Filtration System removes pipeline contaminants.
Press Release Summary:
Filtration System utilizes existing pig launchers or receivers as filter housing for cartridge filters, eliminating need for external filter systems. Pig filter traps impurities in filter cartridges while filtered liquid continues to travel through pipeline. One or more filter cartridges can be utilized with pressure-tight connectors between multiple cartridge units. Applications include long-distance movement of petroleum products and liquid feedstocks.Original Press Release:
Pig Launcher/Receiver Serves as Filter Housing for On-Line/In-Line Filtration
NOVEL FILTRATION SYSTEM REMOVES UNWANTED PIPELINE CONTAMINANTS ASSISTING PIPELINE OPERATORS TO MEET NEW DOT INTEGRITY REGULATIONS. TECHNOLOGY IS IDEAL FOR LONG DISTANCE MOVEMENT OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, LIQUID FEEDSTOCKS, PROPANE, BUTANE, LNG, NATURAL GAS, CRUDE OIL, GASOLINE AND PETROCHEMICALS.
Houston, Texas, USA: A novel filtration system is now available for pipeline operators who are faced with the need to improve pipeline integrity. The concept, introduced by FILTRATION TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (FTC), utilizes existing pig launchers or receivers as a filter housing for cartridge filters sized to fit the launcher and any adjacent pipe. The technique totally eliminates the need for expensive, high pressure, special purpose, external filtration units that are commonly used for pipeline filtration.
New pipeline safety regulations are forcing operators to test, examine and clean pipelines to eliminate corrosion, dirt, particulates and contaminants from pipeline operations. In addition, dirty fluids grossly affect downstream fluid processing in petrochemical plants and refineries and can actually lead to shutdown due to clogged equipment such as towers, heat exchangers, valves, and other equipment.
By utilizing the pig launcher and/or pig receiver as a filter housing, operators eliminate the need for expensive external filter systems. Instead, the pig filter traps impurities in the filter cartridges while the filtered liquid continues to travel through the pipeline (Figure #1). One or more filter cartridges can be utilized with pressure tight connectors used between multiple cartridge units.
Filtration normally takes place during pigging to receive the dislodged impurities. Once the filtration operation is complete, filters are removed from the launcher body and a pig can be redeployed. To utilize the new method, the only modification to the pipeline is the insertion of a sump plate in a flange downstream of the pig launcher.
FTC, headquartered in Houston, TX, USA, is a 15-year old manufacturer of quality, high-efficiency filter elements providing custom engineered solutions for food and beverage, biotechnology, oil and gas, petrochemicals, refinery, power, pipeline, water, waste-water and environmental applications worldwide.
