SYSTEMS OF MONITORING AND CONTROLLING HYDROCARBON DISCHARGES: OLEMETERS

SYSTEMES DE SURVEILLANCE ET DE CONTROLE DES REJETS D'HYDROCARBURES. OLEOMETRES

The choice of equipment for titrating the amount of hydrocarbons in water discharged into the sea must necessarily be suitably adapted to the goal. The specifications for such equipment include ten main features: 1) Measuring range: 0 to 100 ppm of hydrocarbons (possibility of going to 1,000 ppm); 2) Measurement frequency: continuous sampling and analysis equipment; 3) Hydrocarbon quality: at present, heavy hydrocarbons, and future adaptability to refined products; 4) Respect for analysis specifications: physical measurement falling outside of specifications resulting from the necessity of making fast measurements; 5) Automatic constant-sampling device: response time less than 40 seconds; 6) Respect for "intrinsic safety" conditions; 7) Equipment using no auxiliary solvent (to respect response time); 8) Measurement accuracy: + or - 10% of the entire measurement range; 9) Maintenance: reduced it is almost simplicity; 10) Possibility of connecting a "black box" for making a posteriori checks. The article describes various types of equipment for detecting the hydrocarbons contained in tanker deballasting water. The Ultra-Rapid Response Detector (DRUR) is examined in particular detail because it meets the ten conditions listed above. The laboratory results obtained in control loops have now been confirmed by those obtained with tankers in service.

• Corporate Authors:

  Societe de Editions Technip

  27 rue Ginoax
  75737 Paris 15,   France 
• Authors:
  • Guigues, F
• Publication Date: 1977-5

Language

• French

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 349-366
• Serial:
  • Institut Francais du Petrole, Revue
  • Volume: 32
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Societe de Editions Technip

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Detectors; Hydrocarbons; Measurement; Measuring instruments; Monitoring; Oil spill cleanup; Oil spills; Water pollution; Water quality management
• Old TRIS Terms: Oil spill detection; Water pollution monitoring
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00167632
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 27 1977 12:00AM