© 2006 Rosemount Inc. All rights reserved For more information: www.rosemount.com OIL & GAS Using Non-contacting Radar on Underground Flare Knockout Tank Reduces Costs ROSEMOUNT 5400 The flare knockout tanks are buried underground for insulation from the Canadian winters. Since the operator confidence in the level measurement was much higher, the tanks were able to be automated and utilized to their capacity. Inlet Outlet 5 ft. 15 ft. Stilling Wells RESULTS • Saved $10,000 per year in operation and maintenance costs • Enables automatic control of level, reduced flare emissions, and full use of tank capacity • Trending software enables correlation of level measurement to process events APPLICATION Flare Knockout Tank Application Characteristics: Mixture of oil/hydrocarbons and dir

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