New software enables flow computer to measure CO2 emissions and carbon capture

Newly released software from Ex-i Flow Measurement Ltd allows the SFC3000 flow computer to calculate CO2 emissions from gas-fuelled industrial processes and power stations and record carbon subsequently captured for storage facilities rather than released into the atmosphere.

The UK-designed and manufactured device is a highly capable flow computer that accurately measures a wide range of fluids and gases. The design's flexibility allows extra functionality to support the customer's specific needs to be realised quickly.

A major oil and gas company recently approached EX~i to find a way to effectively calculate the C02 being expelled into the atmosphere when their gas was being burned. This was needed for environmental reasons and because of the taxable levies applied to such activities.

The company's in-house hardware and software development teams were able to work through the complex calculations needed, produce the additional software to support this new functionality and test and release it to the customer in a short space of time.

This means that by utilising one flow computer, end users can now accurately quantify the amount of CO2 being emitted when a product is burnt, and in multi-stream mode, or with an extra SFC3000, also record the amount of CO2 being subsequently captured.

The flow computer is a highly versatile liquid hydrocarbon and gas flow measuring device that can operate in a standalone single-stream flow measurement system or as part of a highly complex multi-stream system. It provides a great deal more than a dedicated flow computer. It can operate on several levels, from a supervisory machine to a standalone flow computer or as a system component. It may be configured to provide a multi-stream measurement solution for gas flow. Using an SFC3000 to make multiple sample point measurements can provide cost savings by allowing a single emissions analyser to make sequential measurements from many different sample points.

With its touch-screen VGA display and extensive processing capabilities, combined with simple-to-use controls and unique operating software, the computer can function as a complete station supervisor integrated into a flow computer housing.

Designed specifically to meet the requirements of the worldwide liquid hydrocarbon and gas measurement markets, the computer is intended to positively contribute to the management and conservation of the world's dwindling energy resources by providing versatile and accurate measurement and including state-of-the-art designs and components.