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sauermann Si-CA 8500 User Manual

Portable industrial combustion flue gas & emissions analyzer
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Si-CA 8500
PORTABLE INDUSTRIAL COMBUSTION
FLUE GAS & EMISSIONS ANALYZER
www.sauermanngroup.com

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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL Si-CA 8500 PORTABLE INDUSTRIAL COMBUSTION FLUE GAS & EMISSIONS ANALYZER www.sauermanngroup.com...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CHAPTER 10 - CALIBRATION ........................30 CHAPTER 11 - COMMUNICATIONS ......................35 CHAPTER 12 - MAINTENANCE ....................... 36 APPENDIX A - Si-CA 8500 - SPECIFICATIONS ..................39 APPENDIX B - FIRMWARE PROGRAMMING .................... 42 APPENDIX C - REPLACEMENT PARTS ..................... 43...
  • Page 3 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS PARAMETERS Excess air Carbon monoxide (a toxic gas) Carbon dioxide – NDIR measurement OR calculated from O Draft/Pressure DUTY Duty cycle is a power setting given in percent Combustion efficiency (for boilers and furnaces, does not apply to engines) Hydrocarbons (NDIR) measurement –...

  • Page 4: Analyzer Options

    ANALYZER OPTIONS The Sauermann Si-CA 8500 is an extremely versatile emissions measurement system that meets practically all emissions requirements. It has been designed as a modular system, permitting the installation, in the field, of most of the various available options. This manual describes the complete instrument equipped with all the options.

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 - Fundamentals

    CHAPTER 1 - FUNDAMENTALS The Si-CA 8500 Integrated Emissions System is a portable state of the art analyzer designed to measure, record and remotely transmit combustion parameters used for the following tasks: 1. To measure the oxide of nitrogen emissions from stationary combustion sources by means of electrochemical sensors in accordance with the EPA Provisional Reference Method (EMTIC CTM-022, CTM-030, &...
  • Page 6 The application operation is under the exclusive customer or user entity responsibility, who acknowledges using this system at his/her own risks. The customer or user entity explicitly exclude Sauermann, and every other company through which the it could have been sold of any kind of responsibility or warranty regarding any direct,...
  • Page 7 7. Interior or exterior use. Protect the device from moisture and rain. 8. Only accessories which meet the manufacturer’s specifications shall be used. 9. The charger must be exclusively used for this Sauermann product. Using a different charger type may damage the analyzer.
  • Page 8 It is best to let the Si-CA 8500 run with the main gas pump on for at least a few minutes after measuring is done to let all of the condensate automatically drain out of the analyzer and to also fully purge the stack gases out of the unit.
  • Page 9 Make sure the charger is disconnected from the analyzer when pushing the reset button. If the device is damaged or if it operates abnormally, please contact the Sauermann's After-sales service : https://sauermann.fr...

  • Page 10: Chapter 2 - The Instrument Keyboard

    CHAPTER 2 - THE INSTRUMENT KEYBOARD A brief explanation of the instrument’s buttons is as follows: CALIB Controls calibration settings and zeroing of the analyzer’s sensors. SETUP Controls all customization parameters (such as measurement units) for the analyzer MEASURE Displays the analyzer’s currently measured data in either of two fonts: A.

  • Page 11: Chapter 3 - Basic Instrument Operation

    Please refer to the other sections of this manual for a description of the more advanced features. The Si-CA 8500 emissions analyzer consists of the following three major components: 1. The probe sampling line, whose function is to extract the sample, sense the stack temperature and depending on the option measure the stack gas velocity 2.
  • Page 12 9. To obtain a printout of the data displayed, press the PRINT key. The cursor (reverse color) will point to: Print Test Record Press the OK key to execute a printout on the Si-CA 8500 remote printer. 10. Measured data can be stored in the analyzer’s internal memory. Please refer to Chapter 8 for more details about data storage.

  • Page 13: Chapter 4 - Power Requirements

    A new Si-CA 8500 should be charged with the unit powered off for 12 to 24 hours. It is not suggested to charge the unit for more than 24 hours when powered off.

  • Page 14: Chapter 5 - Sample Flow & Sample Conditioning System

    CHAPTER 5 - SAMPLE FLOW & SAMPLE CONDITIONING SYSTEM PART A. THE EXTRACTION PROBE AND SAMPLING LINE A number of different types of probes are available depending on the application requirements. The probe consists of the extraction probe, the sampling line and the stack thermocouple. 1.
  • Page 15 Additionally, the Si-CA 8500 has an internal thermo-electric chiller to eliminate any water mist remaining in the gas as a protection for the sensors used in the analyzers.
  • Page 16 This schema describes the Sample Conditioning Unit working principle on a Si-CA 320 Flue Gas analyzer. The working principle is similar on a Si-CA 8500 emissions analyzer. The sample conditioning system located inside the analyzer as shown in the following photo:...
  • Page 17 The following components are mounted on the conditioning system: 1. Thermoelectric chiller. The sample gas enters this aluminum manifold from the front panel. The condensed water is removed and collects at the bottom. The dry sample exits towards the filters. The manifold is cooled by the Peltier element, powered by electrical pulses of user-settable duty cycle.

