Process Analyser Problems

© jaochainoi / Fotolia

When things go wrong

Yet analyser installations can sometimes fail to deliver by:

• accuracy and repeatability expectations not being met
• sample response time being too slow
• delivering poor correlation with laboratory tests.

There are many potential causes of these issues. Obviously the installations must be part of a suitable maintenance program. But regardless of maintenance there are fundamental installation factors that must be considered for each installation. Common issues seen with process analyser installations that cause problems are:

• incorrect analyser selected for the purpose
• analyser sample system poorly designed
• incorrect sample location for the purpose
• poor selection of analyser location.​

The Process Analyser

​Process analysers (or analyzers) are these days considered essential for modern plant closed loop control, for fiscal metering and to optimize laboratory sampling frequencies.

Process analysers are expensive, with installed costs ranging from $20,000 for simple pH analysers, up to $10,000,000 for complex NMR analyser systems.

After this making such an investment, you want your analyser to function well over its lifetime, reliably producing the intended data stream for operations, billing, and quality control.

© akiyoko / Fotolia

Process Analyser Troubleshooting

Process analyser troubleshooting can be a difficult task.

​WAPGC have personnel  with successful experience in design, installation and maintenance of process analysers at several Australian/Asian hydrocarbon processing installations. WAPGC personnel have experience with the following process analysers; Gas Chromatograph (GC), Density, IR, Distillation, Viscosity, PH, Flash Point, Cloud Point, Freeze Point, NIR, NMR.

WAPGC can assist you with the identification and rectification of your process analyser issues.

Contact Us

WA Power & Gas Consulting
Energy Consultants
Power Consultants and Gas Consultants
Project Governance Consultants
Perth Western Australia