LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.,
Feb. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Air Products (NYSE:APD) will highlight its new mobile
nitrogen pumpers at the Pipeline Pigging & Integrity Management
Conference (PPIM) in Houston from
February 27-March 2. Part of Air
Products Express Services (APEX)—which provides safe, fast, and
reliable temporary or emergency gas supply—the new pumpers feature
advanced technology that promotes safety and reliability, as well
as complies with forthcoming air regulations. APEX services has
expanded its fleet of mobile nitrogen pumpers to meet increasing
demands in refinery, petrochemical, and pipeline operations.
The new 300 mscfh pumpers have remote process monitoring
and coolant circuit rupture discs that are redundant and
instrumented to prevent troublesome breaks, which help improve
reliability while also providing a high level of personnel
protection. The pumpers also feature final Tier 4 and California
ARB compliant engines that use the diesel engine load to generate
heat for nitrogen vaporization. Using a heat recovery vaporizer in
place of a fired vaporizer eliminates nuisance smoke and fumes and
the need for an open-flame safe work permit, as well as reduces
fuel consumption by 20-50 percent, under most conditions. In
addition, a steam heat exchanger allows for enhanced flow rates
beyond the maximum engine load, and the company's proprietary
vaporizer configuration exceeds industry standards by allowing
higher discharge temperatures than other heat recovery units. The
new nitrogen pumpers also include climate-controlled cabins to help
reduce operator fatigue along with a configuration that reduces
operator exposure to noise and weather conditions.
PPIM attendees are invited to stop by booth 408 to learn more
about Air Products' new nitrogen pumpers and discover how the
company can help their pipeline operation remain online and
productive. APEX services provides short-term and emergency
nitrogen needs with flow rates up to 500,000 scfh per pumper, with
the option of using multiple pumpers; pressures up to 10,000 psig;
and temperatures up to +700°F. This economical option for
high-quality nitrogen supply can be used for purging,
inerting/blanketing, pressure testing or drying piping systems;
pipeline commissioning or decommissioning; product displacement;
oxygen-freeing; pipeline pig pushing/pigging; and water removal and
drying following hydrotesting.
For more information about Air Products' Express Services for
temporary or emergency nitrogen supply, visit
www.airproducts.com/apex or call the company's dedicated 24/7
hotline at
1-800-APEX-GAS.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a world-leading Industrial Gases
company in operation for over 75 years. The Company's core
industrial gases business provides atmospheric and process gases
and related equipment to manufacturing markets, including refining
and petrochemical, metals, electronics, and food and beverage. Air
Products is also the world's leading supplier of liquefied natural
gas process technology and equipment.
The Company had fiscal 2016 sales of $7.5
billion from continuing operations in 50 countries and has a
current market capitalization of approximately $30 billion. Approximately 16,000 employees are
making Air Products the world's safest and best performing
industrial gases company, providing sustainable offerings and
excellent service to all customers. For more information, visit
www.airproducts.com.
NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements
within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are
based on management's reasonable expectations and assumptions as of
the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual
performance and financial results may differ materially from
projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking
statements because of many factors not anticipated by management,
including risk factors described in the Company's Form 10K for its
fiscal year ended September 30,
2016.
EDITOR'S NOTE:
Downloadable photos of Air Products' new mobile nitrogen pumpers
are available in the company's online News Center.
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