Ammonia has attracted wide interest as an alternative fuel for the maritime industry’s journey towards decarbonization, since it does not emit any CO2 during combustion.
A challenge with ammonia is that it’s highly toxic, flammable, and corrosive. The compound is a risk to humans and the environment in case of accident or leakage, requiring strict safety standards and overall caution. Ammonia takes on a liquid form at -33°C and atmospheric pressure. At 20°C, a pressure of 7.5 bar is adequate to keep the compound in liquid form.
Level measurement by use of radar is ideal for a compound like ammonia since the devices can be maintained without being in contact with the content. However, ammonia can be a very difficult compound to measure reliably due to its tendency to change between its liquid and vapor states. Guided wave radar is relevant if the pressure is high. The implementation of accurate and reliable level measurement is critical to ensure process safety.
The Rosemount 5300 Level Transmitter is ideal for challenging measurements on liquids, slurries, and solids, offering state of the art reliability and safety features in level and interface applications. Rosemount 5300 offers several advantages such as easy installation, no need for calibration, and is unaffected by process conditions. Also, it is SIL 2 certified making it your first choice for safety applications. It has a robust construction and features powerful built-in diagnostics allowing you to focus on the essential part - your plant.
Rosemount 2130 Level Switch is developed for challenging applications, tough operating conditions and safety critical environments. Its robust construction and built-in powerful diagnostics will allow you to focus on the essential part - your plant. It is a plug-and-play device, which means that it is easy to install and does not require any advanced configuration or calibration. It is also virtually unaffected by process conditions, which makes its measurements extremely reliable. The Rosemount 2130 is SIL 2 certified for safety instrumented systems. It will make sure that you stay safe from overfill, while at the same time optimizing your tank usage.
Operational continuity is key for your ship’s long-term success. With Aperio Software you get a single point overview of your ship’s systems, which improves your ability to plan, control, monitor and react to alarms. It’s designed to manage a variety of stand-alone systems for tank monitoring, valve and pump control fuel management and alarm acquisition. The Aperio is highly scalable and flexible with customizing capabilities for most any combination of tasks, for most any size of vessel.