IMR 2800 A, Manual

Page 1: ...IMR 2800 P IMR 2800 A IMR 2800 IR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUIPMENT INC 3632 Central Ave St Petersburg FL 33711 USA Phone 727 328 2818 E Mail info imrusa com Web WWW IMRUSA COM ...

Page 2: ...TURNING ON _____________________________________________________________ 18 3 3 FUEL TYPE SELECTION___________________________________________________ 19 3 4 MEASUREMENT MENU ___________________________________________________ 20 3 4 1 Main menu ____________________________________________________________________ 21 3 4 2 Store a measurement_________________________________________________________...

Page 3: ...________________________________ 40 4 3 HEAT LOSSES ____________________________________________________________ 41 4 4 CONVERTING PPM INTO VOLUME WEIGHT RATIO ________________________ 44 4 5 CONVERTING PPM INTO VOLUME WEIGHT RATIO WITH REF O2 __________ 44 4 6 NOx NO NO2 ____________________________________________________________ 44 5 UNIT MAINTENANCE_____________________________________________...

Page 4: ...nd the condensed water removed if necessary IMR or an authorized service facility must re calibrate the IMR 2800 once a year to ensure accuracy and performance SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Please make sure that you read this section carefully for use of your new combustion gas analyzer Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product or displayed on the screen The AC inlet should only be connecte...

Page 5: ...ectrochemical sensors The IMR 2800 calculates the parameters below Excess air Lambda Heat losses Efficiency Carbon dioxide CO2 Optional features Differential draft measurement Gas Flow measurement m s with Pitot tube HCl N2O CL2 H2 NH3 HC H2S measurement CO2 CH4 HC and N2O NDIR sensors available Speed RPM Soot Measurement High temperature gas sampling probes ceramic PT RhPT up to 1500 C 2732 F Gas...

Page 6: ...sure without a dust filter if water condensation comes in contact with the sensors empty condensation trap Service Calibration A Service message will be displayed after 1000 hours or after one year of operating time IMR Environmental Equipment Inc recommends checking the calibration once a year Operating Temperature 50o F 104o F 10o C 40o C If the unit is brought in from the cold then it should be...

Page 7: ...d Backlit LCD Keypad Gas sampling probe Ambient temperature probe Thermal printer RS232 interface Rechargeable battery Draft measurement Soot measurement w soot filter paper and comparison scale Memory O2 electrochemical sensor CO electrochemical sensor NO electrochemical sensor NO2 electrochemical sensor SO2 electrochemical sensor Additional sensor s Case Manual Power Cord Calibration certificate...

Page 8: ...easurements Gas Temperature Ambient Temperature Draft Soot O2 CO NO SO2 NO2 HC max 7 more sensors Calculations CO2 Losses Excess Air NOx NO NO2 I n p u t s FUNCTIONS IMR 2800 Gas Temperature Ambient Temperature Gas sensors Draft Soot Printer RS232 Calculations OUTPUTS ...

Page 9: ...2 F 0 C 1200 C TA Air temperature Semiconductor 1 C 1 F 2 4 F 248 F 0 C 120 C P Draft Solid state 0 01 hPa 2 40 hPa NOx Nitrogen oxides Calculation 1 ppm Z 0 NOx max CO2 Carbon dioxide Calculation 0 1 Vol 0 2 Vol 0 CO2 max CO2 Carbon dioxide NDIR 0 01 Vol 0 2 Vol 0 20 Vol NH3 Ammonia Electro chemical 1 ppm Z 0 1000 5000 ppm N2O Nitrous Oxide NDIR 0 001 Vol Z 0 1 Vol HCl Hydrogen Chloride Electro c...

Page 10: ...m case with compartment for gas sampling probe power cord and accessories Operating temperature 50o F 104o F 10o C 40o C Storing temperature 4o F 122o F 20o C 50o C Calibration Automatic 3 minute zero calibration Fuels USA Natural gas Propane Kerosene Distillate 1 Anthracite coal Bituminous coal Fuel 2 Fuel 5 Fuel 6 Bagasse Wood Bark Special fuel A Special fuel B Special fuel C Special fuel D Euro...

Page 11: ...Flue gas Connect the hose which has the condensation trap inline to the barbed fitting gas input c Draft Connect the second hose to the barbed fitting draft Type E The probe E has one hose for the flue gas measurement and the draft measurement It also has a connection line to connect the thermocouple with the analyzer a Thermocouple Connect the thermocouple plug 5 pos with the flue gas temp socket...

Page 12: ...IMR 2800 12 IMR Environmental Equipment Inc Gas sampling probe type S connection ...

