Additive Application Data
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Additive Injection
History & Development
Additive Injection – The History
As early as the 1930’s major oil companies
began adding Detergent/Performance
additives into Automotive fuels.
Gave brand recognition for the major oil 1938 – Texaco -SkyChief
companies.
Made the engine run cleaner and more
efficiently.
Reduced emissions and pollutants.
1957 – Chevron - Supreme
Additive Injection – The History
Initially additive was added in variety of ad
hoc methods. Often inaccurately bulk blended
at the storage tank or filling station.
All road tankers were top loaded at this time,
therefore additives were often added unsafely
by hand in calibrated vessels.
These methods survived for many years.
Not until 1980’s did stricter regulation lead to:
Need for greater dosing accuracy.
Greater awareness of additive toxicity.
Reconciliation and quality controls.
Environmental awareness.
Additive Injection - The Turbine
In 1985 we launched the Turbine Driven Injector (Meq-Pak).
This allowed additive to be dosed
with great accuracy into the load
rack headers.
Much like the Servo Gauge, this
technology is still appropriate for
many current day applications.
Additive Injection – The Piston
With the explosion of automotive fuel
additives in the 1980’s, came the
requirement for more complex additive
injection systems.
Major oil companies needed to
differentiate their fuel from the smaller
suppliers who also loaded their
vehicles from the same terminals.
Therefore there was a requirement to
move away from additive injection into
the header, as all vehicles received
the same additised product.
The MP38 Piston Injector was
introduced in 1986, facilitating additive
injection at the load arm. MP38 Piston Injector
Additive Injection – The Systems
With the advent of piston injectors came the requirement for peripheral
equipment such as additive boost pump skids, additive storage tanks
and monitoring and
reconciliation
systems.
This led to the
development of the ‘Plug
& Play’ Containerised
Additive System.
Additive Injection – Multi-User
1988, as more companies started to share the same road loading terminals,
we introduced the first multi user additive injection system.
These PLC based systems allowed each vehicle to load its own dedicated
additive recipe, and be followed onto the load rack by a vehicle from a different
company, which could then load with a different additive and different recipe.
Additive Injection – Smart Additives
In line with other technology advancements
of the time, the MPM (multi-pulse monitor)
was developed to take the intelligence onto
the load rack.
This brought stand-alone or
integrated functionality to the
additive injection system.
The MPM could handle all
hardwired I/O, communications,
reconciliation, and alarm
monitoring, from one compact
explosion proof housing.
Additive Injection – Metered Injection
The next major step in additive
injection technology was the
development of the metered
injector.
This offered greater accuracy
due to actual flow measurement,
as opposed to inferred flow
measurement of the piston
injector.
This is now integrated into a
number of engineered solutions
to meet the needs of today’s
global fuel marketing companies.
Additive Injection Equipment
Technical Overview
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The MeQ-Pak Turbine Driven Injector
How does it work?
The MeQ-Pak Turbine Driven Injector
Specification
4 sizes – 4” > 10”
Prod flow range 400 > 16,000 L/min
Injection ratios 0.2ppm > 2500ppm.
Variable ratio gearbox
PED, ATEX certified for Zone 1.
Options
In-Line Flow Meters
In-Line calibration vessel
System relief valves
System bypass valves
The MeQ-Pak Turbine Driven Injector
The Advantages
Stand alone capability – no cabling required.
Rugged mechanical design.
Very Simple installation.
Very low maintenance.
Common Applications
Petroleum additives into header
Gas Oil marker dyes into pipeline/tankage.
Aviation fuel additives into header (Icing
inhibitors, anti-static and corrosion inhibitors)
Anti- foam additives.
Mercaptyn into transmission lines.
Typical Load Rack Additive & Blending System
Gasoline Base Tank
Typical Load Rack Additive Injection System
The Mini-Pak 3000
How does it work?
The Mini-Pak 3000
Mechanical Specification
Monoblock III Stainless steel construction.
Virtual leak-proof manifold design.
Precision oval gear meter up to 11 L/min.
5 – 2500 ppm for load rack applications.
Integral strainer and check valve.
Integral flow control inlet & outlet Vv’s.
Built in quick release calibration point.
CE marked and ATEX certified for
Zone 1 hazardous area.
The Mini-Pak 3000
Electrical Specification
-20°C to 60°C operating range.
110 or 230 VAC power.
AC or DC input pacing pulses.
RS 485 2 wire communications.
2 Line, 14 point backlit LCD display.
Hand-held Infra-Red controller.
CE marked and ATEX certified for
Zone 1 hazardous area.
The Mini-Pak 3000
The Advantages
Virtual Leak-proof manifold.
Reliable PD metering technology.
Advanced alarm handling.
Self pace mode.
Automatic self-calibration function.
Standardised communications connectivity.
Common Applications
Petroleum additives at the load rack.
Markers and dyes into pipeline.
Aviation fuel additives into header (Icing
inhibitors, anti-static and corrosion inhibitors).
