The gauging system includes 85 wireless TankRadar Rex radar level gauges and the order follows Tüpras Izmir’s extensive testing of 21 additional devices in the same application.
Furthermore, the gauging system provides accurate, reliable level measurements on some of refinery’s most critical oil-movement tanks.
The Izmir facility has a refining capacity of 11 million tons/year and storage capacity of 1.9 million cubic meters in 164 tanks.
It also includes 44 lube-oil storage tanks that were already being monitored using wired TankRadar Rex level gauges from Emerson.
The IEC 62591 (WirelessHART) field network at the Izmir refinery will have a node for each tank, including a Tank Radar Rex radar level gauge installed with an antenna unit, a Smart Wireless THUM Adapter, and a multiple spot temperature sensor to enable accurate volume calculations.
The refinery has chosen Emerson’s solution not only for the proven performance of its wireless technology, but also for ease of use and ongoing support.
Tüpras Izmir chief engineer Ali Erener, said the ground conditions make excavation for new cable runs difficult, but with Emerson’s Smart Wireless solution, minimization of the costs for cabling, cable trenches, conduits, and cable trays is possible.
"Going wireless also gives us the flexibility to add more devices in the future not only for level and temperature measurements, but also for tank water control and nitrogen pressure control at our blanketing tanks" added Erner.
