Jun 9, 2026 8:21:07 AM
Coke drum monitoring is a critical part of maintaining safe and efficient delayed coking operations, especially as units age. Yet for many refineries, process management still relies heavily on periodic checks and indirect signals, leaving operators with limited visibility into what is happening inside the drum during live operation. This gap often leads to conservative decision making, higher operating costs, and avoidable process risk.
Topics: neutron backscatter, coke drum cycle, coke drum optimization, coke drum, coker units, delayed coke drum
Mar 10, 2025 10:40:42 AM
In the high-stakes world of oil and gas production, every second counts. A minor disruption in operations can have a domino effect, leading to significant financial losses.
Topics: neutron backscatter, Gamma Scanning, tracers, Tru-Scan, gamma ray inspection, oil production, PhaseFinder, separator study, oil in water, water production, oil residence time test, increase production rates, optimising oil and gas production, gas undercutting, oil processing, gas processing, separator systems, liquid carry-over, hydrocarbon separation train
Dec 20, 2017 3:15:04 PM
Scans aid plant personnel in determining which demulsifier is best suited for their application.
Tracerco’s scanning technology is an excellent means of measuring interface levels, whether between vapour and liquids, liquid and solids, or between two different types of liquids. Tru-Scan™ and PhaseFinder™ neutron scanning technologies can be used very effectively in trials of emulsion breaking chemicals to determine the best type and concentration to use in a particular vessel. This can lead to increased efficiency and significant cost savings as well as reduce the environmental impact of excess chemical use.
This blog will present two demulsifier trials that will show the difference in performance base on the presence or absence of an emulsion layer.
Topics: neutron backscatter, Tru-Scan, gamma scan, Separator, PhaseFinder, Demulsifier Chemical, interface levels
Jul 6, 2015 4:08:00 PM
A problem plaguing butadiene purification unit operations is the potential for free radical polymerisation, commonly known as popcorn polymer. This popcorn polymer formation can disrupt the operation of the unit by plugging lines, sticking valves, and even physically damaging equipment. Under certain conditions the polymer growth can push apart flanges, rupture lines and even pop the head off exchangers.
Topics: optimising plant processing, popcorn polymer, process systems, providing insight onsite, neutron backscatter, process vessels, plant processing, scanning technology, heat exchanger, butadiene purification unit, Process Diagnostics, exchanger, solids buildup, fouling deposits, polymerisation, butadiene condenser
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