Flow Management

6 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 3 FLOW MANAGEMENT DEVICES to be over 150 degrees Fahrenheit to keep the liquid fluid. Otherwise, it can become thick, solidifying to a bubblegum texture. To perform under these conditions, the provers need to have an insulation jacket that can handle extreme temperatures as well as specific high-temperature cover sets and insulation for the electronics and transmitters. FMD has also previously designed a cryogenic prover for extremely low temperatures. This unit was designed to withstand temperatures of negative 265 degrees Fahrenheit and FMD already has several in service. FMD’s cryogenic prover has equipment to monitor the low temperatures and prevent ice buildup. In particular, the prover has shafts that reciprocate in and out of the process, which are required to be kept in a cold environment – otherwise, it will ice up. This meant the company created a nitrogen purge cover set, which blankets the prover in nitrogen to prevent ice build-up and damage. “There are also specific metallurgy and seals, all our own proprietary designs, for the cryogenic prover. These innovative designs are now becoming a big portion of our business moving forward,” Lantzy said. “Two years ago, there was little to no activity in regards to cryogenic prover quoting, and now we have multiple in process orders for them, and active quoting on 10 to 15 projects as the USA meets export demands for certain cryogenic liquids.” Other applications for the cryogenic prover would be for the carbon capture industry. Currently, there are many projects globally, looking at pumping liquid carbon dioxide (CO2) through pipelines. At the moment, FMD has not installed any of its units to these CO2 pipelines, but is actively quoting provers into the application. The CO2 application requires the pipeline to operate at either cold temperatures (negative 50 degrees Fahrenheit) or high pressure (900 ANSI) in order to for it to be maintained as a liquid. Lantzy is confident that FMD can easily operate in these conditions given the history of providing provers into even colder applications and higher pressures. FMD is pivoting to meet new energy requirements, as that is a sector of the industry with a very high growth potential, while not neglecting the traditional market. The company will continue developing products that meet the requirements of new applications and always cater to its customers’ needs. With the market shifting toward exporting cryogenics, NGLs, and the petrochemical industry, provers must be fully capable of meeting the extreme temperature ranges of these products. This can only be accomplished by FMD because they have the existing designs and provers already built in applications down to negative 265 degrees Fahrenheit and pressures up to 1500 ANSI that meet the new requirements in the industry. With a proven track record and the experience level FMD has, new clients Assembly of a prover at FMD’s headquarters in Phoenix, AZ. The mechanical assembly and electrical assembly teams are working to compete a prover build. Field install of an FMD cryogenic prover. This prover has a purge cover set and controller along with insulation. FMD has cryogenic package offerings for all size provers.