Page 13: ...o the gas fitting 2 4 4 Draft fitting The draft hose of the gas sampling probe must be connected to the draft fitting 2 4 5 LED The LED shows the power status of the unit RED battery powered GREEN AC connected and turned off charging the battery YELLOW AC connected and turned on 2 4 6 Differential pressure fitting if equipped The analyzer is equipped with a third barbed fitting for a differential ...

Page 14: ...b connector on the front panel RS232 female connector 9 pos 1 2 3 TXD transmit data 4 5 GND ground 6 7 8 CTS clear to send 9 5 1 9 6 Connection to a PC null modem connection IMR 2800 PC 9 pos PC 25 pos 3 TXD 2 RXD 3 RXD 5 GND 5 GND 7 GND 8 CTS 7 RTS 4 RTS Serial data format A character has 8 data bits no parity and 2 stop bits ASCII Computer format Start Station Fuel Units ppm etc NOx according TA...

Page 15: ... 60Hz A fuse selector next to the AC inlet sets the voltage The analyzer is able to work without being connected to the AC by using the power of the internal rechargeable battery lead acid battery However IMR recommends connecting the analyzer always to the AC during a measurement or during storage ...

Page 16: ...6 BUTTON FUNCTIONS 0 9 Numeric buttons for numbers P Prints a measurement measurement menu complete measurement submenu pressure draft measurement M Stores a measurement F Feed Scroll up v Scroll down ESC Back to the measurement menu Enter confirm ...

Page 17: ...Calibration and self check Press any key after calibration is Finished Fuel type selection v Select fuel type Confirm selected fuel type Measurement menu P print measurement v scroll first line M store measurement Main menu Choice ppm mg Config Printer Statistics Memory Pressure Standby Select fuel Organization Soot detection Recalibration v Select submenu Confirm and enter submenu ESC Back to mea...

Page 18: ...ing probe into the flue gas IMR 2800P FLUE GAS ANALYZING COMPUTER Turn the On Off button to On and the unit starts with the zero calibration IMR 2800P Calibration 2 00 PM 174 seconds The zero calibration takes 180 seconds and the unit is checking all sensors and sets all the values to its zero point IMR 2800P Calibration done Press any key Press any key after the calibration is finished ...

Page 19: ...fter the confirmation Active buttons Move arrow selector up Back to measurement menu ESC Move arrow selector down v Confirm selection Fuel types USA Natural gas Propane Kerosene Distillate 1 Anthracite coal Bituminous coal Fuel 2 Fuel 5 Fuel 6 Bagasse Wood Bark European Fuel oil extra light Natural gas Town gas Coalgas Liquid gas Hard coal hb 1950 Wood air dry Fuel oil light Fuel oil heavy Coaltar...

Page 20: ...rs need approximately 3 minutes for an accurate and stable reading The measurement menu shows all measured and calculated parameters as well as the fuel type The first line scrolls automatically every 10 seconds However one value can be selected by using the and or v button CO2 0 0 T gas 75 2oF O2 20 9 CO ppm NO ppm SO2ppm 0 0 0 The first line shows these different values CO2 T room losses excess ...

Page 21: ...e LCD To see other submenus scroll with the and v button Active buttons Move arrow selector up Back to measurement menu ESC Move arrow selector down v Line feed F Enter submenu Main Menu Choice ppm mg ppm mg m3 mg Ref O2 Config Printer Set printout intervals Statistics Start statistics for calculation of mean value and standard deviation Memory Print memory Pressure Start draft measurement Standby...

Page 22: ...ured and calculated parameters The IMR 2800 can store up to 50 measurements Memory status The memory status is located in the main menu behind the submenu memory Choice ppm mg Config Printer Statistics Memory 46 Memory status 46 The analyzer can store 46 more measurements 4 measurements are already stored See the description of the submenu memory on how to select and print the stored data ...

Page 23: ... only on the thermal side Press the P button to print the current measurement Change paper Unscrew the two thumbscrews and remove the printer cover from the front panel Take the old paper roll out and put the new roll in Make sure the thermal side is on the correct side Close the cover and fasten the two thumbscrews 3 4 4 Feed Press F to do a line feed IMR 2800P 09 16 1999 01 31PM fuel oil ex lgh ...

Page 24: ...t fuel Select fuel type Organization Date time configuration of the analyzer interface Soot detection Start soot measurement New calibration Start new calibration Active buttons Move arrow selector up Back to measurement menu ESC Move arrow selector down v Line feed F Enter submenu Choice ppm mg Config Printer Statistics Memory 50 indicator Indicates an active submenu e g statistics is running A s...

