MIPSPro at 10:51 AM

Thigma's largest project is MIPS: Multi-finger Imager Processing Software. MIPS provides a graphical display and sophisticated processing tools for downhole multifinger caliper data from oil wells. All programs run on Windows computers with standard graphics cards.

MIPSPro

MIPSPro is a sophisticated interactive multi-finger caliper processing package. Reads Sondex MIT field data, LAS 2.0, ASCII and customized formats. Full data processing, joint detection and analysis. Data export includes LAS 2.0 and static image capture. Displays include 2D view of caliper data, shaded auxiliary logs, cross-section, explorer-type input files, and processing history. Configurations can be saved for use in MIPSView and MIPS3D.

MIPSView is an end user interpretation viewer for redistribution to clients. Enables delivery of reports in digital and web formats. Reads processed data using displays configured in MIPSPro processing package. Users can change displays but not alter data. License free!

MIPS3D

MIPS3D is a fully interactive 3D multi-arm caliper visualization tool. Supports incremental and continuous rotation about all axes, depth panning, colour coded surfaces, static image capture and API movie generation. 3D display can be linked to MIPSPro/MIPSView so both views operate in tandem. The 3D viewer can also be redistributed to clients. Graphics utilise OPENGL.

Oil Reserves at 10:46 AM

Oil Reserves: Proven oil reserves are deposits of crude oil in the ground that geological and engineering data have demonstrated with reasonable certainty could be extracted using existing technology. Data for Canada include the unconventional oil held in the oil sands, which are more expensive to access. Most of the largest oil-holding countries are members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and directly control their reserves through state-owned companies. If world oil demand grows, we all will be more dependent on oil from the most oil-rich countries.

Oil Rig, Oil Tankers at 11:57 AM

This is a system of transporting crude oil, using an oil rig, an oil loading platform, a refinery and oil tankers (ships and rail). The oil rig handles passenger transport using the tugboat James Hart and helicopters. Ships operate on invisible track at ground level, with helicopters at any level to suit. My invisible track shows in Surveyor, but not in the minimap or Driver for TRS2004. It does show in the minimap in TRS2006, for navigation. Water level is 3 metres below the track level.

Image	Description
	Oil Rig This is an oil drilling rig model, industry enabled for passeneger transport to and from the rig. It does not actually deliver oil to ships, this is the function of the oil and LNG loading platform. Large tanker ships are not used close to a drilling rig, the oil is pumped to storage or to an off shore loading platform for transfer to tankers. A platform is shown behind the rig. Passengers can load at the heliport or the ship wharf at the lower level. Download Link Oil Rig
	Oil Tanker Globil Oil The oil tanker Globil Oil is 178 metres long, and able to load crude oil and LNG at the loading platform. The model is based on my tanker asset built into TRS2004. The tanker has a slow load process and settles deeper into the water as it is loaded, and floats higher when unloaded. The tanker can be unloaded at the refinery facility.
	il Loading Platform and Tankers The Tankers are loading oil and LNG at the off shore loading platform in a stopped load process. The loading tubes on the platform are animated. In the picture, crude oil is loaded from the right side of the platform and LNG on the left side.
	Oil Refinery and Unloading Platform The oil or LNG is unloaded from the tanker ships at the refinery model. The loading tubes on the facility are animated and the amount of oil in the tanks is indicated by a gauge on the side of the front tank. Oil and LNG are unloaded on the same track at the wharf, but at different points. The refinery process accepts crude oil and LNG, processes crude oil to diesel and delivers oil, diesel and LNG to tank cars.
	Oil Refinery and Loading The oil or LNG is loaded into rail tank cars at two separate locations on the left track shown in the picture, signs indicate the loading point for each. Refined diesel is loaded from the right track. The refinery supports the Auran animated pipe load on the tank cars. This is a picture at dusk in the refinery. Download Links Oil Loader Refinery
	Small Oil Tanker Amanda Stewart The smaller tanker Amanda Stewart is 119 metres long and has more detailed pipework on the deck than the Globil Oil tanker. It handles oil and LNG products. All ships use an invisible interior. When you first go into cab mode, you see a view from the bridge but no ship model or interior. Use the [ and the ] keys to cycle around the different views witihin cab mode.
	LNG Tanker Artic Princess The tanker is 160 metres long and 17 metres beam and has the typical spherical LNG gas tankers for transport. It will transport LNG and crude oil, and is seen unloading LNG at the refinery. Tanker Ship Download Links Globil Oil Amanda Stewart Artic Princess

