Michell Instruments develop twin condumax – a unique design to meet needs of a leading energy company

Michell Instruments have been working with a leading energy company to develop a unique control solution for their natural gas storage site in the UK. The company required total security in their hydrocarbon dew-point readings, so Michell developed the Twin-Condumax II Sampling System to provide this with complete confidence.

Employing two Condumax II EExd Hydrocarbon dew-point analysers means that there is always the reassurance of a reference instrument to confirm readings. The other advantage to this system is that it can be used continually, with no interruption in measurements caused by routine maintenance or other potential disruptions.

The Michell System Engineering Division packaged the two analysers complete with their comprehensive sample conditioning systems into a single common enclosure, to satisfy the space limitations stipulated by the customer to suit their intended installation location.

Further customisation of the analyser package included temperature controlled trace heated sample line, and provision within the conditioning system of a sample taking point to enable the customer to carry out periodic laboratory analysis in support of the on-line measurement.

Condumax is recognised by many national and multinational companies involved in the production, storage and distribution of natural gas as the benchmark instrument with which to reliably record the hydrocarbon dew point of natural gas.