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405 E. Santa Clara St. Arcadia, CA 91006-7218 Tel: (626) 599-8566 Fax: (626) 599-9567 FLUIDIX SERIES Ultra-Pure D.I. WATER HEATING SYSTEM World Leaders in Ultra-Pure Heating Revision 10 www.heateflex.com 01/17/13...
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405 E. Santa Clara St. Arcadia, CA 91006-7218 Tel: (626) 599-8566 Fax: (626) 599-9567 World Leaders in Ultra-Pure Heating Revision 10 www.heateflex.com 01/17/13...
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405 E. Santa Clara St. Arcadia, CA 91006-7218 Tel: (626) 599-8566 Fax: (626) 599-9567 INDEX Section I – Fluidix Instruction Manual Table of Contents Preface Theory of Operations System Control Safety Systems Preventive Maintenance and Servicing ...
4.4.1 Loss of D.I. Water Line Pressure/Auto Isolation 4.5 Shellside/Vessel Flooding 4.6 Water Leak 4.7 Summary of Alarm Conditions and System Reponses 4.8 Use of Emergency Off (EMO) Switch 4.9 Door Interlock World Leaders in Ultra-Pure Heating Revision 10 www.heateflex.com 01/17/13...
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C. Hot Valve Over Temperature Alarm D. Hot Valve Over Temperature Diagnostic Information E. Low Flow Rate Alarm F. Low Flow Rate Diagnostic Information G. Low Process Pressure Alarm H. Low Process Pressure Diagnostic Information World Leaders in Ultra-Pure Heating Revision 10 www.heateflex.com 01/17/13...
405 E. Santa Clara St. Arcadia, CA 91006-7218 Tel: (626) 599-8566 Fax: (626) 599-9567 Section I Instruction Manual World Leaders in Ultra-Pure Heating Revision 10 www.heateflex.com 01/17/13...
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_________________________________________________________ 1.1 Introduction Thank you for your purchase of the Fluidix D.I. Water Heating System. We have strived in the engineering and redesign of the Fluidix D.I. Water Heating System to provide you with a product that has quality, performance, reliability, serviceability, and safety. Further, it is our goal to support you, the customer, and the equipment in as positive and professional a manner as possible.
Removal of this exchanger cover gives complete access to the Fluidix tube bundle for inspection of all its components. The vessel and its cover comprise a pressurized system where steam is introduced through a flanged inlet mounted at the side of the exchanger vessel, and where steam condensate is drained at the bottom.
D.I. water flow rate. D.I. water is heated in the Fluidix PFA heat exchanger to above the set point temperature and is continuously blended in varying ratios with ambient-temperature D.I. water by means of two PVDF mettering valves to yield the desired set point temperature.
The Auto-Isolation System is used to close two isolation valves, one upstream and one downstream of the unit, based on various conditions which could lead to a potential contamination of the process water. These two ancillary systems are discussed in detail in Section 4.0 World Leaders in Ultra-Pure Heating Revision 10 www.heateflex.com 01/17/13...
After a specified time interval, the temperature is checked again and the actuator moves another small World Leaders in Ultra-Pure Heating Revision 10 www.heateflex.com 01/17/13...
Touching any area on the display will return the screen to normal, illuminated operation. Pictures of all touch-screen displays are shown in the appendix of this manual. World Leaders in Ultra-Pure Heating Revision 10 www.heateflex.com 01/17/13...
To enable or disable the alarm audio press the “ENABLE AUDIO” or the “DISABLE AUDIO” buttons respectively. Three other switches allow for convenient screen changes: “MAIN MENU”, “RECALIBRATION”, and “ALARM MENU”. The “ALARM MENU” button will illuminate when any alarm condition is present. World Leaders in Ultra-Pure Heating Revision 10 www.heateflex.com 01/17/13...
These recalibration instructions are also available on the touch screen. Press the “RECALIBRATION INSTRUCTIONS” button to bring up the screen with the instructions for setting up the Look-Up Table, which is detailed above. World Leaders in Ultra-Pure Heating Revision 10 www.heateflex.com 01/17/13...
HMI screens. The Diagnostic Information button can be pressed to display additional troubleshooting information related to the specific alarm condition in order to assist in troubleshooting the cause for the alarm or to change alarm parameters if available. World Leaders in Ultra-Pure Heating Revision 10 www.heateflex.com 01/17/13...
The remote control panel can be used for monitoring only by not apprising users of the remote panel of the “operational password” or “administrative password” thereby permitting access to all the screens but preventing any changes from being made. World Leaders in Ultra-Pure Heating Revision 10 www.heateflex.com 01/17/13...
The Process Low Temperature, Vessel Flooding and Water Weak are considered non-critical alarms and warn of the alarm condition but does not affect the operation of the unit. World Leaders in Ultra-Pure Heating Revision 10 www.heateflex.com 01/17/13...
_________________________________________________________ 4.1 Overview The Fluidix D.I. Water Heating System is provided with a full complement of automatic safety devices, which prevent a serious safety hazard irrespective of settings entered into the touch- screen user interface. The unit itself is also protected against damage under normal and abnormal operation as the highest temperature the equipment can “see”...