Ultrasonic Mixing for Biodiesel Production at 3:29 PM

Hielscher offers ultrasonic mixing reactors for the production of biodiesel at any scale. The ultrasonic mixing improves mass transfer and reaction kinetics leading to faster transesterification and higher yield. It saves excess methanol and catalyst.

Ultrasonic reactors are recommended for production capacities of 0.25ton (80 gal) per hour or more. Hielscher offers ultrasonic reactors of an individual capacity of up to 16ton/hr (5100 gal/hr). In general you should consider using three to five units in parallel to accommodate variations in production rates.

Lower Material Costs and Boost Biodiesel Yield

Excess methanol and catalyst are significant cost factors in biodiesel production. Hielscher ultrasonic reactors add cavitational shear to the mixing process. This gives you much smaller methanol droplets resulting in improved methanol and catalyst utilization. Therefore, less methanol and catalyst are required. In addition to that, the cavitation influences the reaction kinetics, leading to faster and more completetransesterification.

Click here to read more about ultrasonics and biodiesel processing efficiency!

Small and Medium Scale Biodiesel Reactors

For small and medium size biodiesel production of up to 9ton/hr (2900 gal/hr), Hielscher offers you theUIP500hd, UIP1000hd andUIP1500hd. These three ultrasonic reactors are very compact, easy to integrate or retro-fit. They are built for heavy duty operation in harsh environments. Below you will find recommended reactor setups for a range of production rates.

	ton/hr	gal/hr
1x UIP500hd	0.25 to 0.5	80 to 160
1x UIP1000hd	0.5 to 1.0	160 to 320
1x UIP1500hd	0.75 to 1.5	240 to 480
2x UIP1000hd	1.0 to 2.0	320 to 640
2x UIP1500hd	1.5 to 3.0	480 to 960
4x UIP1500hd	3.0 to 6.0	960 to 1920
6x UIP1500hd	4.5 to 9.0	1440 to 2880

Full Scale Industrial Biodiesel Reactors

For industrial processing biodiesel production plants Hielscher offers theUIP4000, UIP10000 and UIP16000. These ultrasonic processors are designed for the continuous processing of high flow rates. The UIP4000 and UIP10000 can be integrated into standard sea freight containers. Alternatively, all three processors are available in stainless steel cabinets. The upright installation requires minimal space. Below you find recommended setups for typical industrial processing rates.

	ton/hr	gal/hr
3x UIP4000	6.0 to 12.0	1920 to 3840
5x UIP4000	10.0 to 20.0	3200 to 6400
3x UIP10000	15.0 to 30.0	4800 to 9600
3x UIP16000	24.0 to 48.0	7680 to 15360
5x UIP16000	40.0 to 80.0	12800 to 25600

Inline Ultrasonic Mixing of Oil and Methanol

Ultrasonic mixing reactors replace tank agitators and other dynamic shear mixers. The ultrasonic reactors are generally installed to mix two feed streams. Oil and methanol (with catalyst). For this, a crude pre-mix is pumped into the ultrasonic reactor, where the ultrasonic cavitation mixes and emulsifies both reagents within 5 to 15 seconds. This is an inline mixing process. When the mix exits the flow cell reactor, the glycerin will separate by gravity within less than 60 minutes. Alternatively, you can feed the mix into a centrifuge after several minutes of residence / reaction time. The inline mixing reduces the number and volume of tanks used for conventional batch processing. This improves capital utilization.

