HYDITEX CORPORATION is new technologies in industrial explosion-proof equipment, hydrogen safety technology, geological hydrogen research technology.
Industry 4.0 Ex
HYDITEX CORPORATION in the field of industrial explosion protection has chosen information technology IT for hazardous areas as one of its areas of expertise.
In order to implement such concepts as "Industry 4.0" and "Industrial Internet of Things" (IIoT), new technologies are needed for hazardous production facilities. Industrial IIoT systems are much more complex than any other consumer IoT ("Internet of Things") or traditional M2M ("machine-machine interaction"). Now the industrial Internet of Things environment consists of outdated devices with old data exchange protocols and requires a variety of means to organize data exchange with a wide range of other connected devices on the network, ranging from classic sensors and valves to high-speed 3D scanners and industrial robot manipulators. Communication is obviously a key component of IIoT. Understanding how to overcome communication problems will help build a production ecosystem for more efficient and profitable production. As the industry moves towards more convergent network architectures, many "Industry 4.0" concepts concerning digitalization and transparency of production are being implemented.
The use and widespread use of Ethernet devices, USB peripherals, 19-inch electronic equipment modules, smart devices in industrial process automation has long been constrained by explosion protection requirements when the end device is installed in an explosive zone. Until now, the installation of Ethernet devices, Wi-Fi devices, GSM and LTE modems, GNSS receivers, USB peripherals and 19-inch electronic equipment modules in hazardous areas has been a challenge in terms of providing explosion protection, ensuring continuous operation under voltage and ensuring a fast and secure connection. The most widespread in the world are a variety of devices with Ethernet UTP network interfaces and USB 2.0 peripheral interface. Fast computers, telecommunications and network equipment, video equipment, industrial equipment for power supply, control and automation, scientific equipment is manufactured mostly for 19-inch rack. Various industrial mobile smart devices are developing rapidly.
HYDITEX CORPORATION offers customers new advanced explosion-proof technologies such as high-speed Ethernet, 19-inch rack, USB peripherals and other IT technologies for hazardous areas.
Industry 5.0 Ex
The Fifth Industrial Revolution, also known as Industry 5.0, is a new phase of industrialisation, whereby humans work alongside advanced technologies and AI-powered robots to enhance processes within the workplace. Industry 5.0 is now envisioned as harnessing the unique creativity of human experts to collaborate with powerful, smart and precise equipment. Industry 5.0 is a framework for re-imagining the future of energy, manufacturing, mobility, and supply chains that build upon and complement the meaningful groundwork paved by the vision of Industry 4.0. Key technologies of Industry 5.0 include edge computing (EC) , Digital Twins (DT), Collaborative Robots, Internet of All Things (IoE), Big Data Analytics, Blockchain, Virtual and extended reality (VR/AR), Future 6G Systems and others. Industry 5.0 uses collaborative robots and artificial intelligence to bring a human touch to the concept of digital transformation.
The adoption of Industry 5.0 as a complement to Industry 4.0 can meaningfully enhance the workforce. In particular, Industry 5.0 brings highly skilled workers and collaborative robots (cobots) to work side-by-side – increasing the value that each brings to production. This evolved generation of machines is equipped with sensors, actuators, and AI-powered controllers that allow them to work next to humans in a safe and nonintrusive fashion. Cobots are versatile, easily programmable, safe, and intuitive to use. A collaborative robot, or “cobot,” is a robot that works alongside a human as a guide or an assistant. Unlike autonomous robots which – once programmed – work independently, collaborative robots are designed to respond to human instructions and actions. The cobot/human relationship is a synergistic one in which the innate strengths of both humans and machines are brought together to accomplish specific tasks or processes. The collaboration between humans and cobots can help unlock innovation.
For example, in hazardous areas, cobots could be responsible for equipment inspection, diagnostics, maintenance, or even simple repairs, while engineers control the process on a computer or in virtual reality in real time in a safe location. By automating repetitive and dangerous tasks, humans are freed up to perform more complex tasks in addition to operating and maintaining robots. This includes pairing humans and cobots in quality assurance tasks, where “robot vision” can autonomously detect defects or flaws that are not immediately visible to the human eye. As cobots execute repetitive tasks with exacting and predictable efficiency, humans can oversee the process to ensure that real-time requests for customization are understood and realized.
AI technology for predictive maintenance can be used to predict the risk of downtime and breakdowns by analyzing sensor data that can determine when functional equipment will fail so repairs can be planned in advance. In Industry 5.0, predictive maintenance based on artificial intelligence and operator experience will make predictive information more accessible and actionable.
Generative design allows design engineers to input design criteria using special software that generates all possible design options based on factors such as materials, dimensions, etc., quickly generating dozens of design options for the desired product. This iterative design process uses machine learning algorithms to mimic the way engineers approach design.
Obtaining data sets collected and transmitted from isolated various sensors using Edge Wearables can provide fast and decentralized information from them. Edge analytics with Edge Wearables allows you to monitor the safety and health of workers using wearable devices.