Page 25: ... units scroll with the and v button Active buttons Move arrow selector up Back to measurement menu ESC Move arrow selector down v Confirm unit selection ppm The measured values of the toxic sensors are shown in ppm mg The measured values of the toxic sensors are shown in mg m3 mg ref O2 The measured values of the toxic sensors are shown in mg m3 reference to O2 The symbol on the LCD is mg mg NO NO...

Page 26: ...tervals one printout every x minutes The print intervals can be set for a measurement printout or a statistics printout Confi printer print protocol Minutes Output 15 The time between the printouts can be selected from 10 to 99 minutes by using the numeric keys Confirm the setting by pressing the button The first printout is after one minute and the following printouts are every x minutes Continuo...

Page 27: ...arrow selector down v Confirm selection Statistics calculates mean values and standard deviations of the measured and calculated parameters Calculation Mean value m x n Standard deviation x measured value n number of samples s 1 n 1 x m Stop statistics Stops the statistics calculation Start statistics Starts calculation of mean value and standard deviation A calculation is made every second If the...

Page 28: ...cs Start stat Press any key If the statistic calculation is not running then this message is displayed IMR 2800P 09 16 1999 02 32pm fuel oil ex lgh of samples 60 Mean value Std dev T room 75oF 0 T gas 75oF 0 CO2 0 0 0 0 O2 20 9 0 0 CO 0ppm 0 SO2 0ppm 0 NO 0ppm 0 qA 0 0 LAMBDA 0 00 ...

Page 29: ...sing the button Active buttons Move arrow selector up Back to measurement menu ESC Move arrow selector down v Confirm selection Clear memory Deletes all the stored measurements Print memory Prints one stored measurement or all stored measurements Memory Print memory sample all Select all measurements or only one measurement by using the and or v button to select the measurement To print the select...

Page 30: ... as the hose is connected to the draft fitting Active buttons Back to measurement menu ESC Back to measurement menu Prints draft measurement P Pressure Pressure 0 37 hPa Confirm The draft measurement is on the LCD Press the P button to print the draft measurement Press the button to return to the measurement menu 16 09 1999 03 41 12pm Pressure 0 042 hPa Draft printout Important gas sampling probe ...

Page 31: ...mode is used to save the stored measurements Standby Press any key The LCD shows at the beginning of the mode this message Later on it will turn off the LCD Press any key to start the unit and stop the standby mode 3 5 7 Select fuel Please see section 3 3 on how to select a fuel type Stop stat Press any key If the statistics is running then the fuel type cannot be changed ...

Page 32: ...up or down v to select a submenu Enter the submenu by pressing the button 3 submenus are shown on the LCD To see the other submenus scroll with the and v button Active buttons Move arrow selector up Back to measurement menu ESC Move arrow selector down v Confirm selection 3 5 8 1 Device status The device status menu shows information about the operating hours of the unit as well as the overflows o...

Page 33: ...am 12 00pm Month Day Year European 00 00 24 00 Day Month Year Organization Set date time New date 08 16 99 Enter the new date by using the numeric buttons and confirm it by pressing the button Organization Set date time New time 05 32 PM Enter the new time by using the numeric buttons and confirm it by pressing the button Active buttons Numeric buttons 0 9 Back to measurement menu ESC Confirm Stop...

Page 34: ... a menu point Enter the menu point by pressing the button To see the other menu points scroll with the and v button Active buttons Move arrow selector up Back to measurement menu ESC Move arrow selector down v Confirm selection Continuous output This mode starts a continuous serial data transfer from the IMR 2800 to a PC Organization Interface Seconds Output 10 A measurement is transmitted every t...

Page 35: ...rent statistical measurement will be transmitted Pressing the button confirms the transfer Memory This mode transfers all stored measurements from the IMR 2800 to a PC Organization Interface Output once Memory 22 All the stored measurements will be transmitted Pressing the button confirms the transfer Memory empty Press any key If no measurement is stored then the analyzer cannot transfer any stor...

Page 36: ...Air Stop If the data is needed for a spreadsheet or similar application data processing then this format is useful because only the measured parameters are transferred and nothing else Organization Interface PC Memory 30 Decimal output Pressing the button confirms the selection decimal output If the statistic is active then only the mean values will be transferred Formatted output The formatted ou...

Page 37: ... output 3 5 8 4 Configuration The configuration mode informs about program version calibration date serial number and much more No values can be set in this mode This mode is only for information Important If any questions regarding this analyzer occur and IMR has to be contacted then please have this information ready Program version Calibration date Serial number O2 sensor type range CO sensor t...

Page 38: ...s the new numbers and scrolls to the next constant Press ESC to return to the measurement menu Stop stat Press any key If the statistic is active then the fuel parameters cannot be changed 3 5 8 6 Station A station measurement plant etc can be entered Organization Station Station 0 Station no 0 32767 The number will be printed on the measurement printout and or transferred together with all other ...

