June 30, 2022
TANK LEVEL DROP DUE TO LEAKAGE
EVENT REPORTED by SAM GUARD®
- SAM GUARD® detected a drop in the tank level as soon as it was installed and issued an alert.
- Plant engineers carried out an on-site inspection and discovered a leakage in the tank’s manual valve.
- The valve was fixed, stopping the leak.
COST / DOWNTIME AVOIDED
The tank provides cooling water to the evaporator.
Had the level continued to decrease, the evaporator would have faced significant temperature regulation problems.
Without temperature regulation, the evaporator would have malfunctioned.
The tank level had been decreasing for three months without detection
Why SAM GUARD® Instead of DCS ?
SAM GUARD® detects failures regardless of the asset’s location, unlike DCS. Some issues might be missed during routine plant walks by operations. When a critical alarm value is reached, the response time is much shorter, potentially leading to difficult and stressful situations.
Customer feedback
“If the level had continued to drop, the evaporator would have major temperature regulation issues. Tank level had been dropping for 3 months without anyone noticing.”
