Rosemount X-well Technology — Improve safety, reducing potential leak points and lowering overall cost.
The most common way to measure temperature in the process industries is with a sensor inside a thermal well installed directly into the process. There are, however, challenges associated with this method: from the initial design considerations, to the installation, maintenance and weight frequency calculations. With Rosemount X-well technology these challenges are no longer a concern. It is now possible to have an accurate and repeatable process temperature measurement while improving safety reducing potential leak points and lowering overall cost.
How it works
Rosemount X-well technology is a complete point solution for process temperature measurement that does not require a thermowell or process penetration. Measuring the ambient and pipe surface temperatures, this solution calculates process temperature via a thermal conductivity algorithm. This calculation takes into account the thermal conductive properties of the assembly and pipe for reliable and accurate process temperature measurements.
Challenges of the conventional approach:
- Complex design and installation
- Time-consuming wake frequency calculations (WFC) required
- Process-penetrating installation and welding of flange and nozzle
- Any change in process conditions requires WFC recalculations
- Thermowell re-designs and pipe modifications are often needed, leading to project delays
The benefits of Rosemount X-well Technology:
- Simple design and installation
- No need for wake frequency and dynamic stress calculations
- Installation does not involve welding and penetrating the pipe
- Changes are quick with few parameter adjustments
- No exotic material required
X-well Technology meeting the challenges:
- Lowers project schedule risks by eliminating the need for final process conditions prior to quoting
- Frees up engineering resources from thermowell design and wake frequency calculations
- Last minute field programming can be solved in the late stages of the project
- Simple clamp installation and easy maintenance
Suitable applications
This technology is suitable for many applications, including the majority of pipe processes:
- Pipeline monitoring
- Small line size applications
- Retrofit projects
- Pipeline requiring frequent cleaning
- High velocity processes
- Slurries and heavy particulate fluids
- Clean-In-Place (CIP) processes
- High viscosity fluids
- Harsh processes requiring exotic materials
To learn more about Rosemount X-well technology visit www.Emerson.com/Rosemount-X-well or contact your local sales engineer.
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