Application: Hydrogen carrier lines in refineries and petrochemical plants
All refineries and various petrochemical and chemical plants use process gas analyzers such as gas chromatographs and TOC analyzers. Hydrogen is used as a carrier gas in gas chromatography and in various analytical instruments, most commonly as a fuel component of combustion gases for Flame Ionization (FID) and Flame Photometric (FPD) detectors. Spark discharge analyzers and total hydrocarbon measurements also use hydrogen mixtures. Using hydrogen as a carrier gas speeds up the process of analyzing the component.
Hydrogen is supplied via tubes from a bank of cylinders and a back up generator system to the analyzer cabin/room located inside the plant where analysis is done. Hydrogen used for this purpose is of very high purity (99.99999% pure).
The Malema™ M-VF series adjustable velocity fuse is a safety device used in tubes and pipe lines carrying hazardous and expensive fluids. A rupture or leak in the fluid path downstream of the safety valve increases the velocity of the fluid beyond a predetermined set level, causing the fuse to shut off flow through the line.
Many gas analyzer and analyzer system manufacturers use Malema™ M-VF series valves in their systems. References can be produced on request.