Optical Probe of Hydrocarbons

Sapphire windows facing a sample of crude oil, H2S and sand. PN101268

The probe ideally would have the sapphire windows brazed to the housing as this would allow the Customer to keep their certification (including single seal test). The Customer is open to including a sleeve that matches the sapphire CTE to increase stability of the design. The outer surface of this probe will be exposed to crude oil, H2S, sand and possibly other damaging type of waste. The added sleeve must be resistant in that environment.

High pressure optical probe with sapphire windows brazed to a Hastelloy-C276 housing, for analyzing hydrocarbons.

Design Criteria:

• Design pressure: 3600 psi with factor of safety 2.5
• Max operating temperature: 200°C

Materials of construction:

• Sapphire C-axis, Kyropoulus method.
• Hastelloy C-276
• Window metallizing material: Moly / Manganese/ Ni plating - Proprietary formation.
• Brazing material: CuSil (72% silver and 28% copper), by Morgan Advanced Materials).

Product development as OEM for a customer offering innovative energy services that integrate proven technologies with advanced digitalization solutions. Oil and Gas exploration and drilling. USA