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SandAlert Lite Second Edition

SandAlert Lite

2 CHANNEL PORTABLE SAND MONITORING

SYSTEM

OPERATING HANDBOOK

Summary of Contents for SandAlert Lite Second Edition

Page 1: ...SandAlert Lite Second Edition SandAlert Lite 2 CHANNEL PORTABLE SAND MONITORING SYSTEM OPERATING HANDBOOK...

Page 2: ...on or negligence LICENCE The Pulsarguard sensor is manufactured under licence from the Rolls Royce group of companies DISCLAIMER Pulsar Process Measurement Limited gives nor implies any process guaran...

Page 3: ...CK GUIDE TO INSTALLATION 10 5 1 Attach the sensor to the pipe 10 5 2 Connecting the sensor to control unit 10 5 3 Switch on the control unit 10 5 4 Connecting to the data collection system 10 6 SANDAL...

Page 4: ...dAlert Lite 2nd Edition Page 1 What s New This is the first edition of the manual and therefore nothing is new but in future editions new features will be indicated with a symbol throughout this handb...

Page 5: ...method of detecting the impacts and abrasions of solid particles in the fluid flow and is immune to interference from airborne noise and structural vibration This makes it highly suitable for detectin...

Page 6: ...e There are two sensor variants available the Pulsarguard 2011 sensor which is approved to EEx ia IIC T6 or EEx ia IIC T5 for Tamb up to 92 C Explanation of the IS approval description EEx denotes a C...

Page 7: ...iting development is the PULSARguard 2001 sensor this is designed to be more sensitive to sand and less prone to flow noise making it ideal for use on gas and multi phase wells PulsarGuard 2001 The se...

Page 8: ...ert Lite does not store data on its internal drive 3 3 Power Supplies The SandAlert Lite is powered from a mains power supply which can be within the range of 85 264 V ac In the event of power failure...

Page 9: ...litude high threshold and is therefore excluded This is to prevent high energy events e g excessive pipe vibration from being counted as sand impacts Pulse 4 counts as 2 sand impacts as it is generate...

Page 10: ...le bar of the screen This happens in the background whatever the operator is doing on the SandAlert Lite i e even if the operator is transmitting data via the serial port the monitoring still continue...

Page 11: ...a sensor stud that fits into the hole in the sensor tab which ensures the sensor is in contact with the pipe wall after tightening To assemble the pipe clamp pass the guide bar end of the chain assem...

Page 12: ...tage must be the same as that marked on the SandAlert Lite i e 85 264 V ac Irreparable damage may occur if the wrong supply voltage is applied Damage of this nature is not covered under warranty The c...

Page 13: ...t of contact with the pipe should be cleaned of paint to allow the clamp to contact with bare metal Some suitable grease such as silicon grease should also be applied between the pipe and the clamp an...

Page 14: ...setup to communicate with the SandAlert Lite If using Terminal then select the Communications option from the Settings menu bar and make the selections as shown in Figure 5 Figure 5 Communications Pa...

Page 15: ...p of the Navigating the software menus Title screen this does not stay visible for long as the default operation of the unit is to go straight to monitoring after power up This is the monitoring scree...

Page 16: ...creen Type the red number to choose 1 will take you to the screen above 2 will take you to ther setup menu below 6 2 SET UP 6 2 1 Type 1 to goto the wellhead set up then choose the well to be setup up...

Page 17: ...e this figure must be lower than the Alarm Point When this level is reached an audible sound will be heard low pitched sound 4 View Max This figure is used to scale the display if you set 1000 then a...

Page 18: ...SC Takes you back to the Set up menu 6 2 5 Allows the setting of the time and date You have three choices 1 Change Date See below Enter the correct date 2 Change Time Enter the correct time 3 Date For...

Page 19: ...efore will not become fragmented 3 Check Files this is to check the logged data files this is not applicable s to SandAlert Lite 4 Factory Defaults this button resets the system to as it was the day i...

Page 20: ...factor as it can change the weight figure dramatically It is best to stick with Auto Calibrate unless a known weight of sand is being produced and the system is calibrated at that time Edit Factor Sc...

Page 21: ...allows for the default passwords to be changed The default Passwords are pass1 to pass8 you can view the passwords that are set by entering the password 44332211 You can change pass1 to pass8 to anyt...

Page 22: ...ange the threshold if you are set to manual threshold The default and recommended setting is Automatic In automatic threshold these buttons have no effect 3 Threshold offset this figure is used in con...

Page 23: ...offset works in conjunction with Flow Noise to allow fine tuning when a difficult application is encountered The Threshold adds the value set in mV to the calculated auto threshold The reason is that...

Page 24: ...r powder coated in Cornflower Blue Neoprene O ring Polycarbonate reverse printed badge bonded to cap casting 4 metre double screened black PVC jacketed 4 core 7 x 0 2 mm PVC insulated cores cable asse...

Page 25: ...sensor is housed in a robust cast Type 316 stainless steel enclosure The Sensor is called the PulsarGuard 2001 and is intrinsically safe certified to EEx ia IIC T4 Explanation of the IS approval descr...

Page 26: ...an internal Hard drive RS232 communications port A D with 100kHz sampling rate 12 bit resolution Power Supply Mains 85 to 240 V at 50 to 60 Hz The internal power supplies provide dc power to the compu...