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Page 1: ...Eclipse EGA4 Combustion Analyzer Instruction Manual 924 2 4 24 07 ...

Page 2: ... digital technologies Any maintenance operation must be carried out by qualified personnel ONLY Eclipse supplies instructions and operative procedures for any operation on the instrument We recommend to contact our technicians for any support requirements The instrument is supplied by a Ni MH rechargeable battery pack or by 100 115 230V r10 50 60Hz line supply using the special power supply module...

Page 3: ... OF OPERATION 12 4 1 Measurement principle 12 4 1 1 Gas sampling probe 13 4 1 2 Water trap line filter 13 4 1 3 Gas sensors 13 4 2 Auxiliary measurements 14 4 2 1 Temperature measurements 14 4 2 2 Pressure and Draft 14 4 2 3 Smoke index measurement 15 4 2 3 1 Measuring instruments option 15 4 2 4 Other measurements 15 5 RECOMMENDATIONS 16 5 1 Power supply 16 6 CONNECTIONS 17 6 1 Electro pneumatic ...

Page 4: ...mory 39 8 4 Recall memory 39 8 5 DBGas 2004 40 8 5 1 Installing DbGas 2004 40 8 5 2 Registering the Software 41 8 5 GasConfig 41 8 5 1 GasConfig Installation 42 8 5 2 How to operate using GasConfig 42 8 5 3 Transfer configuration to PC 44 8 5 4 Transfer configuration to the Analyzer 44 9 CONFIGURATION 45 9 1 Engineering Units 45 9 2 Alarms 46 9 3 HELP key 46 9 3 1 Header setting 46 9 3 2 Sensor Di...

Page 5: ...instruments are completed with a pressure draught sensor an internal printer an internal memory for storing data and a RS232 serial interface for configuration and data transfer from and to a PC i Draft measurement is possible using the internal pressure sensor and the special gas sample probe i The optional internal printer is impact type and the generated document is very legible and has a long ...

Page 6: ...610082 max 1200 C without TC F Sinterized filter max 800 C Table E Options 0 none 1 Internal impact printer 2H Draft and differential pressure measurements capability dual hoses with connector 4 Graphic display capability 6 Electrovalve for autozero quick start up 8 Internal sensor for gas leak detector Table F Battery charger 1 115 Vac with USA plug 2 230 Vac with Schuko plug 3 230 Vac with UK pl...

Page 7: ...by Tags Service and user data 3 programmable lines for each programmed customer using a PC and DBGas Software Report Herder 4 rows x 16 characters programmable from keyboard Display Large 40x56 mm graphic LCD display with automatic back light device Bargraph and trend capability as option Serial interface USB standard interface Smoke measurement Using the optional external manual pump Bacharach in...

Page 8: ...pm r5 rdg elsewere NOx Calculated from 0 to 5000 ppm 1 ppm SO2 Electrochemical from 0 to 4000 ppm 1 ppm 40 sec r5 ppm 125 ppm r4 rdg elsewere CO2 Calculated from 0 to 99 9 0 1 Tair Pt100 from 10 to 100 C 0 1 C r 0 2 rdg 0 15 C Tgas Tc K from 10 to 1000 C 0 1 C r 0 3 rdg 0 3 C T Calculated from 0 to 1000 C 0 1 C Tflow Tc K from 10 to 100 C 0 1 C r 0 3 rdg 0 3 C Treturn Tc K from 10 to 100 C 0 1 C r...

Page 9: ...tomatic internal device diluted the CO concentration when a high level of CO is identified by the instrument Dilution system allows to extend the measuring range of the CO sensor up to 10 The optional Autozero valve for quick start up allows the operator to switch the instrument with the gas probe in the stack Four acoustic and visual alarms can be set on four programmable parameters 2 5 Temperatu...

Page 10: ...k 2 12 Leak test procedure To check gas network tightness using a pressure decay method at programmable interval time It uses the internal pressure sensor and a Eclipse leakage procedure 2 13 Burner pressure probe A 1 meter 8x4mm silicon hose cat EE300088 is used to check the pressure inside the burner when you are installing the heating system 2 14 Pitot tube The EGA4 analyzer can be connected to...

Page 11: ...er opt Graphic Display Keyboard Tgas Input P2 P Input P1 Draft Pressure input INLET Flue Gas input Battery charger External probe and Pt100 Tair probe input Back light sensor USB port At the bottom of EGA4 you can see all sampling probe connectors gas inlet pressure and draught input thermocouple input for gas measurement and the 2 nd pressure inlet connector On the right side are the connectors f...