Page 39: ...uring each measurement the pump will draw 1 63 l min according to the regulations Soot detection insert paper Confirm Pressing the button starts the soot measurement Soot detection Quit 60 seconds The analyzer starts to countdown the seconds for the needed volume of 1 63l per minute Pressing the button quits the soot measurement Soot detection Soot detection done Confirm The soot measurement is do...

Page 40: ...cess air value must be kept low as it needs to be heated resulting in a decrease of the flame temperature and an increase of the flue gas temperature thereby deteriorating the efficiency 4 2 CARBON DIOXIDE CO2 The CO2 percentage in flue gases depends upon the amount of carbon contained in the fuel In order to achieve an optimum combustion a small CO value and a maximum CO2 value must be set ideall...

Page 41: ...thereby the volume of flue gas and the higher the flue gas temperature the higher the losses and smaller the combustion efficiency BImSchV calculation The BImSchV calculation is used for the fuels below qA tA tL x A O B 2 20 9 2 qA Losses in tA Flue gas temperature in oC tL Air temperature in oC O2 Oxygen in Oil light Natural gas Town gas Coal gas Liquid gas Coke Wood air dry CO2max A2 B O2B 15 5 ...

Page 42: ...coefficient factor depends on the fuel type composition the flue gas volume and the air number value LOSS DUE TO LATENT HEAT qAg This is caused by incomplete combustion when the flue gases contain CO portions It is calculated as follows qAg a CO CO CO 2 qAg Flue gas loss due to latent heat a Fuel factor a 32 natural gas 48 fuel oil The incomplete combustion of fuel oil results in further losses du...

Page 43: ...5 32 3 Butane ventil 13 5 0 50 32 3 Butane 13 5 0 475 32 3 Prop But vent 13 5 0 50 32 3 Propane Butane 13 5 0 475 32 3 Biogas ventil 11 7 0 78 32 3 Biogas 11 7 0 71 32 3 Hard coal hb 7450 18 7 0 683 32 7 Hard coal hb 7170 19 2 0 672 32 7 Hard coal hb 2230 19 8 0 988 32 7 LOSSES DUE TO HEAT RADIATION The radiation loss depends upon the design and insulation of the boiler In general it is between 0 ...

Page 44: ...ctivated then the conversion for NO or NO x is NO x 1 ppm 2 05 mg m3 4 5 CONVERTING PPM INTO VOLUME WEIGHT RATIO WITH REF O2 EB 20 9 O2B 20 9 O2M EM EB Emission with reference to the oxygen content EM Measured emission in mg m3 O2M Measured oxygen content O2B Content of reference oxygen Fuel oil Natural Gas Town gas Coal gas Liquid gas Coke Wood air dry O2B 3 3 3 3 3 7 11 4 6 NOx NO NO2 If the ana...

Page 45: ...n authorized dealer must check the analyzer once a year SERVICE PRINTOUT If there is a problem with the analyzer then it is useful to make a service printout The service printout contains information about the sensors IMR recommends printing and then faxing the printout to IMR if any questions or problems occur with the analyzer Press following combination from the main menu 8 8 0 The printer star...

Page 46: ... and purge the analyzer with fresh air runtime error A runtime error is indicated when a calculation result is an indefinite result Error a b xxxxx The unit must be switched off and IMR informed about the problem xxx sensor Service xxx is a specific sensor e g O2 The sensor could be damaged or the unit was not calibrated properly Start a new calibration and let the unit run for some time This purg...

Page 47: ...oo low for proper use Let the unit run until it is warmed up and then start a new calibration T int 50oC 122oF or T O2 50oC 122oF The internal temperature is too high for proper use Let the analyzer cool down and then start a new calibration xxx sensor defect xxx is a temperature sensor T Ni T Pr T int T O2 A temperature sensor is defect or it is not connected Check the connection Interface no CTS...

Page 48: ...MR 5 No warranty claims may be made for maintenance and setting work cleaning or other utility materials required for the function of the unit and other wear parts unless they have a direct bearing on work performed under the warranty 6 The terms and conditions for the acknowledgement of this warranty shall be the presentation of the fully completed warranty card which must contain the confirmatio...

Page 49: ...ation trap 72550 Pack of 10 72551 Thermal paper w 58mm 71200 Soot filter paper 70350 Comparison scale 90300 Condensation trap 91101 Ambient temp probe long 90500 Ambient temp probe short 92400 Battery 12V 4Ah B 200001 Gas probe E 250mm 94200 Gas probe S 270mm 94100 Fixture cone 8mm 90106 Printer w 58mm MTP 201 24E Pump Pump 4 5V Please contact IMR for the spare part numbers for the sensors ...

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