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CLEAR VISION │ SOUND STRATEGIES │ SOLID PERFORMANCE ™ Moving to above-ground Sx Sealing SxSeal 2000 Stefaan Gouhie CSI Ametek +33 6 70 61 73 28 Stefaan.gouhie@ametek.com

CLEAR VISION │ SOUND STRATEGIES │ SOLID PERFORMANCE Sulfur Sealing in the SRU Sulfur Seal Sulfur Seal Sulfur Seal Maintain bulk temperature Maintain wall temperature

CLEAR VISION │ SOUND STRATEGIES │ SOLID PERFORMANCE Traditional solution: Seal leg – 20+ ft. below-grade sulfur seal Liquid sulfur – Jacketed piping heating technology Liquid sulfur • Sealing mechanism operates on hydrostatic pressure • Liquid sulfur creates a vapor seal

CLEAR VISION │ SOUND STRATEGIES │ SOLID PERFORMANCE Seal leg - Benefits • Supplemental pressure relief Liquid sulfur • Long maintenance interval Liquid sulfur

CLEAR VISION │ SOUND STRATEGIES │ SOLID PERFORMANCE Seal leg: Prone to plugging • Debris collects at the bottom of the seal leg • Plugging can also occur at startup • Costly maintenance X

CLEAR VISION │ SOUND STRATEGIES │ SOLID PERFORMANCE Seal leg: Other potential issues • Ground-water intrusion • What happens if plant wants to increase pressure? • Operation status confirmed via look box • Crane needed for installation and removal

CLEAR VISION │ SOUND STRATEGIES │ SOLID PERFORMANCE

CLEAR VISION │ SOUND STRATEGIES │ SOLID PERFORMANCE Look Box Safety

CLEAR VISION │ SOUND STRATEGIES │ SOLID PERFORMANCE Seal Leg Safety

CLEAR VISION │ SOUND STRATEGIES │ SOLID PERFORMANCE Seal Leg Safety

CLEAR VISION │ SOUND STRATEGIES │ SOLID PERFORMANCE Safety Issues Seal Leg • Exposure to H2S vapors • Burns from liquid sulphur • Mess created in SRU • How Serious? – “This area is the most dangerous in the SRU” • 40 Year SRU Veteran, Brimstone Vail 2013

CLEAR VISION │ SOUND STRATEGIES │ SOLID PERFORMANCE Sulfur sealing options In-ground Above-ground 1000 2000 S x Seal ™ Seal Leg

™ CLEAR VISION │ SOUND STRATEGIES │ SOLID PERFORMANCE S x Seal 1000 in operation H 2 S H 2 S Sx Vapor Sx Vapor Liquid sulfur Liquid sulfur Liquid sulfur Liquid sulfur No-flow condition Flowing condition

CLEAR VISION │ SOUND STRATEGIES │ SOLID PERFORMANCE Requires regular maintenance • Need for fresh air suit?

CLEAR VISION │ SOUND STRATEGIES │ SOLID PERFORMANCE Safety Issues SxSeal 1000 • Regular Maintenance • Exposure to H2S vapors H 2 S • Exposure to liquid Sulphur Sx Vapor • No pressure relief path – Rupture disk • Still need for lookbox Liquid sulfur

CLEAR VISION │ SOUND STRATEGIES │ SOLID PERFORMANCE ™ SxSeal 2000 • Best of both worlds in sulfur sealing technology

™ CLEAR VISION │ SOUND STRATEGIES │ SOLID PERFORMANCE S x Seal 2000 in operation

CLEAR VISION │ SOUND STRATEGIES │ SOLID PERFORMANCE Construction and Components Orifice plate Plug Orifice Lift Handles

CLEAR VISION │ SOUND STRATEGIES │ SOLID PERFORMANCE Operating status indicators

CLEAR VISION │ SOUND STRATEGIES │ SOLID PERFORMANCE Operating status indicators

CLEAR VISION │ SOUND STRATEGIES │ SOLID PERFORMANCE Low maintenance • Debris can be cleared during turnaround. • Built-in clean out facilitates quick, easy maintenance.

CLEAR VISION │ SOUND STRATEGIES │ SOLID PERFORMANCE Easy retrofit • Minimal elevation difference between inlet & outlet • Facilitates retrofit

CLEAR VISION │ SOUND STRATEGIES │ SOLID PERFORMANCE Heated with ControTrace

CLEAR VISION │ SOUND STRATEGIES │ SOLID PERFORMANCE Summary of benefits ™ S x Seal 2000 • Safe, visual confirmation of performance – no look box required • No filter maintenance • Online cleaning possible • No water intrusion, cross- contamination, or plugging • Supplemental relief path

™ CLEAR VISION │ SOUND STRATEGIES │ SOLID PERFORMANCE SxSeal 2000 – 200+ in operation

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