Fluxo will supply the entire tank telemetry system for Grupo Fit. The system will serve 71 tanks, 51 of which are located at Refit (formerly Manguinhos Refinery), and the others at the group's distribution bases in: Arujá and Paulínia, in São Paulo, and also at the bases in Barra Mansa and Duque de Caxias, in Rio de Janeiro.
The system will consist of radar-type and servo-type level gauges, in addition to temperature tapes, a signal concentrator, remote display and tank inventory software.
Fluxo's system has components from Honeywell – Enraf division, and is the most accurate on the market, with an uncertainty in the level measurement of +/- 0.4 mm for both the servo and the radar. Exclusively distributed in Brazil by Fluxo for the Oil & Gas market, the tank telemetry system has a safety diagnostic cycle of less than 1 second, thus allowing for greater storage capacity.
The first radars for the project were installed in November at Terminal Fera, in Arujá-SP, and are already in operation.
The next equipment will be installed at Refit, where 8 radars and 2 servos will be initially implemented, these being the new model 954, launched this year by Honeywell/Enraf.
The forecast is for the entire Group system to be completed within 18 months, following Fit's priority schedule. The system will monitor, in real time, the inventory of the tanks and control product movements, ensuring greater efficiency and reducing operating costs.