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EVENT REPORTED by SAM GUARD®

Temperature sensor on a discharge stream out of a compressor zeroed out.

This is a critical compressor in the plant.

MAINTENANCE TEAM FINDINGS

The issue was communicated to the plant team which found that the sensor malfunctioned. No alert was set for this tag in DCS system. Sensor was fixed by maintenance team promptly.

COST / DOWNTIME AVOIDED

Faulty temperature reading in a critical compressor can potentially cause harm to equipment and lead to valuable downtime in the plant.

CUSTOMER FEEDBACK

“Quick detection from SAM GUARD allowed us to maintain control of the process”