Page 12: ...ially an electrochemical cell with two electrodes and electrolyte solution The behavior is similar to a normal battery and therefore the sensitivity decreases with time The expected life does not relate to the operative time and is lost after approximately 24 months The toxic gas measurements CO SO2 NO and NO2 use electrochemical cells with an expected operative life of 3 years The electrochemical...

Page 13: ...fter the water trap and before the electrochemical cell Its function is to stop the smallest solid particles before the analysis Remember to change the filter every time it is dirty Line filter cat EE650074 Rubber plug cat EE650081 WARNING THE WATER TRAP MUST BE KEPT IN VERTICAL POSITION DURING GAS SAMPLING AN INCORRECT POSITIONING OF THE TRAP CAN ALLOW THE WATER TO ENTER INSIDE THE ANALIZER AND D...

Page 14: ...s i A thermocouple type K nickel nickel chromium is included in the tip of the gas sampling probe to measure the flue gas exhaust gas temperature This thermocouple is suitable for permanent measurements at temperatures up to 800 C and for short term measurements up to 1000 C Temperature measurement and gas sampling from the flue gas pathway are thus always performed at the same site The probe is c...

Page 15: ...02 2116 2117 and 2297 VDI directives ASTM D 2156 63 T etc 4 2 3 1 Measuring instruments option 1 Smoke pump it should suck 5 75 litres r0 25 l normalized to 0 C 760mmHg through a 1 cm 2 filter 2 Smoke index reference table it is a grey scale sheet with 10 different areas numbered from 0 to 9 The number 0 corresponds to a 85 r2 5 reflection Every area reflects 10 less than the previous one The scal...

Page 16: ... from Internal rechargeable Li Ion battery External battery charger supplied as a standard accessory the batteries must be installed Optional external DC auto battery charger the batteries must be installed The Ni MH rechargeable batteries allows a long time operation and do not need maintenance The same batteries power both the instrument and the internal printer The internal battery will grant 5...

Page 17: ...tial pressure input Tgas input External probes and Pt100 Tair input Battery charger USB port 6 2 Gas probe positioning The measurement site should be arranged at a distance of 2xD behind the exhaust gas connection pipe where D diameter of the exhaust gas connection pipe To position the sampling probe in the exhaust gas pathway a hole of 11 16mm should be drilled and the retaining cone of the sampl...

Page 18: ... computer port using the Windows XP and Windows 95 98 operative system Depending on the configuration of the computer the adaptor could be automatically identified or not If the adaptor isn t properly identified you ll need to manually install its driver that you can find on the instrument s software CD You need to follow the driver installation below only at first connection of the instrument The...

Page 19: ...fter the correct driver installation This it s not necessary if your computer runs Window XP SP2 if configured to ask before connecting to Windows Update Windows XP SP2 can have this parameter already set and to verify this open the Control Panel select System select the Hardware tab and click Windows Update Please verify that this option is DISABLED x Connect the instrument to a USB port of your ...

Page 20: ...ARE ABOUT TO BE INSTALLED YOUR COMPUTER WILL BE DISPLAY THE HARDWARE INSTALLATION WARNING PAGE CLICK ON CONTINUE ANYWAY TO CONTINUE WITH THE INSTALLATION IF WINDOWS XP IS CONFIGURED TO IGNORE FILE SIGNATURE WARNINGS NO MESSAGE WILL APPEAR At the end Windows will show a message indicating that the installation was successful Click Finish to complete the installation WARNING THE INSTRUMENT WILL BE C...

Page 21: ...on key S T W and X They move the cursor symbol or to increase or decrease numerical values ENTER Accept and memory store the modified parameter or variable PRINT Print the report of the analysis ON OFF Switch the analyzer on or off STORE Read or store the analysis data from or in the memory SETUP Go to the configuring page of the instrument MENU Go to the auxiliary function Ambient measurements Fl...

Page 22: ... K 95 7 CO2 10 2p NOx 500p Per 10 5 Ref O2 GRAPH Two boxes are positioned on the bottom of the display They contains the name of the function assigned to the F1 and F2 function keys The status bar uses graphical symbols to describe the actual operation mode of the instrument i Battery status i charged discharged Max Min Med Mem The Max Med Min Actual values are displayed in memory recalling mode O...

Page 23: ...It is used to identify the selected character you can move it using the W X S and T keys The box below the characters table shows the currently inserted text The symbol W is the end of line symbol Press CONFIRM to write in the line box the selected char The reversed char C when selected delete the last inserted char Press ENTER to memory store the text and return to the previous page Press ESCAPE ...

