Case Study
How a Fork Density Meter can easily replace a Nucleonic instrument in a chemical plant
AN-002220 For more information: www.Emerson.com/Density CHEMICAL How a Fork Density Meter can easily replace a Nucleonic instrument in a chemical plant RESULTS • Optimization of nitric acid distillation column • Elimination of radioactive sources across the plant • 3,000 Euro per instrument saving for radioactive source replacement and disposal • Increased density measurement stability • No more dangerous manual sampling to check nitric acid concentration APPLICATION Measurement of nitric acid concentration. CUSTOMER A major chemical company located in North-West of Italy CHALLENGE A company in North-West of Italy owns six installations using nucleonic density meters, in acid water treatment and oxide recovery plants. For the treatment of acid water, input to the column has a