ESP Safety IPES-IR/UV, Operating Manual

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IPES-IR/UV Flame Detector
80010-001 R07 Operating Manual
Page 6 of 29
Revised 10/21/2013
False Stimuli
Exposure
When the IPES ‐ IR/UV is exposed to the fires specified above, and are in the presence of the
following false stimuli sources – modulated at approximately 1.5 Hz, and un ‐ modulated – no
false alarm activation or instability occurs at the minimum distances listed below.
Source Distance
Heater 12 inches (30.48 cm.)
Arc welder 9.8 feet (3 m.)
Fluorescent 6 inches (15.24 cm.)
Halogen 6 inches (15.24 cm.)
Incandescent 6 inches (15.24 cm.)
Direct sunlight Detectors not affected by frequency range of
visible light
Indirect sunlight Detectors not affected by frequency range of
visible light
Field of View The IPES ‐ IR/UV’s viewing angle is varied from the center line up, down, left and right. The
detector is exposed to each of the test fires described in “Flame Response Sensitivity” above
at a distance described in the table below.
Fuel Horizontal
(Left)
Horizontal
(Right)
Vertical
(Up)
Vertical
(Down)
Min,
Distance
Avg. Time
n ‐ Heptane 45
o
45
o
45
o
45
o
56.1 ft. (17.1
m.)
4.61 sec.
Denatured ethyl
alcohol 85.4%
45
o
45
o
45
o
45
o
41 ft. (12.5
m.)
4.55 sec.
JP4 45
o
45
o
45
o
45
o
82 ft.
(25 m.)
Instantaneously
4.0 Performance Characteristics
Appearance The IPES ‐ IR/UV consists of an explosion ‐ proof casing containing sensors which convert
Earth Ground Attachment Point
Mounting Base
Optical Window with IR
& UV Detectors &
Operational Status LEDs
Front Cover
Rear Cover (remove for
wire installation)
Figure 4-1: Appearance of the IPES-IR/UV
Tilt & Pan Swivel Adjustments