Page 24: ... and the seconds to end the autozero procedure NOTE THE ANALYZER MUST DRAW CLEAN AIR FROM THE AMBIENT DURING THE AUTOZERO PROCEDURE OTHERWISE THE MEASUREMENTS CANNOT BE ACCURATE It is possible to enter in MENU page pressing F1 or in MEASURE page pressing F2 See the appropriate paragraphs for operations When autozero procedure finished an intermittent sound advise the operator Press the ENTER key t...

Page 25: ...eferred to the programmed oxygen value When selected this mode the symbol O2 will be displayed on the status bar O2 20 9 CO2 0 0 CO 1ppm Ref O2 GRAPHIC If the graphical option Table E 4 on ordering code is installed the instrument can display the measured values as bar graph Press the GRAPHIC F2 key to change mode O2 CO K Ref O2 NUMERIC Using GasConfig Software you can program the graph page Assig...

Page 26: ...T Special draft probe TGD models This special probe model has a double gas collector one for the flue gas analysis and one for the draft measurement When you connect the probe to the analyzer you have to insert both gas inlet and pressure inlet connectors Connect the hose with line filter to gas inlet connector The pressure measurement requires the instrument in normal operating conditions indicat...

Page 27: ...und does not exceed the ones defined by the current normative We suggested to use a retaining cone during gas sampling NOTE IF YOU WONT TO PRINT THE SMOKE INDEX WITH THE ANALYSIS DATA YOU SHOULD DO THE MEASUREMENT BEFORE THE FLUE GAS ANALYSIS 7 4 1 Smoke index data input Before input the data you have to execute the smoke index measurements You can input up to 3 values the analyzer will do the ave...

Page 28: ...TY ESCAPE NEXT Use S and T to move the cursor symbol to T Flow Return option Press the ENTER key to display the following page FLOW RETURN TEMP Temper 40 0 C Flow 40 0 C Return C Differ C ESCAPE COPY On the Measure field the instrument will display the current temperature value measured using the connected thermocouple The error message Tc open will be displayed if the thermocouple is not connecte...

Page 29: ... by the arrow and use the Ź and Ż keys to move the arrow symbol on another digit x Press ESCAPE to return to the previous GAS VELOCITY page x Press NEXT to display the following page GAS VELOCITY Tf 0 0 C P 0 0 mmH2O Vel 0 0 m s ESCAPE COPY x Insert the gas probe in the chimney Set the probe tip to the centre of the pathway The display will show the current gas temperature An error message Tc open...

Page 30: ...s for measurement stabilizing Press the PRINT key The following page will be displayed PRINT ANALYSIS SAVED PRESS PRINT NUM COPY 1 MODEL Standard ESCAPE FEED Use the S and T keys to move the cursor symbol to NO copy or Model field Press the ENTER key to change the number of the reports you have to print and or the print model for the report Press the PRINT key again to print the report You can abo...

Page 31: ...olate and empty the plant section you want to verify at first ATTENTION THE USAGE OF A PRESSURE HIGHER THEN 300 HPA WILL DAMAGE THE THE PRESSURE SENSOR OF THE INSTRUMENT IN IRREVERSIBLE WAY CAUSING A PERMANENT DEFORMATION OF THE MEMBRANE 7 9 1 Test A 1 minute This optional operative mode allows operator to find pipe leakage To set and run leak test press the MENU key from measuring page The follow...

Page 32: ...ume for Gas Flow Totalizer Test Gas Air or Gas x Press Next to set Bar Press Barometric Pressure x Press ESCAPE to return to the SELECT TEST page x Use the S and T keys to move symbol on the Test Types A x Select START TEST to start the procedure P 1 228 6 hPa P 2 228 7 hPa ǻP 0 1 hPa Test A 40s ESCAPE NEXT The instrument will display the initial pressure to the P1 input and the final pressure P2 ...

Page 33: ...turn to the previous menu LEGEND Time of the test Gas Type City or Natural Barometric Pressure P1 The Pressure initial P2 The Pressure end System vol Total Plant Volume Counter vol Gas Meter Test Air Diff of pr ǻP difference of pressure between P1 and P2 Dispersion found Capacity of Gas Dispersed Dispersion correct Capacity of Gas correct Suitability Conformity of Plant ECLIPSE EGA4 Serial Number ...

