UTImeter GTex

What Is It?

Portable level gauging and sampling equipment has to be connected to a ball valve installed on top of each tank. These valves are difficult to remove or exchange when the vessel is already in operation. HERMetic portable equipment can be fitted with special adaptors for installation on non-Honeywell valves.

• TS 55000: Connects all HERMetic units with 1-inch quick connect coupling to valves with UNF 2½-inch connection.
• TS 55115: Connects all HERMetic units with 2-inch quick connector to valves with UNF 2½-inch connection.

Additional special adaptors are available on request.

How Does It Work?

In order to match existing tank tables, it is very important to know the exact type of valves installed onboard and the reference height of the reading index. The portable equipment, fitted with the correct storage tube, will have the same reading level without the need of reading index level compensation. When a unit is fitted with such a connection, a separate grounding strap is required for intrinsic safety compliance.

What Problems Does It Solve?

The special storage tube and adaptors permit easy connection on foreign valves without the need to change already installed ball valves onboard and without any correction of the tank tables.

What Is It?

• HERMetic DIP 2: A 500mm graduated DIP rod for easy penetration of sediments on tank bottom, attached to a 30m stainless steel tape.
• HERMetic DIP 2 GT: Closed, gas tight version of HERMetic DIP 2.
• HERMetic OXY: Samples inert gas over full tank height while preventing gas release into the atmosphere — as per IMO requirement for Tanker Safety and Pollution Prevention.
• HERMetic Press: Provides reliable reading within 1500mm vacuum and 2500mm pressure water column range.
• Adaptors for MMC & Tanktech Valves: Storage tube and adaptors for connection on existing non-Honeywell valves onboard.

How Does It Work?

All HERMetic accessories can be easily connected to HERMetic compact valves through a 1-inch quick connect coupling. Honeywell also provides adaptors to connect units to existing foreign valves onboard.

What Problems Does It Solve?

The HERMetic range of accessories helps users comply with IMO requirements on Tanker Safety and Pollution Prevention 1978 — Resolution A.446 (XI).

What Is It?

The Onecal has been designed with users' needs in mind. Cable, sensor and electronic display unit components can be changed without special tools or soldering. Recalibration is achieved by a simple ice point check — no laboratory required, no reference thermometer needed. Only the annual calibration verification, required by national standards, has to be performed against certified traceable reference thermometers.

Accurate temperature measurement is critical for volume calculation, as recognized by ISO 4268 (2000) and API MPMS Chapter 7 (2001).

How Does It Work?

The ergonomic housing allows for easy and safe cable storage. By counting cable loops, the fed cable length can be determined:

• 1 cable loop = 2 feet
• 3 cable loops = 2 meters

What Problems Does It Solve?

A 1°C / 2°F error in temperature measurement for crude oil and petroleum products can equate to approximately 0.1% error in standard volume calculation. Onecal provides reliable, accurate temperature measurement to prevent costly custody transfer discrepancies.

What Is It?

• HERMetic 1-inch Compact Valve (C1-SS-W): With 1-inch male BSP pipe thread.
• HERMetic 1-inch Compact Valve (C1-SS-P): With special pressure cap cover for hazardous chemicals.
• HERMetic 2-inch Valve (C2-SS-BL): Blind cover, corrosion-resistant stainless steel with high Molybdenum content.
• HERMetic 2-inch Valve (C2-SS-W): Cover fitted with 1-inch quick-connect nipple.
• HERMetic 2-inch Valve (C2-SS-SEC): Doubly-locked security cover.
• Deck Valve A-4 SS: Stainless steel AISI 316 with Teflon gaskets and swing-away cover.
• Deck Valve A-4-2-1 SS: For all HERMetic equipment with 1-inch, 2-inch and 4-inch connections.

What Problems Does It Solve?

HERMetic valves are the interface between the tank and the gauging or sampling equipment. They ensure proper connection of the units and prevent any gas release from the tank during gauging and sampling operations.

What Is It?

The ballast water sampler solution comprises three components:

• The Deck Valve: Made of stainless steel with high Molybdenum content and PTFE seals. Certified for marine application and designed to outlast the ship.
• The Sampler (HERMetic GTX): Designed for maximum operational security while keeping operations simple and quick.
• Four Bottle Types: Running bottle, zone bottle (top surface), bottom bottle, and spot bottle (precise height sampling) — fulfilling all ballast water inspection requirements.

What Problems Does It Solve?

• Quick and easy sampling of ballast water for analysis before discharge
• Safe operations — no contamination, no gas release
• Precise height selection — far superior to in-line sampling
• Suitable for salinity check (D1 procedure) or microbiological check (D2 procedure)

What Is It?

The high-pressure gauging and sampling solution comprises four components:

• The Deck Valve: Stainless steel with high Molybdenum content and PTFE seals — ensures easy sampling operations and prevents gas release.
• The UTImeter Gauge: Reinforced model maintaining gas tightness while staying lightweight and easy to operate. Measures ullage, temperature, and interface.
• The Sampler (GTX CHEM 0.7 bar): Designed for maximum operational security while keeping operations simple and quick.
• The DIP (HERMetic DIP 2 GT 0.7 bar 30m): Allows checking for the presence of sediments at the bottom of the tank.

What Problems Does It Solve?

• Compliance with MARPOL environmental regulations for shuttle and parcel tanker operators
• Gas-tightness maintained during all gauging and sampling operations
• Intrinsic safety against explosive atmosphere hazards
• Full compatibility with HERMetic Valves