In Industry 5.0, digital data networks must provide ultra-high reliability and high data rates for a variety of applications. As large smart devices consume energy, energy management becomes a challenge for Industry 5.0 and requires smarter energy consumption and energy harvesting through the use of energy management and new energy harvesting and distribution techniques. An example of a new method is digital power generation.
HYDITEX CORPORATION offers customers specially developed explosion-proof technologies such as mechatronics, digital electrical power, edge wearables and other Industry 5.0 technologies for hazardous areas.
Safe hydrogen
Net zero is a transition to zero emissions, representing a compelling solution that offers not only environmental benefits, but also economic, social and health benefits. Hydrogen technologies play a key role in the long-term decarbonization of energy-intensive industries. Like electricity, hydrogen is a carbon-neutral energy carrier, while it has advantages when it comes to decarbonizing sectors that are difficult to convert to electric energy, such as heavy industry, long-distance transportation or seasonal storage. Hydrogen and its derivatives can be stored in tanks and salt caverns indefinitely, which means they can become one of the most important solutions to the problem of long-term energy storage. Hydrogen can be used as a raw material for industry and one of the constituent elements of other chemical products, such as ammonia (one of the most important components of fertilizers) and methanol (which is used in the production of plastics).
In the color spectrum of hydrogen, the geological variety is indicated by white or gold, and hydrogen, which appeared due to renewable energy, is green. The type of hydrogen produced from natural gas is marked in gray. Hydrogen can be easily and cheaply produced from natural gas, but this leads to pollution of the atmosphere with carbon dioxide. Replacing gas with water and energy from renewable sources solves this problem, but creates another: generating green hydrogen requires more energy than can be obtained from it. The advantage of white and gold (geological) hydrogen is that it does not have these disadvantages and that it solves the problem of long interruptions in the generation of renewable energy and is reliable enough to replace fossil fuel sources.
A lot of new infrastructure needs to be built for the hydrogen economy. Hydrogen security will become one of the key elements of the hydrogen infrastructure. Hydrogen is the lightest gas. It rises at an average speed of 20 meters per second and quickly disappears. Hydrogen is very fluid and dissipates quickly, making it less likely to form an explosive atmospheres with air. But a hydrogen explosion is more destructive than explosions of other fuels. A atmospheres of hydrogen and air detonates at supersonic speeds.
There are uncertainties and limitations of existing approaches to ensuring hydrogen explosion safety. For example, catalytic active materials (for example, platinum, palladium, and others) deposited on equipment elements lead to a catalytic hydrogen oxidation reaction, which is an exothermic process, that is, heat is released as a result of the reaction and the formation of "hot spots" on the catalyst surface and, as a result, possible explosive combustion of hydrogen. There are also issues of hydrogen distribution in the hydrogen-air atmospheres associated with vortex flows, pressure fluctuations and the appearance of sound waves, due to which local hydrogen concentrations can significantly increase above the lower concentration ignition limit.
An effective increase in the level of hydrogen safety, first of all, minimizing the likelihood of explosive combustion of hydrogen and reducing detonation.
HYDITEX CORPORATION offers an invention that relates to the field of protection against explosive effects, in particular to limit the impact of an explosion of a hydrogen-air atmospheres in flameproof enclosures "d".
White (geological) hydrogen
In the color spectrum of hydrogen, the geological variety is indicated by white or gold, and hydrogen, which appeared due to renewable energy, is green. The type of hydrogen produced from natural gas is marked in gray. Hydrogen can be easily and cheaply produced from natural gas, but this leads to pollution of the atmosphere with carbon dioxide. Replacing gas with water and energy from renewable sources solves this problem, but creates another: generating green hydrogen requires more energy than can be obtained from it. The advantage of white (geological) hydrogen is that it does not have these disadvantages and that it solves the problem of long interruptions in the generation of renewable energy and is reliable enough to replace fossil fuel sources.
Production and research work on the geological study of the subsoil to identify and determine the reserves of hydrogen created by natural geological processes have already started.
The search for potential hydrogen deposits requires approximately the same skills as in the oil and gas industry, and drilling rigs for exploration are needed to extract hydrogen from underground or at sea. However, unlike the final deposits of oil and gas, geological hydrogen is formed constantly. There are different theories about exactly how this happens. For example, iron-rich water pockets near tectonic faults. Scientific studies of hydrogen-resistant rocks (which do not allow hydrogen to reach the surface), such as volcanites, salt domes and fine-grained shales, have been completed. The natural degassing of hydrogen from the Earth occurs constantly. With increasing stresses in the Earth's crust, the release of gases in mid-oceanic ridges and faults increases, which account for up to 90% of the hydrogen released from the bowels of the Earth. The remaining geological hydrogen degassing is distributed between volcanoes 2% and ring structures 8%. There are potentially huge reserves of geological hydrogen in the world. But the issues of how to find large accumulations of geological hydrogen have not been resolved. Using stimulated mineralogical processes could lead to the production of more underground hydrogen, which could become a significant source of clean energy. For example, microbial activity in depleted oil wells can produce gold (geological) hydrogen.
Hydrogen exploration is likely to use many of the same technologies as oil and gas exploration, with some additional mineral exploration and geothermal technologies. As with exploration, new cost-effective technologies need to be developed to produce efficient hydrogen.