Page 34: ...to return to the previous menu SELECT TEST 0 3 mmH2O Parameters Test Type A START TEST ESCAPE ZERO Select Test type and select test type B Select START TEST to begin the test P 1 235 5 hPa P 2 235 7 hPa P 3 235 8 hPa P 4 235 0 hPa ǻP 0 5 hPa Test B 160s ESCAPE NEXT In this test there are four Pressures with times various This times can be set like described in the paragraph 10 3 4 in this manual P...

Page 35: ...osure limits for CO gas This table is a guidance only and figures must be checked before being used Sensors used in safety applications should be fully calibrated at least every six months U K HSE GERMANY DFG USA OSHA TWA 8h 50 30 35 STEL 10 300 60 30 200 7 10 1 CO probe operations To enable CO monitoring press the MENU key from measuring page The following page will be displayed MENU MEASURE ION ...

Page 36: ... area agitate it for same seconds in fresh and uncontaminated air Press the ZERO key to reset the measure and start CO monitoring From this moment the unit will compare the monitored value with the CO limit default OSHA limit 35ppm It is possible to change the CO limit using the GasConfig software for PC Press ESCAPE F2 to return to the previous menu NOTE IF THE PROCEDURE ABOVE IS EXECUTED AND THE...

Page 37: ...ph 10 3 3 to change the 60 sec heating time Before insert the probe in working area agitate it for same seconds in fresh and uncontaminated air Press the ZERO key to reset the measure and start CH4 monitoring From this moment the unit will compare the correct CH4 reading Pressing the X key you can change the probe range to 500ppm box Pressing the W key you can return to 100ppm box range Eclipse su...

Page 38: ...S and T keys to move the cursor symbol to the desired option Press the ENTER key to select the option NOTE BEFORE STORE OR DELETE THE MEMORY YOU MUST SELECT THE TAG IF IT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE CURRENT 8 1 Store data analysis If you had pressed the ENTER key with the cursor on the STORE option the analyzer will display the following message WAIT storing in process The analysis data will be memory s...

Page 39: ...ORY TAG SELECTION SELECT MEMORY MODE ESCAPE VIEW MEM NOTE BEFORE RECALLING THE MEMORY YOU MUST SELECT THE TAG IF IT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE CURRENT ONE DIPLAYED SELECT THE READING MODE SINGLE OR AVERAGE AND SELECT THE STORED DATA Press VIS MEM F1 to visualize the analysis data the selected memory data or the average values of the selected Tag Press PRINT F2 to print the report for the displayed data...

Page 40: ... to select up to 40 boilers each one is associated to a Tag to be checked to assign an operator name and transfer the data to the analyzer The operator can store the analysis data and print the report after the analysis he can transfer the data to the PC The software will assign the analysis to the correct boiler in the database Operator can view and print the data Therefore it is possible to main...

Page 41: ... DBGas 2004 will run in Light Mode You should insert the registration key code included in your DBGas 2004 package This code should be entered to activate the program and to run in the different edition To register the software Run DBGas 2004 Click Help Click Info Click the Enter Registration Code button and write the registration code Demo Mode DBGas 2004 includes all options but the database is ...

Page 42: ...d the program s icon will appear on your Windows program list and it will be possible to boot it by clicking on the icon as usual 8 5 2 How to operate using GasConfig When you run GasConfig a 2 independent windows will be displayed The window on the left is an icon list This list shows all possible parameters that are possible to visualize on the analyzer O2 CO Tgas Draught etc NOTE THE PROGRAM CA...

Page 43: ...ODEL USING THE INSTRUMENT OPTION ON THE MAIN MENU BAR NOTE MANY PARAMETERS ARE ALSO CONFIGURABLE FROM THE INSTRUMENT ITSELF WITHOUT PC The available function folders are General This page allows you setting the general parameters like engineering units O2 reference values etc Pages You can set up to 6 different pages on your instrument to display up to 36 different measured and calculated values T...

Page 44: ...iguration changes we suggest transferring the gas analyzer configuration to the PC Switch on the instrument and connect it to PC x Select from the menu Profile the option Receive to read the data from the unit 8 5 4 Transfer configuration to the Analyzer When the data transfer occurs from PC to instrument you have to connect PC to it and x Select from the menu Profile the option Send to write data...

Page 45: ...lve option is installed you can Include exclude or automatically select using the PC configuration software you can program the CO level for automatic exclusion the CO cell Fuel Parameters You can display only all the constant table for the selected fuel To change the values you should use the configuration PC software Engineering Unit You can change the technical units for gas temperature and pre...

Page 46: ...E GAS TYPE CAN BE CHANGED ONLY USING THE OPTIONAL PC CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE When the measured value became in alarm band a continuous sound beep inform you the condition Simultaneously the parameter will be displayed in the measuring page in reverse mode You can acknowledge the alarms pressing the ENTER key In this case the beep will stop but the reverse mode remain 9 3 HELP key Help menu inform o...

