CiDRA has received Class 1 Div 2 certification for its HALOTM SMARTring System. This TUVRheinland Class 1, Div 2 certification now marks the HALO system “TUV approved” for use in hazardous environments containing volatile flammable liquids, gases or vapours. “We put forth a great effort to achieve this certification, in response to our customer’s needs and requirements for services working in hazardous locations,” said Dr. Michael Davis, Principal Scientist, and Vice President of Advanced Technologies with CiDRA. “We will now add this to our current TUV and CE certifications and continue to work with our customers on their applications and certification requirements so that the maximum benefits of our HALO system can be realised.”
HALO SMARTtring technology, leverages active sonar and signal processing techniques to provide permanent, fixed multipoint measurements around the circumference of the slurry pipe thereby eliminating manual point-to-point measurements. HALO SMARTring technology and service overcomes the deficiencies of traditional, manual ultrasonic thickness (UT) methods used to measure pipe wear. CiDRA leverages its differentiated sonar and signal processing expertise to provide timely, accurate, repeatable pipe wear measurements and other relevant pipeline information and characteristics. The SMARTring pipe wear measurement tool clamps around the outside of the pipe and remains installed throughout the life of the pipe. On larger diameter pipes, the HALO SMARTring solution features12 measurement locations, equally spaced around the pipe with other configurations available.
“On-demand” a CiDRA technician connects a “smart” handheld reader-processor to each SMARTring sensor and acquires the raw signals and performs a first level quality control check for all 12 measurements simultaneously. The measurements are then uploaded to CiDRA’s Data Management Centre where sophisticated signal processing algorithms analyse and perform the final quality assurance check before measurements and reports are generated for the client. Because measurement of all 12 points can be made virtually in seconds, tens of thousands of points on hydrotransport and coarse tailings slurry pipelines can be frequently measured, thereby enhancing predictive modeling and action by client’s pipeline and asset reliability teams.
CiDRA’s patented SONARtrac® flow technology has established itself as a new class of industrial flowmeter, using measurement principles that are distinct from all other flowmeter technologies operating today and is ideally suited for measuring flow in difficult slurry applications within the energy and natural resource industries. CiDRA has been aggressively developing various service offerings related to flow management and assurance and overall plant monitoring and process optimisation in mining, including oil sands.