of a Rheonik Coriolis Flow Meter. The Rheonik meters are based on a unique, patented Omega tube design which offers increased signal to noise ratio, excellent repeatability and high stability for critical applications such as that presented by the THOR Project.

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The offensive odour is in fact hydrogen sulphide (H₂S) and whilst it chiefly represents a nuisance to the local populace, at levels higher than the 8 parts per billion (ppb) concentration at which 50% of human beings can identify it, it can have debilitating medical effects such as headaches, itchy eyes and sore throats. A measure of the seriousness of the situation is a recent protest march by residents and several petitions being submitted to the government. It is now a major news story.

Both the EA and Newcastle Under Lyme Borough Council are committed to alleviating the distress the landfill gas is causing the local community and it was decided that the best way forward was to monitor the levels of H2S pervading the local residences accurately and regularly. In order to effect this, the council contacted ABLE regarding the Jerome J605 Gold Film Hydrogen Sulphide Analyser which, since its launch, has become the recognised industry standard for water treatment, waste management companies and regulatory bodies such as the EA and SEPA. The Jerome’s specificity and single digit ppb low level detection capability makes it admirably suited to nuisance odour monitoring.

Currently, around the clock monitoring is taking place in the vicinity of the landfill as the authorities attempt to gather a representative quantity of data, with a view to forcing the landfill operators to take curative action and future responsibility for odour monitoring. This may well take legal action to resolve but whatever the outcome, Newcastle Under Lyme Borough Council know that they can put their faith in the Jerome to deliver viable measurement data.

The amount of mercury in a fluorescent lamp varies from 3 to 46 mg, depending on lamp size and age. Newer lamps contain less mercury and the 3–4 mg versions are sold as low-mercury types. A typical 2006-era 4 ft (122 cm) T-12 fluorescent lamp contains about 5 milligrams of mercury.

Mercury is essential to a fluorescent bulb’s ability to emit light; no other element has proved as efficient. As effective as it is at enabling white light, however, mercury—sometimes called quicksilver—is also highly toxic. The inhalation of mercury vapour can produce harmful effects on the nervous, digestive and immune systems, lungs and kidneys, and may be fatal. The inorganic salts of mercury are corrosive to the skin, eyes and gastrointestinal tract, and may induce kidney toxicity if ingested.

Vision Recycling wanted to implement both a mobile mercury monitoring capability for general plant safety use and a stand-alone fixed-point analyser in an enclosure to police a potential vapour “hot spot”. The company selected the proven Jerome J405 Gold Film Mercury Vapour Analyser as recommended by ABLE, who offered to custom build the system enclosure. A 15-minute sampling regime will be used with integral beacon illumination to indicate both normal operation and the exceeding of a pre-set vapour concentration threshold.

Areera’s state-of-the-art technology is supplied by FDP Recycling, a Limerick based company who specialise in AI based recycling robots. The FPD system automatically cuts open the flat panel display, detects the position of the tubes, extracts them with a robotic arm, separating and containing the bulk of the contaminated material safely.

Safety regulations specified the need for regular mobile mercury vapour monitoring throughout the plant. Having invested in a “Rolls Royce” standard automated system, the situation demanded best in class monitoring and, following a demonstration of ABLE’s revered Jerome J405 Mercury Vapour Analyser, Areera had no hesitation in procuring a unit. From office areas to canteen, to changing rooms, as well as the main storage and processing areas, Areera staff now enjoy peace of mind augmented by fast and accurate mercury measurements across the plant.

Whilst the systems have provided years of reliable service, ABLE’s inspection revealed that some components were ageing and had contributed to recent electronic board failures, interrupting essential fuel deliveries. Upgrade recommendations were focused on the Portbury site as the source of the recent issues.

As testimony to the longevity and robustness of the ABLE commissioned installation, it was determined that the flow station spools were in good condition and fully serviceable, as were the underground transducer cables and the transducers themselves. However, the field junction boxes needed replacing and the CTM allocator flow computers were obsolete so had to be upgraded.

Subsequently, new JBs and the current generation flow meters, the FST030 have been procured and will be commissioned by ABLE in the near future.