Page 47: ...ymbol is positioned near the menu option The following page will be displayed SENSOR DIAGNOSTIC O2 428 46 uA CO 0 34 uA NO 1 09 uA ESCAPE Press ESCAPE F2 to return to the previous page 9 3 3 Service Data The SERVICE option allows you to read the information to contact us for service assistance and the information that we wont to know for identify your instrument configurations instrument configura...

Page 48: ...efore the measurements Just after the trap you can find a replaceable low porosity line filter code EE650074 It hold le solid particles of the gas We recommend you to replace this filter is it s dirty To replace the paper filter open the trap gently rotating the two trap parts ATTENTION DON T MAKE MEASUREMENTS WITHOUT THE TRAP CAP IF THE CAP IS NOT MOUNTED ON THE TRAP YOU WILL HAVE AN AMBIENT AIR ...

Page 49: ... instrument cannot perform the calculus Check and solve the others error conditions e g O2 18 Excluded CO sensor excluded by electro valve Automatic CO sensor protection is active Perform one or more autozero cycle in fresh air Tc Error The thermocouple is unconnected or damaged Connect or replace the temperature probe Tsens Er Cell compensation error Return the instrument to Eclipse for maintenan...

Page 50: ...on for date and time set up Verify that the current values are corrects because the analyzer use these data for analysis storing CLOCK Hour 10 Minutes 22 ESCAPE DATE Use the S and T keys to move the cursor symbol to the desired option Press the ENTER key to enter in the option set up page Press ESCAPE F2 to return to the previous menu Press DATE F1 to change date DATE Day 10 Month 22 Year 1999 Typ...

Page 51: ... set values of 180 sec for autozero time and 60 sec for CH4 heating time ANALYSIS AutoZ Time 180 CH4 Heat Time 60 ESCAPE Use the S and T keys to move the cursor symbol to the desired option Press the ENTER key to set a new Auto zero time Press ESCAPE F2 to return to the previous menu 10 3 4 P decay time Selecting this option you can change the timing for leak test using the decay method The test h...

Page 52: ...e F1 key while pressing the ON OFF key in order to set the instrument in firmware upgrade status 9 Click on the Program button to start the upgrading phase and wait until a termination message appears NOTE IF DATA TRANSFER FAILS PLEASE TURN OFF THE INSTRUMENT AND REPEAT THE PROCEDURE FROM STEP 8 10 5 Smoke pump maintenance Gas tight checking To have a correct measurement the pump should be gas tig...

Page 53: ... charge may be applied The purchaser is responsible for shipping charges freight insurance and proper packaging to prevent breakage in transit Eclipse s WARRANTY does not apply to defects resulting from any action of the purchaser including but not limited to mishandling improper interfacing operation outside of design limits improper repair or unauthorized modification This WARRANTY is VOID if th...

Page 54: ...Natural Gas TAG SELECTION ANALYS 3 Connect the sampling probe electrical and pneumatic terminals to the EGA4 4 Insert the sampling probe in chimney Be sure for mechanical positioning and flue gas intercepting 5 Press ANALYSIS F1 key to start the measurements Select the desired data page using V and W keys Zoom in or out to enlarge or reduce the visualized characters using the X and W keys O2 20 9 ...

Page 55: ...ensor 25 Display 9 21 Display adjustment 22 Display contrast 22 E Electro pneumatic connections 17 Engineering Units 45 Error messages 49 Esempio di misura 54 F Features and Benefits 5 Firmware Upgrade 52 Flow Return temperature measurement 28 Fuel technical data 9 G Gas analysis 24 Gas leak external probe 36 Gas probe positioning 17 18 Gas sampling probe 9 13 Gas sensors 13 Gas velocity measureme...

Page 56: ...ature probe 10 S Select by a list 23 Sensor Diagnostic 47 Serial Port 51 Service Data 47 Set up menu 49 Smoke index data input 27 Smoke index measurement 15 Smoke measurement 10 27 Sonda esterna Pa pressione 8 Specifications 7 status bar 22 Store data analysis 38 T Tag selection 38 Temperature measurements 14 Temperature probes 9 Test A 1 minute 31 Test B programmable 33 Text input 23 Transfer con...

Page 57: ...Offered By Power Equipment Company 2011 Williamsburg Road Richmond Virginia 23231 Phone 804 236 3800 Fax 804 236 3882 www peconet com ...

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