  • Page 18: Chapter 6 - Sensors

    CHAPTER 6 - SENSORS The great versatility of the Model Si-CA 8500 Emissions system is partly due to the large number of sensors available within a single analyzer. These sensors are primarily gas sensors and can be grouped into three categories based on their principle of operation: 1.
  • Page 19 1. ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS All electrochemical sensors, except for the H S sensor are of the 5 series type mounted on bayonet style fittings for easy removal. The electrochemical sensors are described below following the order by which the gas flows through the manifold.
  • Page 20 S sensor is usually mounted. The VOC sensor and the S sensor cannot be concurrently installed into the same Si-CA 8500 analyzer (must choose one or the other, not both). The VOC sensor option can only be chosen when the NDIR sensor option is also chosen.
  • Page 21 10.6 eV or lower. The only other gases measured by the Si-CA 8500 and are typically found in a combustion flue/exhaust gas that have an ionization potential less than 10.6 eV and can affect the measurement of the VOC sensor are NO (9.25 eV) and H S (10.46 eV).

  • Page 22: Chapter 7 - Analyzer Setup

    CHAPTER 7 - ANALYZER SETUP The SETUP MENU allows the operator to change system parameters. 1 ‘15 12:45:00 Fuel: NATURAL GAS Temperature Units: F Measure Units: Pressure Units: inWC O2 Reference: TRUE Pumps: AUTO 1500cc/m Dilution Duty: Water Drain: 25min Chiller Duty: Dilute CO: 5000 PPM...
  • Page 23 NOTE: Emission measurements in PPM, MGM, #/B and GBH are carried out on a dry basis as required by the EPA’s 40CFR75. (The Si-CA 8500 is an extractive analyzer, whose conditioning system removes most of the water vapor before the sample reaches the sensors).
  • Page 24 5) PRESSURE UNITS: The Stack Draft measurement can be shown in inches of water (inWC), millibar (mbar), millimeters of water (mmWC), or kilopascal (kPa). 1 mbar = 0.10 kPa = 0.40 inWC = 10.2 mmWC 6) CxHy UNITS: The hydrocarbon measurement can be displayed in either % or ppm units. The factory setting is for % units, and % units are recommended for most hydrocarbon measurements.
  • Page 25 12) DILUTE CO: This sets the CO concentration above which the dilution system will be engaged. The default value is 5000 PPM. 13) PURGE CO / USE CO-IR: This sets the maximum CO concentration for the electrochemical sensor. Higher concentrations will engage a purge cycle for the CO sensor to prevent if from becoming saturated. Factory default is set at 7000 PPM.

  • Page 26: Chapter 8 - Internal Data Storage

    Erase Buffers The Si-CA 8500 has 2000 internal storage tags. Each tag stores one complete set of emissions data. There are two ways to store emissions data to the analyzer’s buffer. You can either store data by selecting the option STORE CURRENT DATA after pressing the STORE key, or alternatively you can make use of the analyzer’s...
  • Page 27 7. REVIEW BUFFER: This choice allows you to view previously saved data. Press OK. The display will switch to the data screen, with the data in the first tag displayed. The time and date when the data was saved will appear at the bottom of the display. Use the UP / DOWN keys to scroll through the tags. *** NAME BUFFERS *** 8.

  • Page 28: Chapter 9 - Wireless Remote Printer

    CHAPTER 9 - WIRELESS REMOTE PRINTER The Si-CA 8500 uses a wireless remote printer. The printer is powered by a rechargeable battery. The battery can be charged with the same charger that is used for the Si-CA 8500 analyzer. The printer is optional with the Si-CA 8500.
  • Page 29 ** EDIT HEADER INFO * change the information printed at the top of each printout. Usually the SAUERMANN ANALYZER customer’s name or the operator’s name appears here. To edit this information, use the UP / DOWN / LEFT / RIGHT keys to navigate around the keyboard, and press OK to select the letter or number.

