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Centralized, Distributed, and Hybrid Safety Instrumented Systems

Emerson’s Mike Boudreaux alerted me to a great article comparing safety instrumented system architectures. The ISA InTech article, Centralized or distributed process safety compares and contrasts...

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Additional Clarifications on Digital Valve Controllers in Safety Applications

A few months ago, I attempted to clear up some misconceptions about the use of digital valve controllers in safety applications in a post, Clarifications on the Use of the DVC6000 SIS in Safety...

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Q and A on Digital Valve Controllers and Solenoids in Safety Applications

A reader emailed some great questions to an earlier post, Clarifications on the Use of the DVC6000 SIS in Safety Applications. The post, featuring the thoughts of Emerson’s Riyaz Ali, addressed...

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What is in a SIL Safety Certification

exida’s Dr. William Goble and Emerson’s Afton Coleman presented, What’s is in a SIL Safety Certification?, at the 2012 Emerson Exchange conference. Their abstract: How is a product “certified” for use...

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Radar Level Gauges in Tank Overfill Prevention Safety Applications

Bulk liquid storage tanks are found in many industrial processes including refineries, tank terminals, pipeline terminals, petrochemical and LNG plants, and aviation fuel depots to name a few. There...

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In-Situ Proof Test Coverage for Coriolis Flow and Density Meters

Process safety is a top concern for manufacturers with hazardous areas. I received a question on a blog post, Calibrating Coriolis Flowmeters In-Situ: What is Emerson’s statement of proof test coverage...

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LNG Storage Tank Level Measurement

Yesterday, we highlighted the role of mass-based flow measurement in liquefied natural gas (LNG) custody transfer applications. Today, I wanted to highlight the role of radar tank gauging technology in...

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Fired Heater Safety and Burner Management Systems

Back in March in a post, Safety System Considerations for Process Fired Heaters, I shared some thoughts from a presentation by Emerson’s Nikki Bishop and David Sheppard. The good news is that their...

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Field Device Local Display in Process Safety Applications

One of the great things about conferences such as last week’s Emerson Exchange Americas conference is reconnecting face-to-face with people where some time has passed. I had the chance to connect with...

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Power Generation Seminar and Technology Fair

For readers based in the U.K. or with travel plans that brings you there next week, I wanted to highlight an Emerson Power Generation Seminar & Technology Fair taking place next week. The first...

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Separate Versus Integral Final Element Accessories in Safety Applications

Final elements such as safety shutdown valves, emergency isolation valves, blowdown valves, etc., in safety instrumented functions (SIFs) are equipped with various accessories such as digital valve...

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10 Ways to Improve Functional Safety

ISA Portugal recently hosted a conference on functional safety. Emerson’s Russell Cockman, whom you may recall from earlier safety-related posts, presented 10 ways to improve functional safety without...

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Functional Safety and Tank Overfill Prevention

As global oil and gas production continues to fan out to new areas, the need for storage tanks and terminal facilities as part of the distribution processes increases. Making sure those tanks are not...

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Critical Safety Shutdown Valve Actuators for United Kingdom

Imagine 30% of a country’s energy supply relying on two safety shutdown valves to flow natural gas and liquid condensate safely from offshore oil & gas production platforms to an onshore processing...

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Safety Valve Positioners and Common Cause Failure Questions

If you work with pumps in your facility, you may be familiar with the Empowering Pumps site, a wealth of information to help you with these important assets in your plant. Founder Charli K. Matthews...

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Terminal Tanks Level Measurement Safety, Accuracy & Efficiency

Rajagopal KittuOver on the Tank World blog is an interview with Emerson’s Rajagopal Kittu, a tank gauging product manager in the Middle East region. Rajagopal was asked about the wireless technologies...

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Tank Monitoring and Overfill Prevention

Johan Sandberg Global Business Development ManagerEarlier this year, the National Institute for Storage Tank Management (NISTM) held the 16th Annual International Aboveground Storage Tank Conference...

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Safety Instrumented System Solenoid-Operated Valve Approaches

Last week at the Emerson Exchange conference, I caught up with Emerson’s Riyaz Ali. You may recall Riyaz from many safety instrumented system-related posts. We discussed some of the trends in...

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Wired Versus Wireless Risk Analysis for Process Instrumentation Measurements

How does wireless communications compare against wired communications for process instrumentation? That was the subject of an Emerson Exchange presentation by Kenexis’ Ed Marszal and Emerson’s Gary...

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Improving Process Safety without a Calculator

AutomatykaIf you’re not fluent in Polish, you may have missed a recent Automatyka article, Bezpieczeństwo funkcjonalne zgodne z normami [Functional Safety Compliance]. Andy Crosland SIS Business...

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