Temperature sensors are beneficial to the petrochemical industry by improving refinery efficiency and reducing waste reduction with innovative temperature measurement solutions.
FREMONT, CA: Crude oil and natural gas are the foundation of the petrochemical industry. A myriad of final product options can be obtained by carefully manipulating these source products, particularly with regard to temperature, moisture, pressure, and atmospheric gases. The wide range of petrochemical products that make life easier include plastics, rubbers, fertilizers, perfumes, resins, heat exchangers, and medicines. Health care, automobiles, cosmetics, construction, and gas industries all use these petrochemical products. For this reason, it is crucial that the processes involved in their development are as efficient as possible. Temperature control is one of these very important processes.
How does temperature control work: Keeping a system's temperature within the required range is achieved by accurately measuring heat changes in the system. Temperature plays a vital role in the chemical reactions that determine the quality of products. Temperature sensors are, therefore, necessary.
What are the benefits of temperature control: In chemical and petrochemical processes, special materials are often required that are resistant to corrosion when exposed to extremely high temperatures. During chemical production, complex petrochemical systems, refineries, and industrial plants operate at temperatures ranging from cryogenic temperatures below 0°C (32°F) to high temperatures of 800°C (1472°F). These products require different temperatures depending on their physical and chemical properties. Changing the production temperature at any point in the process can alter the properties and render the products useless. Close monitoring is necessary to improve product yield, protect plant components, prevent upsets, identify wastes, and promote workers' safety.
The use of temperature controllers across industries is as follows:
Beverages and Food: Temperature controllers are essential for this application. There is a need for temperature controllers in food processing operations such as brewing, sterilization, cooking, and baking. In order to achieve optimal performance and results, temperature and process time controllers are essential.
The packaging industry: Also temperature controllers are used in the packaging industry to ensure high-quality products. Mechanisms equipped with glue applicators, seal bars, shrink wrap tunnels, hot melt functions, or label applicators require specific temperatures and process times. Temperature controllers are needed in this situation.
Choosing only quality products: The temperature is controlled by devices such as resistance temperature detectors (RTDs), thermocouples, and thermistors. Temperature measurements can only be made accurately with high-quality temperature sensors. Even though petrochemicals are produced at extremely high temperatures, the processes are temperature-specific. In this environment, it is vital to have properly functioning thermocouple sensors, heat exchangers, standard thermowell assemblies, special tube skin thermocouples, and high-temperature ceramic sheathed thermocouples.
