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  Maintaining the Reliability and Safety of Steam Methane Reformers through Outlet System Monitoring

  Monday, March 20, 2023 | James Cross

  Application

  Monitoring the performance of a steam methane reformer (SMR) is a crucial process in the ammonia, methanol, hydrogen, and steel industries. However, the operation of the SMR close to its material temperature and pressure design limits poses significant reliability challenges, such as creep rupture and cracks caused by high pressures, temperature fluctuations, and mechanical loads. Therefore, regular physical inspections and monitoring of the SMR are required despite the safety risks beneath the reformer.

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  Using Fiber-Optic Instruments (FGs) for Live Temperature Monitoring in Container Glass Furnaces

  Wednesday, February 22, 2023 | Philippe Kerbois

  Application Products

  The AMETEK Land FG series is commonly used in industrial applications such as steel production, glass manufacturing, power generation, and chemical processing, where accurate and reliable temperature measurement is critical for safe and efficient operation.

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  Combustion Control in a Black Liquor Boiler

  Tuesday, February 14, 2023 | Derek Stuart

  Application

  The kraft process is widely used to convert wood into pulp for papermaking. The process is very efficient because most of the chemicals used to process the wood can be recycled. In the process, the lignin and hemicellulose are separated from the desired cellulose fibres.

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  10 Reasons Why Thermal Cameras Are Preferred to Video Cameras for Furnace Monitoring.

  Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | James Cross

  Application

  Following on from a recent blog by my esteemed colleague Manfred in December, we continue the discussion on thermal imaging versus video imaging with a focus on furnace monitoring. We often get asked something along the lines of “why would I install a thermal imager when there are perfectly good high temperature video cameras available for my furnace?” It’s quite simple; accurate temperature data is extremely valuable.

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  Understanding the Importance of 'HOT SPOT' Measurement in Non-Contact Temperature Measurement Applications

  Wednesday, January 11, 2023 | Manfred Hayk

  Application

  In applications for non-contact temperature measurement, the term "HOT-SPOT measurement" is commonly used to not only recognize and measure "hot spots" or areas of high temperature, but also detect cold, cooler areas and show their distribution. In principle, the temperature of an object in a process can be detected and measured in three ways:

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  Steam Methane Reformer (SMR) Tube Metal Temperatures (TMT) Data Collection and Correction

  Friday, January 6, 2023 | James Cross

  Application

  Due to the significant number of questions about how to record and interpret tube metal temperatures from infrared pyrometers on Steam Methane Reformers and other fired heaters, we have produced the brief guide below which is the result of feedback from industry experts.

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  What Are The Key Differences between VIS and IR Thermal Imagers?

  Monday, December 5, 2022 | Manfred Hayk

  Application

  Within many industries and applications, visible cameras are widely used for process monitoring. Even in security applications, visible cameras or special residual light amplifying cameras are used to retrieve accurate images even when there is poor lighting.

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  Measuring Gas Temperatures In Combustion Processes By Infrared Pyrometry

  Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | Derek Stuart

  Application

  Infrared thermometry is used in a wide range of industrial processes to measure the temperature of objects as diverse as a blast furnace shell, glass in a melt tank or the clinker in a cement kiln.

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  Should I Choose an Air-cooled or Water-cooled Thermal Imaging Camera for my Furnace?

  Monday, August 8, 2022 | James Cross

  Application

  Our engineering team has always been quite cautious about the cooling flows we state in our specifications on instruments designed for furnace imaging (for example for instruments like the water-cooled NIR-B-640-EX), both in terms of volumes and quality of air and water.

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  Optimising Fired Heaters using Thermal Imaging Solutions

  Wednesday, June 29, 2022 | James Cross

  Application

  Anyone who has worked on fired heaters knows that they each have their own personality. They are complex and important pieces of major equipment to refineries and petrochemical complexes, and they present unique (often frustrating) challenges from a temperature measurement, reliability, and optimisation perspective.

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