The Mini-Pak 6
How does it work?
The Mini-Pak 6
Mechanical Specification
1 – 6 Monoblock III’s mounted & cabled.
Stainless steel construction.
Virtual leak-proof manifold design.
Precision oval gear meter up to 11 L/min.
5 – 2500 ppm for load rack applications.
Integrated strainer and check valve.
Integrated flow control inlet & outlet Vv’s.
Built in quick release calibration point.
CE marked and ATEX certified for
Zone 1 hazardous area.
The Mini-Pak 6
Electrical Specification
-20°C to 60°C operating range.
110 or 230 VAC power.
AC or DC input pacing pulses.
2 x RS 485 2 wire communications.
4 Line, 20 point backlit LCD display.
Hand-held Infra-Red controller.
CE marked and ATEX certified for
Zone 1 hazardous area.
The Mini-Pak 6
The Advantages
Compact Multi-user functionality.
Capability of 6 Mini-Paks in 1 controller.
Expanded I/O. 12 DC Inputs, 6 AC
Inputs,12 AC Triac Outputs.
Advanced diagnostics capability
with I/O LED lamps.
Expanded Comms, 2 RS485 ports.
Larger LCD display
Common Applications
Multi-Arm or Multi-User, petroleum
additives at the load rack.
Additional Additive System Equipment
Additive boost pump
pressurising skids
Dual pump with auto
back-up.
Mag-drive seal-less
pumps.
Sized to requirement.
Multiple options: including
Local start/stop
Low pressure monitoring
Low flow monitoring
High temp monitoring
Additional Additive System Equipment
Additive Off-Loading
pump skids
Single pump.
Mag-drive seal-less
pumps.
Sized to requirement.
Multiple options: including
Local start/stop.
Low flow monitoring.
High temp monitoring.
Motorised discharge valves.
Additional Additive System Equipment
Containerised Additive
Injection Systems.
Complete transportable system.
5,000 – 50,000 Lt bunded Additive storage tank.
1 or 2 Dual additive boost pump skids.
Multiple additive capability.
Integral or remote mount
Mini-Pak Injector Panels.
All pre piped and cabled.
Additional Additive System Equipment
Skid Mounted Additive
Injection Systems.
Complete pre mounted system.
1,000 – 50,000 Lt Additive storage tank.
1 or 2 Dual additive boost pump skids.
Multiple additive capability.
Local or remote mount
Mini-Pak Injector Panels.
All pre piped and cabled.
Additional Additive System Equipment
Cabinet mounted Injection Equipment.
Stainless steel construction.
Sized to requirement.
House up to 16 injectors.
Inlet & outlet flushing
connectors.
Additional isolation valves.
Pre-cabled junction box.
Additional Additive System Equipment
Reconciliation Systems.
EN-DAQ additive system
data acquisition software.
Audit trail.
Alarm monitoring.
System printouts.
Diagnostics.
PC’s, screens, printers,
communications hubs.
Applications Issues.
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Additive Applications
Modelling Information Requirement.
What type of additive are we dealing with?
Marker, dye, lubricity, CFPP, performance enhancing.
Additive chemical data (data sheet ideal)?
Key requirements: toxicity, seal compatibility,
viscosity & thermo stability.
What are the required injection rates?
Standard units PPM. Any ratio data can be utilised.
Where are the points of injection?
Load arm, Load rack header, into bulk storage,
marine import lines.
Additive Applications
Modelling Information Requirement.
What are the ‘wild-stream’ product characteristics?
Flow rate, pressure, temperature viscosity.
What are the operating conditions?
Climatic temperatures, hazardous area, fixed or mobile.
What interfaces will be required?
PLC, electronic preset, Terminal Automation System.
Will system peripherals be required?
Off-loading skids, storage tanks, tank gauging,
boost pump skids, reconciliation hardware & software.
Commercial Qualification
Has budget been approved for the project?
Is the budget quantifiable?
What is the projects delivery/
completion date?
What is your expectation
on quotation lead time?
What is your expectation
on product delivery lead time?
Who else do we need to talk to?
Terminal Mangers, Engineering Managers,
Buyers, Consultants, Primary contractors, End users.
Global Additive Experience
A small sample of some of our global
additive solutions clients.
BP/Amoco – EU, USA, Africa & Asia.
Vopak - EU.
Sunoco – Canada.
Simon Storage – EU.
Chevron/Texaco – EU, USA & Asia.
Petro-ofisi – Turkey.
Maxol – Ireland.
Shell – EU, USA, Africa & Asia.
CLH – Spain.
Exxon/Mobil – EU, USA & Asia.
The Competitive Advantage
Massive Installed base. 60,000 injectors worldwide.
Reputation for fully supported, quality products.
Unrivalled experience in Additive applications.
Unrivalled experience in Blending applications.
Custom designed and engineered solutions utilising bespoke products.
Complete ‘stand-alone’ functionality. No 3rd Party intelligence required.
Full systems integration capability from the Enraf family of companies.
The End.
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