  • Page 30: Chapter 10 - Calibration

    CHAPTER 10 - CALIBRATION Every instrument must occasionally be calibrated against some known value of a parameter in order to make sure that its accuracy has not deteriorated. Instrument calibration requires two steps. The first step is to zero the analyzer in a clean, ambient temperature environment.
  • Page 31 At the end of the autozero period the Si-CA 8500 reads the output of all gas sensors and sets them all to zero, with the exception of the oxygen that it sets to 20.9%. Consequently, it is very important that at the moment of "zeroing", the environment is clean from traces of carbon monoxide or other gases.
  • Page 32 You must not feed gas to the Si-CA 8500 under pressure and you must not starve the Si-CA 8500 pump for gas. When feeding the gas, you must maintain a reasonably constant pressure, near ambient pressure. This is a requirement of all diffusion-type electrochemical sensors.
  • Page 33 3. Press the button labeled “CALIB” to enter the calibration menu. 4. Scroll down to the SPAN TIME and set the value to 300 seconds. 5. Scroll down to the sensor to be calibrated. If the calibration lock is on, enter the password 1315. 6.
  • Page 34 6. Use the arrow keys to enter the span value printed on the calibration cylinder. Press OK. 7. Turn on the gas flow and observe gas readings. If the gas reading for the sensor being calibrated does not increase after a few seconds, turn off the gas flow until the problem is found. Otherwise, press OK. 8.

  • Page 35: Chapter 11 - Communications

    HANDSHAKE: None EGAS SOFTWARE You can enhance the performance and versatility of the Si-CA 8500 by using the Emissions Gas Analyzer Software (EGAS) program. EGAS is compatible with Windows Operating System. The EGAS software is a robust package, and allows you to: 1.

  • Page 36: Chapter 12 - Maintenance

    CHAPTER 12 - MAINTENANCE The Si-CA 8500 emissions analyzer is a sophisticated analytical instrument designed to perform accurate emissions measurements. However, because the analyzer is a portable, field use instrument that can be used in many environments, care must be taken to prevent physical and environmental abuse to help maintain trouble- free operation.
  • Page 37 One of the Si-CA 8500 options is a sintered pre-filter that threads into the of the 1 m (40”) and 1.5 m (60”) probes. If the sintered filter option is included, this item should be periodically inspected and cleaned as needed.
  • Page 38 Replace the top section of the case and secure it with the four screws. Wait the following time periods before auto-zeroing the analyzer: SENSOR 30 minutes CO SENSOR 30 minutes NO SENSOR 24 hours SENSOR 30 minutes SENSOR 30 minutes S SENSOR 30 minutes VOC SENSOR...

  • Page 39: Appendix A - Si-Ca 8500 - Specifications

    APPENDIX A - Si-CA 8500 - SPECIFICATIONS ANALYZER 1. PHYSICAL Material: ABS plastic case with internal aluminum shielding Dimensions (analyzer): 29.0 x 26.0 x 12.4 cm / 11.42” x 10.24” x 4.88” Weight: (analyzer): 5 kg / 11 lbs. Carrying case (analyzer & all accessories): Approx. 10 kg / 22 lbs.
  • Page 40 SENSORS 1. EMISSIONS SENSORS – ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR RANGE RESOLUTION ACCURACY CARBON MONOXIDE Low Range 0 to 8000 ppm 1 ppm ±8 ppm <200 ppm (CO) ±4% rdg up to 2000 ppm ±10% rdg for >2000 ppm CARBON MONOXIDE Dilution 0 to 20000 ppm 1 ppm ±10% rdg (CO)
  • Page 41 4. OTHER SENSORS SENSOR RANGE RESOLUTION ACCURACY OXYGEN (O 0 – 25% 0.1% 0.1% Vol. EC Sensor Stack Temperature Type K Tc -20 to +1050°C 1°C ±3°C -4 to 1920°F 1°F ±5°F Ambient -10 to +99.9°C 1°C ±2°C Temperature 14.0 to 212.0°F 1°F ±3°F Stack Draft...

  • Page 42: Appendix B - Firmware Programming

    The firmware can be updated in the field with the use of a computer connected to the Si-CA 8500 analyzer. Firmware updates are available on Sauermann website, in Resource Center tab. The current firmware version is displayed on the second status screen.

  • Page 43: Appendix C - Replacement Parts

    0-100 ppm Low Range with 0.1 ppm resolution Si-CA8500 H S Sensor S sensor, 0-500 ppm (cannot have both H S & VOC sensors in same Si-CA 8500) Si-CA8500 VOC Sensor VOC sensor, 0-200 ppm (cannot have both VOC & H S sensors in same Si-CA 8500)
  • Page 44 Send back the device at its end of working life in a waste collection centre for electrical and electronic components (according to local regulations) or send it back to Sauermann to ensure a required waste collection in the respect of the environment.

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