Latest Metal Dtectors at 11:26 PM

GPA 1000

After years of research and development with the GPA series, we successfully developed the new GPA 1000. Through specially developed high-performance sensors and microprocessor controlled calibration, we were able to improve the search performance a lot of times. The use of high-performance sensors is very difficult, because we must first neutralize the Earth's magnetic field through complex electronics. The automatic calibration is a micro processor monitored, so that the user can search without any settings. With a digital display, the sensor data and the calibration get displayed. With this search performance, you'll be able to reach soil changes up to 15 meters depth.

With the big search performance and the special 3D system with 5 basic colors, is the new GPA 1000 indispensable high-tech device for all treasure hunter.

The GPA 1000 is not only a metal detector, but can by measurements of soil changes, find the most items that are buried in the ground. (metals in separate color)The objects in the ground floor change this balance and the GPA 1000 can measure these changes by using the 3D-software. Thus you cansee the strength and the size of the change. The metals are changing the ground balance more than other materials (voids change the soil in the opposite direction), thus you can discover metals faster through color changes. A strong pulse induction metal detector with a digital metal distinction is included with the device.

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On the front of the GPA 1000 is a digital display, with that switch you can check the calibration status and sensor data without a PC. Furthermore, the battery charge status can be read at any time. Above the USB port are two LEDs, which show the correct PC Connection.

The calibration happens by a microprocessor and it will be done automatically on each floor without settings.

The power supply is guaranteed by a built-in 2400 mAh NiMH accumulator which permits about 5 hours of operation. The provided quick charger can be recharged fully within 2-3 hours the battery. An external car recharger cable for the cigarette lighter is also included. Furthermore, a 110-volt adapter is included. For prolonged operation is a more powerful battery available.

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The analysis of data and the 3D presentation realized by a modern, lightweight and very powerful PC.

• Processor: Intel Atom N270 ( 1.6 GHz)
• Display: 8,9" WSVGA (1024x600)
• Memory: 1 GB RAM
• Harddisk: 120 GB
• Equipment: LAN, WLAN, Cardreader, 3x USB 2.0
• Accu: Li-Ionen, 2200 mAh
• Extra: high-performance Accu 5200 mAh
• Dimensions: 249 (W) x 195 (D) x 36 (H) mm
  (9.8 x 7.68 x 1.42 ")
• Weight: 1.26 KG
• MS Windows XP

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Horizontal probe

Universal probe: The horizontal probe consists of sophisticated microprocessor controlled sensors, that can measure the smallest soil change (metal in seperate color) to less than 1 nT. The sensor data are sent by a 7-wire cable to the microcontroller and after calibration, the data are transfered by an AD converter to the PC. These data will be processed through a newly developed 3D software. During the operation of the Ground Penetrating Analyzer (GPA 1000) the horizontal probe will be carried at the grab handle of the telescopic pole. The aluminum telescopic pole is height adjustable and can be demountable into three parts. The horizontal probe is 45 cm (17.72")long and has a diameter of 7 cm (2.76"). With a weight of just 500 grams is a comfortable search ensured.

Super probe: The Super probe is a very powerful probe, with about 30 percent more depth performance than the universal probe. The search with the super probe is a little difficult, because the magnetic direction should be aligned. The Super probe is 60 cm (23.62")long and has a diameter of 7 cm (2.76") and weighs approximately 600 g.

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Metal discrimination
With an additional Electronics (gold scan) the metals can be discriminated.

The digital display of the additional electronics shows light metals such as aluminum to about 40, copper about 100 and gold up to 150.

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Search with Live mode

It is useful to scan the areas grossly in the live mode first, to mark the important areas, and then in the 3D system precisely control.

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Download Demo version

After opening the demo version, open the 5 measurment data from file data

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Software

The new GPA 1000 has a newly developed 3D software. This newly developed model has 5 different basic colors, so that the smallest change can be represented. This 3D software is supplied on the PC preinstalled and can be supplied through a USB stick to other PCs.

The new 3-D Software with 5 basic colors

The new 2-D Software with 5 basic colors

In the case of a PC data loss, the customers has to present their serial number and customer number to get the software by email from our customer service. Each of the 3 software components are only in combination with our electronic unit and the serial number of the supplied PC functional. The 3-D representations and measuring data can be transferred to provided USB stick and be used for subsequent treatment on other PCs.