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Oil leakage detection and oil pipe detection

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Table of contents

• Leakage detection in the sump pit

• Oil detection in pipes

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First and only SIL2 oil leak detector for sump pits –

• NAR300

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Leak Detection

The petroleum industry’s approach to protection of the environment is multi-

faceted. Numerous standards have been developed to address protection of the
environment from potential escapes of both liquid and gaseous substances.
With respect to the risk of liquid escaping the confines of the tank itself, API
standards prescribe provisions for leak prevention, leak detection, and leak
containment. In simple terms:
• Leak prevention is any process that is designed to deter a leak from occurring
in the first place.
• Leak detection is any process or system that is designed to find a leak
after one has occurred. Oil Leak Detector
• Leak containment is any process or system that is designed to contain a leak
and to isolate the contained liquid from contaminating groundwater or
surface water.

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Surprising Number

• According to a report from International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, leak
happens not only from tank top but also tank walls, welds or connected pipework.
• Overspill prevention by Liquiphant is important but not enough.
• Leak detection outside of a tank is even more important for safety!

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Applications

• Drain pit
• Sump pit
• Sewer channel
• On the field

and anywhere near

by tanks filled with oil

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Typical Installation

• Typical Installation in Drain Pit

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Oil Leak Detector and Transmitters

Oil Leak Detector NAR300 Transmitter

(Float sensor) NRR261

Ex
Interface
Box

Transmitter
NRR262

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SIL2 certificate

• 1st and only one

SIL2 oil leak detector in the
world
• Comply with IEC 61508
• Safety instrumented system
integration
• Safety function: relay output for
oil leak detection

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Float Sensor Specification

Oil detection thickness

Float on water: 10mm or more
No water: 55mm or less Guide rod available

No moving parts Made of 316L

Fail safe = Alarm
• Open & short circuit
• Frozen water
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Operating Principle
Vibration
Water: Liquid ON
Oil: Liquid ON
Air: Non-liquid OFF
2nd sensor: Liquiphant
Liquid detection

1st sensor:
Conductivity analysis

Conductive
Water: Conductive OFF
Oil: Non-conductive ON
Air: Non-conductive ON
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Two Sensors

Conductivity
Vibration sensor Detect conductive material: Water
Detect non-conductive material: Air or oil

Operating Operating
point point Float body metallic

Recognize water /
Liquid below operating point. Liquid over operating point. oil between
Fork sensor vibrates at its Frequency reduced when electrode and float
intrinsic frequency. covered with liquid. body sensor.

Oil

Water

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Detection Algorithm

Use of dual sensory logic.

• Vibration tuning folk (Liquiphant FTL level switch)
• Conductivity switch

Analysis of conductivity
between the probe to the float
Non-conductive object detected

Detection of liquid
Presence of liquid detected!
Means detected object is “Non-conductive Liquid!”

Oil leakage!!

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Scenario 1: Dry Pit

NAR300 Float Sensor

Water Air Oil

Liquid
Con. SW OFF ON ON OFF Zero conductivity
Vib. Folk ON OFF ON ON
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Scenario 2: Oil in Pit

NAR300 Float Sensor

Water Air Oil Liquid

Con. SW OFF ON ON ON Zero Conductivity
Vib. Folk ON OFF ON ON
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Scenario 3: Water in Pit

NAR300 Float Sensor

Water Air Oil

Liquid
Con. SW OFF ON ON ON Zero Conductivity
Vib. Folk ON OFF ON OFF
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Scenario 4: Water in Pit, and then Oil

NAR300 Float Sensor

Water Air Oil

Liquid
Con. SW OFF ON ON ON Zero Conductivity
Vib. Folk ON OFF ON ON
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Leakage detection in the sump pit

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Tank pit supervision tank terminal Rostock (Germany)

FTL51 Liquiphant Density with densitycontroller FML621

FTL51 (vibronic
fork) mounted
in a float
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Solution: FTL51 density is mounted fix - Option 1

• Mounted in a pump shaft.

• Detection of oil.

Disadvantage
• Fixed immersion lenght.
• Fix water level is required

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Sophisticated solution: FTL51-density mounted on float

• Including heating in Ex-Area

Exact and flexible immersion

lenght due to sliding coupling
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Working principle: Sump pit filled with water

• Liquiphant density detect the density of 1000 kg/m³

Float

Water

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Working principle: Sump pit filled with water/oil mixture

• Oil layer is above the water layer

• Liquiphant density detects the density of e.g. 800 kg/m³

Float

Oil

Water

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Application: tank pit

Top View

Tank pit

Sump pit
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Oil detection in pipes

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Former situation at tankfield Hünxe (Germany)

• Leakage detection
in the tank field
• Different oils should be
detected in the level drain
• Problems:
• Current measurement needs
a lot of maintenance
• Measuring wire is very sensitive
against built-up
• Pipe has a max. flow of 30 l/min (60 l/min),
but only more than 1 liter oil can be detected.

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Endress+Hauser Solution for tankfield Hünxe

• Approved by TÜV

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Endress+Hauser Solution for tankfield Hünxe

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TÜV Nord Analysis: tankfield Hünxe

Analysis for medium raining events:

Result

The test has proven… that the Endress+Hauser leakage

detection solution is able to monitor very small oil leakage
amounts, as the oil is cumulated in the first chamber.

Separation wall

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Endress+Hauser Solution for H+R Salzbergen

(extended version)
• Including cleaning connection, detection of backing up and cleaning
window, heating elements.

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Working principle of the solution: case 1

• Inverted siphon not/partly filled with water Relay

• Liquiphant 1 detection the density. Relay switches,
if detected density is smaller than e.g. 900 kg/m³ on
• Liquiphant 2 detection of level.
Relay switches, if chamber is filled
• → No Alarm off
1 2
1 Liquiphant 1 = Measures Density
Liquiphant 2 = Level Switch
2
Separation
wall
Temperature sensor is used
for temperature compensation
of the density (FML621)
Flowing direction
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Working principle of the solution: case 2

• Inverted siphon filled with water Relay

• Liquiphant 1 detection the density of water
• Liquiphant 2 detects, that the chamber is filled off
• → No Alarm
on
1 2
1 Liquiphant 1 = Measures Density
Liquiphant 2 = Level Switch
2

Flowing direction
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Working principle of the solution : case 3

• Drain contains water/oil mixture Relay

• Liquiphant 1 detection the density of oil
• Liquiphant 2 detects, that the chamber is filled on
• → Alarm!!!
on
1 2
1 Liquiphant 1 = Measures Density
Liquiphant 2 = Level Switch
2

Oil fraction is cumulated in

the left part
of the chamber

Flowing direction
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Working principle of the solution : case 4

• Drain is only oil Relay

• Liquiphant 1 detection the density of oil
• Liquiphant 2 detects, that the chamber is filled on
• → Alarm!!!
on
1 2
1 Liquiphant 1 = Measures Density
Liquiphant 2 = Level Switch
2

Flowing direction
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Application: rain-water drain of floating roof tanks

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Application: tank safety shell

Top View

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Application: tank pit

Top View

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