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Flow measurement of whisky • Equipping a bottling plant for single malt whisky with flow instrumentation • Cost-effective measurement with twin-straight tube Coriolis mass flowmeter • Various measuring tasks – from monitoring tanker offloading to controlling the volumetric amount of spirits transferred to blending and bottling areas. 1. Background The Glenmorangie Company Ltd is one of the most famous producers of Scottish single malt whisky. Their critically acclaimed products range from the Original Glenmorangie 10-, 18- and 25-year-old whiskies to special cask, extra matured and a range of limited edition whiskies. All of the Glenmorangie whiskies are produced and matured in casks at the Glenmorangie distillery near Tain, Ross-shire, in the Scottish highlands. After maturation, the whiskies are sent to the company’s bottling plant in West Lothian, near Edinburgh. 2. Measurement requirements At the bottling plant, the whisky is offloaded and stored before being taken to the bottling areas. In order to increase efficiency and to continuously monitor the various volumetric flows, Glenmorangie were looking for a flowmeter to perform the various measuring tasks. The customer required the meter to be both cost-effective and accurate. APPLICATION REPORT Food & Beverage Medium Flow rates Density Viscosity Temperature Pressure Whisky 1,000…60,000 l/h 264… 15,850 gal (US) 866…914 kg/m 3 7.2…7.6 lb/gal (US) 1.2 cP +15…+25 °C +59…+77 °F 3…7 barg 43.5…101.5 psig
Transcript of App 488 EN - dam.krohne.com
Flow measurement of whisky
•Equippingabottlingplantforsinglemaltwhiskywithflowinstrumentation•Cost-effectivemeasurementwithtwin-straighttubeCoriolismassflowmeter•Variousmeasuringtasks–frommonitoringtankeroffloadingtocontrolling
thevolumetricamountofspiritstransferredtoblendingandbottlingareas.
1. Background
TheGlenmorangieCompanyLtdisoneofthemostfamousproducersofScottishsinglemaltwhisky.TheircriticallyacclaimedproductsrangefromtheOriginalGlenmorangie10-,18-and25-year-oldwhiskiestospecialcask,extramaturedandarangeoflimitededitionwhiskies.
AlloftheGlenmorangiewhiskiesareproducedandmaturedincasksattheGlenmorangiedistillerynearTain,Ross-shire,intheScottishhighlands.Aftermaturation,thewhiskiesaresenttothecompany’sbottlingplantinWestLothian,nearEdinburgh.
2. Measurement requirements
Atthebottlingplant,thewhiskyisoffloadedandstoredbeforebeingtakentothebottlingareas.Inordertoincreaseefficiencyandtocontinuouslymonitorthevariousvolumetricflows,Glenmorangiewerelookingforaflowmetertoperformthevariousmeasuringtasks.Thecustomerrequiredthemetertobebothcost-effectiveandaccurate.
APPLICATION REPORT Food & Beverage
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Whisky1,000…60,000l/h264…15,850gal(US)866…914kg/m37.2…7.6lb/gal(US)1.2cP+15…+25°C+59…+77°F3…7barg43.5…101.5psig
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3. KROHNE solution
TheOPTIMASS1300CCoriolismassflowmetercouldfulfilallofGlenmorangie’srequirements.Atotalofthirteenflowmeterswereinstalledintheirbottlingplant.Twometers(DN50/2")areusedforoffloadingthetankerswhichcomefromthedistillery.Threemeters(DN40/1½")measurethespirittakenfromthestoragetotheblendingarea.Theremainingeightmeters(DN25/1")areusedintheblendingprocessandonthefinalproductforbottling.Allmassflowmetershavebeenprovidedwithstainlesssteelmeasuringtube.
4. Customer benefits
TheOPTIMASS1300ChelpsGlenmorangieimprovethebottlingprocessesoftheirplant.Besidesthegreatdealofinformationprovidedbythemetertocontrolthevariousprocessflows,Glenmorangiestandtogainfromnumerousotherbenefits.Comparedtootherentrylevelmassflowmetersithasanoutstandingprice/performanceratio.Itsaccuracy(±0.15%)isfarhigherthancompetitors’lowercostmeterranges,thusmeetingexactlywhatthecustomerwaslookingfor.Duetoitstwin-straighttubedesign,theOPTIMASS1300Cisalsomucheasiertoinstallthanbenttubemetersasitrequiresamuchsmallerfootprint.TherewerenoinstallationrestrictionsfortheKROHNEmeter,soitfitsperfectlywiththeenvironmentofGlenmorangie’sbottlingsection.Afurtheradvantageofthemeterdesignisthatitallowsself-draining,sotherearenoadditionalstepsforthecustomertotaketoremovetracesofpreviousproductflowsthroughthemetertube.
5. Product used
OPTIMASS 1300 C• Coriolismassflowmeterwithtwinstraighttubedesignforapplicationswithspirits• Mass,volumeanddensitymeasurementatblendingandbottlingareas• Bestprice/performanceratioofitsclass• Withoptimisedflowdividerforlowpressureloss• DN15…100/½...4";PN100/ASMECl600lb• Immunitytocrosstalk:resistanttoinstallationandprocesseffects• On-siteverificationofflowmeterwithUSBpoweredverificationtoolOPTICHECK• HART®,FOUNDATIONTMfieldbus,PROFIBUS®PAandDP,Modbusetc.
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OPTIMASS 1300 C measuring single malt whisky
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