EL3000
CONTINUOUS GAS ANALYZERS | CI/EL3000-EN REV. C
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Combustion gas
DANGER
Explosion hazard
Explosion hazard due to high combustion gas flow rate.
• The maximum combustion gas flow rate specified in the
following table
must not be up-scaled.
• For this purpose, the operator must install a suited flow
restrictor and a shut-off valve in the combustion gas line.
NOTICE
Destruction of the detector
Destruction of the detector due to overheating caused by
incorrect combustion gas.
• For a design for H
2
/He mix as a combustion gas, never use
H
2
as a combustion gas!
Note
An H
2
/He mixture may only be used if the gas analyzer has been
ordered and delivered in the intended version.
Combustion gas parameter
Quality
Hydrogen (H
2
),
Quality 5.0
H
2
/He mix
(40 %/60 %)
Inlet pressure p
e
1200 hPa, ±100 hPa
1200 hPa, ±100 hPa
Maximum combustion gas
flow
approx. 3 l/h
approx. 10 l/h
Flow restrictor in the combustion gas supply line
The combustion gas flow rate must be limited to a maximum of
10 l/h H
2
or 25 l/h H
2
/He mixture.
For this purpose, the operator has to provide suited measures
outside the gas analyzer.
ABB recommends using a bulkhead fitting with an integrated
flow restrictor to be installed in the combustion gas supply line.
This bulkhead fitting can be supplied by ABB.
• Combustion gas H
2
: order number 8329303,
• Combustion gas H
2
/He mix: order number 0769359.
Shut-off valve in the combustion gas supply line
A shut-off valve must be installed in the combustion gas supply
line to increase safety in the following operating conditions:
• when shutting down the gas analyzer,
• in case of instrument air supply failure,
• in case of a leak in the combustion gas path, inside the
gas analyzer.
This shut-off valve should be installed outside the analyzer house
in the vicinity of the combustion gas supply (cylinder, line).
ABB recommends the use of a pneumatic shut-off valve that is
actuated by the instrument air. This shut-off valve can be
supplied by ABB.
Order number 0769440.
If such a pneumatic shut-off valve cannot be installed,
precautions must be taken to monitor the overall status or the
“failure” status of the gas analyzer, see