
Envent Engineering Ltd. TSF Installation and Operator’s Manual Last Updated: 26-Nov-21
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electronics. The spectrometer uses a unique Tunable Fabry-Perot assembly that provides
wavelength scanning with high optical throughput. An advanced spectral processing algorithm
computed in the embedded electronics provides highly accurate and robust quantitative
measurements.
The TFS Gas Analyzer is configured and calibrated for a specific wavelength analysis region(s)
depending on the application for which it is intended. It is designed to be a dedicated on-line
monitoring system that only requires periodic on-site span verification and zeroing every three
months. The specific system configuration and calibration is denoted by a Factory Serial Number
that can be found in the Final Span Calibration Verification Sheet delivered with the analyzer.
Example applications of the TFS Analyzer include:
•Hydrocarbon gas composition monitoring
•Petrochemical process monitoring
•Specialty and chemical gas process and blending monitoring
•Catalysis and combustion process monitoring
Measurement Principle:
When a gas sample is introduced into the gas cell, the light radiation provided by a broadband
light source is partially absorbed by the gas species present. The light absorption occurs at
specific frequencies and magnitudes depending on the gas compound and the concentration of
that compound. The TFS Gas Analyzer spectrometer module scans the wavelength and measures
the true absorption spectra and compares them with the pre-loaded calibration spectra. The on-
board analysis algorithm computes the predicted gas concentrations in real-time.
In principal, the absorption spectrum of each compound is unique which acts as a “fingerprint”
for identification or speciation analysis. In addition, the magnitude of the absorption is a function
of the number of molecules of the gas. With a known path length, pressure, and temperature,
the magnitudes of the absorption spectra are then used to compute volumetric concentrations.
This
first principle
based technique provides accurate and robust measurements with minimal
span and baseline drifts.
The TFS Gas Analyzer employs an internal pressure transducer to measure the sample pressure
in real-time enabling pressure variation corrections. The flow cell is heated to a constant
temperature (default value is 60oC) with a sample preheat module to maintain both sample and
optical sensor temperature at a constant calibrated temperature, thereby ensuring measurement
accuracy and stability despite sample and environmental variations.
Technical Specifications:
+/- 0.2% of full scale per reading
Zero Drift <0.2% of full scale per month
5 – 95% RH non-condensing
(a)
Sample Flow Rate 100 – 1000 cc/min (a)