The recent spill of methylcyclohexane methanol into the Elk River in West Virginia serves as a reminder that our older storage tank systems need frequent inspections and infrastructure updates. Better monitoring systems can reduce the impact of such spills on our natural resources and the people who depend on them. Fortunately, the distributed nature of United Electronic Industries’ I/O platforms are well suited for monitoring temperatures, pressures, strain and thermal expansion in large storage tank facilities.
Storage tanks require rugged monitoring systems like that of UEI’s GigE Cube.
UEI’s platforms are perfectly suited for a variety of applications, including spent nuclear fuel rod containment tanks, petroleum and gas refinery tanks, wastewater treatment chambers, and fluid separation basins that require industrial-strength monitoring systems.
Our PowerDNA Cube, for example, effectively collects measurements taken by thermocouples, pressure transducers and various strain gauges and load cells. Stand-alone data recorder/logger functionality allows data to be stored locally, ensuring no data is lost even if the network is temporarily disabled. The new teaming/bonding support on our new GigE Cube provides for simple connections to redundant networks as required. Equally important, our 10-year availability guarantee ensures that environmentally sensitive tank monitoring systems are easy to maintain and monitor over many, many years.
Data Acquisition Systems Engineering 