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Wireless burst detection system
22 February 2016
Elfab Limited, global manufacturer of pressure relief systems, has launched its first wireless burst detection system. Elfab’s non-invasive, reusable, ATEX-approved burst detector; Flo-Tel, has been offering customers across the globe, a fail safe way of notifying a disc has burst in safety critical conditions for more than a decade.
Unlike most burst detectors, which are activated by the flow created after the bursting disc has operated, Elfab’s Flo-Tel actuator is installed on the vent side of the disc and is activated by the operation of the disc itself.
Emerson Process Management recognises the benefits of Flo-Tel and is working closely with Elfab, helping to bring to the market the WirelessHART rupture disc burst detector.
Wireless technology offers a cost effective solution when monitoring rupture discs and explosion vents and can easily be implemented on both new and existing sites. Elfab says customers can expect to eliminate the costs and complexity of additional wiring by saving an estimated 50% of the cost and 90% of the time required to install a conventional wired system.
New and existing customers can obtain immediate process alerts from intelligent, real-time process monitoring equipment. Elfab’s wireless burst detection is a cost-effective alternative to wiring.
Compatible with its non-invasive, fail safe burst detection systems, Flo-Tel+ and Flo-Tel XD, Elfab’s wireless detection can be integrated and upgraded easily with Emerson’s WirelessHART Gateways. This allows further cost savings by eliminating the need for wiring on both new builds and on plant upgrades.
