IIT Guwahati, Oil India sign Mou to develop prototype for remote ignition system

The primary aim of this project is to replace manual fire ignition systems at old Oil India production installations with safer automatic fire ignition systems.

The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati has collaborated with Oil India by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Under this partnership, the institute will design and develop a prototype for Remote Ignition with Pilot Burner Flame Detection System for the company’s Duliajan plant in Assam.

Commenting on the collaboration during the signing ceremony, the Director of IIT Guwahati, Professor T G Sitharam said, “The unique remote all-weather ignition and flare detection system being developed by IIT Guwahati for OIL, Duliajan will ensure the ignition of the low pressure gases through the close loop intelligent control circuit.”

“The proposed technology will provide a safer option by replacing manual fire ignition systems at old OIL production installations,” Sitharam said.

The primary aim of this project is to replace manual fire ignition systems at old Oil India production installations with safer automatic fire ignition systems. This project enacts the design and development of a Pilot Burner prototype by IIT Guwahati.

A pilot burner with a mechanism of remote ignition is advised for all flares to ensure continuous ignition of flare gases. The present system that is to be developed by the researchers at IIT Guwahati will ensure continuous monitoring of the burner system and automatically ignite the burners when the flame is extinguished.

This system will be shielded adequately to provide all-weather resistance and to ensure its durability and dependability. To synchronize the detection and ignition systems, a control unit will be developed. In the event of a system anomaly, it can be switched to manual mode, and an emergency shutdown is also to be designed.

Researchers from IIT Guwahati involved in this project include Professor Sisir Kumar Nayak (Lead PI), along with Professor Harshal B Nemade from the Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, and Professor Bishnupada Mandal from the Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati.

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