Biogas Operating Manual
BMUK0001 / Issue 1
Geotechnical Instruments (UK) Ltd
Page 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
INSTRUCTIONS SPECIFIC TO HAZARDOUS AREA INSTALLATIONS ........................................ 3
1.1
S
AFETY
R
ELATED
I
NFORMATION
I
N
T
HIS
M
ANUAL
................................................................................ 3
1.2
S
AFETY
I
NFORMATION
............................................................................................................................ 3
2.
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................... 4
2.1
M
AIN FEATURES OF THE
I
NSTRUMENT
..................................................................................................... 4
2.2
P
HYSICAL
C
HARACTERISTICS OF THE
A
NALYSER
..................................................................................... 4
3.
GENERAL OPERATIONAL FEATURES ................................................................................................ 5
3.1
S
WITCHING THE
I
NSTRUMENT
O
N
A
ND
O
FF
............................................................................................. 5
3.2
K
EYPAD LOCK
.......................................................................................................................................... 5
3.3
W
ARM
-
UP
S
ELF
T
EST
............................................................................................................................... 5
3.4
W
ARNING AND
E
RROR
D
ISPLAY
............................................................................................................... 5
3.5
C
OLD
S
TART
............................................................................................................................................ 6
3.6
S
TORAGE
.................................................................................................................................................. 6
3.7
B
ATTERY
/C
HARGING
............................................................................................................................... 7
3.8
M
AIN
R
EADING
S
CREEN
........................................................................................................................... 7
3.9
M
EMORY
................................................................................................................................................. 7
3.10
C
LEAR
R
EADING
M
EMORY
...................................................................................................................... 8
3.11
V
IEW
R
EADINGS
....................................................................................................................................... 8
3.12
A
DJUST
C
ONTRAST
.................................................................................................................................. 8
3.13
I
NSTRUMENT
S
ETTINGS
............................................................................................................................ 8
3.14
S
ET
T
IME
/ D
ATE
...................................................................................................................................... 8
3.15
S
ET
G
AS
A
LARMS
.................................................................................................................................... 8
3.16
O
PERATING
L
ANGUAGE
............................................................................................................................ 9
4.
TAKING READINGS................................................................................................................................... 9
4.1
P
RELIMINARY
C
HECKS
............................................................................................................................. 9
4.2
T
AKING
R
EADINGS
................................................................................................................................... 9
4.3
T
EMPERATURE
P
ROBE
R
EADING
............................................................................................................ 11
4.4
E
XTERNAL
G
AS POD
R
EADING
............................................................................................................... 11
4.5
A
NEMOMETER
P
ROBE
R
EADING
............................................................................................................. 11
4.6
C
ROSS
-G
AS
E
FFECTS
............................................................................................................................. 12
5.
USER CALIBRATION............................................................................................................................... 13
5.1
I
NTRODUCTION
...................................................................................................................................... 13
5.2
C
ALIBRATION
G
ASES
.............................................................................................................................. 13
5.3
S
ET
-U
P
................................................................................................................................................... 14
5.4
E
QUIPMENT
............................................................................................................................................ 14
5.5
G
AS
A
NALYSER
...................................................................................................................................... 15
Step 1: Enter Target Concentrations ............................................................................................................ 15
Step 2: Zero CH4 and CO2 channels............................................................................................................ 15
Step 3: Zero O2 channels.............................................................................................................................. 16
Step 4: Span CH4 and CO2 channels ........................................................................................................... 16
Step 5: Span CH4, CO2 and O2 channels .................................................................................................... 16
Step 6: Span O2 channels ............................................................................................................................. 17
5.6
T
ROUBLE
S
HOOTING
.............................................................................................................................. 17
5.7
F
ACTORY
S
ETTINGS
............................................................................................................................... 17
5.8
L
AST
F
IELD
C
ALIBRATION
...................................................................................................................... 18
6.
SERVICE..................................................................................................................................................... 19
7.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION .............................................................................................................. 20
