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Contro Trace
and
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The Above-Ground Sulfur Seal from the Makers of ControTrace

CSI solves thermal problems

Process heating
g is critical
Root cause of issues often not well understood
CSI approach = form fits function
Match heating system to thermal objective

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CSI customers
Oil & Gas

Petrochemicals / Chemicals

Engineering & Construction

Other

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SRU thermal maintenance needs

Maintain bulk temperature

Maintain wall temperature
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Sulfur seal purpose

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Traditional solution: Seal leg

Liquid Sulfur

H2SVapor

Liquid Sulfur

Traditional,, belowgrade sulfur seal

Jacketed piping
heating technology
Sealing mechanism
operates on
hydrostatic
pressure
Liquid
Li id sulfur
lf creates
t
a vapor seal

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Seal leg: Prone to plugging

Debris collects at

Liquid Sulfur

the bottom of the

H2SVapor

Liquid Sulfur

seal leg
Seal leg typically
plugs in as soon as

3 yyears of service
Costly maintenance

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Seal leg: Unplanned downtime

Unscheduled SRU
shutdown
Downtime
measured in days
or weeks of lost
production

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CSI Sx

SxSeal 1000

Design Goals:
Provide improved alternative
to familiar float design
Ensure Float does not crack
Eliminate H2S Blow
Blow
Through
Alignment
Orifice Sealing
Maintenance bypass
Provide Competition/Better
Customer Service
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Sx1000

SxSeal 1000

CSI Design Innovations

Basket Capture
Cylinder Float
Eliminated stress point
Slow
Sl
release
l
d
design
i
Sealing Integrity
Alignment Rods
Sealing Orifice
Castle Wall
Maintenance pressure relief

H 2S
Sx Vapor
Liquid sulfur
Liquidsulfur

Liquidsulfur

Flow condition
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CSIs above-ground sulfur seal

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Easy installation
Above-grade design
No concrete casing
Standard flange connections
ControTrace is pre-installed
p
Pre-fitted ControCover

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Easy maintenance
ControCover
insulation easily
removed
Easy access to
i t
l components
t
internal
Strainer basket easily
cleaned or replaced
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Continuous SRU operation

Liquid bypass line in all
SxSeal configurations
Liquid bypass

Sulfur inlet

Sulfur outlet

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Proven sealing performance

Repeatedly created
and
dh
held
ld liliquid
id seall
Pl
Plug/seat
/
t geometry
t
designed for:
o
o

Minimal
Mi
i l wear & llong lif
life
Self-correcting alignment

Developed model for

sizing
g orifice,, float &
unit based on:
o
o

Flow rate
Condenser pressure

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Superior sulfur sealing

Repeatedly created
and held liquid sulfur
seal
Mechanically
prevented debris from
entering orifice area
o
o

Minimal wear & long life

Self-correcting alignment

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Base configuration
Upper
pp side inlet nozzle
Lower side outlet nozzle
Liquid bypass

Liquid bypass

Sulfur inlet

Quick-opening
Quick opening top head
Interchangeable
internals

p
g internal
Patent-pending
sealing mechanism
Sulfur outlet

Interchangeable internal
components
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Optional components
All SS steel parts
Sight
g g
glass
Look box
Pressure bypass with
rupture disc for
pressure relief
p
Vertical discharge
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CSIs sulfur seal solution

SxSeal

Easyy to install
Easy to maintain
Continuous SRU
operation
S f reliable
li bl sealing
li
Safe,
performance

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SxSeal 2000

See Video

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SxSeal 2000

Launched Jan 2013

Industry likes innovation
y likes choice
Industry
Pressure relief of interest to
some
U
Upward
d Flow
Fl relieves
li
Stuck Open concern
Short vertical offset makes
retrofits easy
No Maintenance
Site Ports eliminate look box
Easy clean-out, if needed
Short Lead times

SxSeal

Interest level higher than anticipated:

In operation: Lyondell (1000 Oct 2012)
Ordered:
Ultramar/Valero,
P66
Conoco-Phillips
Petrobras
DCP Midstream
Quoted/Discussions
Husky, Northwest Redwater, General Chemical,
BP, Valero, Lyondell, Placid Refining, Saudi
Aramco Exxon Mobil
Aramco,
Mobil, KNPC
KNPC, Lukoil
Lukoil, Eagle Rock

Evaluate Total System Cost

Heating system (CapEx)

Heatingsystem
(Cap Ex)
Utilitiesinfrastructure
Utiliti
i f t t
S/C
S/C
manifolds,preins.tubing,field
labor(CapEx)

Ongoingoperationalexpensesto
maintainsystem/utilities(OpEx)
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Thank you!

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