15 psig maximum to prevent backflow to the process fluid should a leak occur. World Leaders in Ultra-Pure Heating Revision 10 www.heateflex.com 01/17/13...
The Process Over-Temperature alarm set point and alarm delay can be modified on the Diagnostic Information screen of the Process Over-Temperature Alarm. The default Process Over-Temperature Alarm and Process Over-Temperature Alarm Delay set points are 95 C and 20 seconds respectively. World Leaders in Ultra-Pure Heating Revision 10 www.heateflex.com 01/17/13...
Diagnostic Information screen of the Low Process Temperature Alarm. The default Low Process Temperature Alarm and Low Process Temperature Alarm Delay set points are 20 C and 20 seconds respectively. World Leaders in Ultra-Pure Heating Revision 10 www.heateflex.com 01/17/13...
20 seconds when this alarm is triggered. In addition this alarm condition needs to be reset manually by pressing the “ALARM RESET” button. The factory flow rate alarm set point will vary model to model. Please refer to Section 8.3.2 Fluidix PC Factory Default Parameters for the actual set point value.
When the Auto-Isolation System is set to the “Bypass” mode or when the Auto-Isolation System is active (system is in “Auto”) the D.I. water supply will cease to the Fluidix unit and be diverted thus isolating the system. This will provide a cold flow bypass to the process tools downstream of the unit.
This alarm condition has no affect on the operation of the unit and will not initiate Auto-Shutdown or Auto-Isolation. This alarm automatically resets once the condition disappears or is resolved. World Leaders in Ultra-Pure Heating Revision 10 www.heateflex.com 01/17/13...
Although password protected, any unauthorized changes to the PLC program will void the unit‟s warranty and will cause the user to hold harmless the manufacturer for any and all liability associated with the unit whatsoever. World Leaders in Ultra-Pure Heating Revision 10 www.heateflex.com 01/17/13...
_________________________________________________________ 4.9 Door Interlock The Fluidix unit is equipped and protected with a door interlock switch. This switch will disable the unit from powering up when the control box is open. In addition, the unit will completely shut down (there will be no steam supply and D.I. water supply to the unit) when the door interlock switch is triggered.
D.I. water before mixing occurs. The cold valve input temperature value is displayed along with the process temperature value and steam temperature value on the Recalibration screen. World Leaders in Ultra-Pure Heating Revision 10 www.heateflex.com 01/17/13...
The next sections will detail the procedures for servicing these problems. World Leaders in Ultra-Pure Heating Revision 10 www.heateflex.com 01/17/13...
Note that on the four-head systems, the exchanger is divided into two separate tube bundles. The corresponding pipe manifolds (inlet to outlet) are inside to inside and outside to outside. The tubes are not always in exactly mirror-image World Leaders in Ultra-Pure Heating Revision 10 www.heateflex.com 01/17/13...
If the tube will not pull up easily, DO NOT use force! Remove the nut from the pass-through fitting, pull the tube up and slide the Goretex seal down the tube or replace it as described below, then re-tighten the World Leaders in Ultra-Pure Heating Revision 10 www.heateflex.com 01/17/13...
Adjustment of the valves or actuator may alter the performance of the Fluidix unit or cause severe damage to components. Although no adjustment is required the valves are to be hand tightened only. The mettering valves are fitted with Chemraz O-rings.
The landing of the wires to the terminal strips in the two panels can be done by user personnel or by Heateflex Corporation personnel at the time of start-up. See the appendix for diagrams.
At this point remember that almost any unplanned event during the next steps can be immediately remedied by depressing the EMO switch, which will close the pneumatic steam World Leaders in Ultra-Pure Heating Revision 10 www.heateflex.com 01/17/13...
In most cases the unit has been run at the factory using the customer provided data on the flow regimen and temperatures that the unit is intended for and the program parameters are already resident in the controller memory. World Leaders in Ultra-Pure Heating Revision 10 www.heateflex.com 01/17/13...
A ±2°C maximum variation from set point should be achievable if everything is adjusted to an optimal setting. If there is more deviation, contact the factory for assistance on further adjustments. World Leaders in Ultra-Pure Heating Revision 10 www.heateflex.com 01/17/13...
This manual therefore explains several self-servicing procedures. How does this relate to warranty coverage? It is Heateflex Corporation‟s policy that while we do promote self-servicing for a good reason, we reserve the right to expect quality workmanship on the customer's behalf. We also reserve the right to consequently evaluate the system or any components therein prior to providing warranty coverage for factory servicing.
USA. Purchaser‟s remedies shall be limited exclusively to the right of repair or replacement. Heateflex Corporation shall not be liable for any expenses incurred by the purchaser or any other person by reason of the use, misuse, sale, or fabrication of the equipment regardless of whether the equipment conforms to the specifications.
Company shall repair/replace the unit or component(s) thereof, as required, on-site if possible, and will bear all expenses incurred for said repairs/replacements. World Leaders in Ultra-Pure Heating Revision 10 www.heateflex.com 01/17/13...
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