Burner Control for Manufacturing: Industrial Mass Flow Control of Fuel-to-Air Ratio

InnovaMass iSeries 240i INLINE 241i INSERTION with Probe Retractor (easily adjusts up and down with standard drill) 5 Harris Court, Building L, Monterey, CA 93940, USA / 800.866.0200 / 831.373.0200 / fax 831.373.4402 / sierrainstruments.com InnovaMass. Reinvented. In 1997, Sierra was the first to introduce a combination volumetric vortex and multi- variable mass flow meter. Today, Sierra’s completely redesigned InnovaMass® iSeries™ 240i/241i builds on two decades of success measuring five process variables for gas, liquid and steam with one connection. Now, with the latest hyper-fast microprocessors, robust software applications, field diagnostic and adjustment capability, and a new state-of-the-art flow calibration facility, Sierra’s vortex iSeries delivers precision, performance, and application flexibility never before possible. It has Apps! Experience innovative flow energy management tools driven by our new Raptor II OS that will empower your process and save you time and money ● FloPro™ vastly improves low flow measurement calculation ● Dial-A-Pipe™ allows you to quickly change pipe sizes in the field ● Dial-A-Fluid™ measures a variety of fluids whenever you choose ● qMix™ makes/measures custom gas mixtures ● Many more apps to come Field Independence With Sierra’s advanced Smart Interface Portal (SIP), tap into your InnovaMass and bring up a variety of powerful software interfaces to enhance your meter’s performance. ● Meter Tuning™ cancels environmental noise, greatly improving accuracy ● ValidCal™ Diagnostics closely monitors meter performance and validates output ● Make fast firmware upgrades in the field ● Expect a mobile app for your cell phone in 2016 World-Class Flow Calibration Facility Every flow meter is only as good as its calibration. Each InnovaMass is calibrated by Sierra’s new calibration facility in Monterey, California, to assure the best possible performance. Flow standards with accuracies better than 0.2% of reading are used to assure the highest accuracy possible. Next Day Shipping Go to Sierra’s online store to custom configure and buy InnovaMass. We stock select models for next day shipment. Sierra is the only company in the industry where you can buy vortex meters factory direct. Visit sierrainstruments.com/shop Learn More See the back of this data sheet for technical details or visit sierrainstruments.com for more information on the Innovamass iSeries. (InnovaMass specs on back) Application Tech Notes Burner Control for Manufacturing Industrial Mass Flow Control of Fuel-to-Air Ratio Industrial mass fl ow control is a crucial part of burner and combustion control in manufacturing applications. Precise mass fl ow control of the fuel-to-air ratio to the burner keeps melt temperatures constant which produces quality products for the manufacturing industry including glass, metals, and ceramics manufacturing. To create the optimal fl ame temperature, one mass fl ow controller is used to control the gas feed and another mass fl ow controller controls the exact combustion air supply required (See Figure 1). Glass manufacturing process engineers, for example, are always seeking methods to improve glass quality, reduce raw material waste, and increase production capacity. They require a constant burner temperature at all times to produce the perfect quality glass. If too much natural gas is fed into the burner, the fl ame will be too hot and the glass will melt. If there is not enough natural gas, the fl ame will not melt the glass resulting in a defective product. Without mass fl ow controllers, manual control of the air and natural gas fl ow to the burners results in unacceptable levels of rejected materials, as well as excessive gas consumption. To automate the burner control process, Sierra’s SmartTrak® 100 (See Figure 2) o ers the perfect solution with over 100,000 MFCs installed over the last 20 years. SmartTrak mass fl ow controllers use thermal technology for direct mass fl ow control of the fuel-to-air ratio to the burner. Only through thermal mass fl ow technology, not volumetric, the SmartTrak fl ow controller counts and controls every gas molecule fl owing through the instrument to achieve unmatched precision. The SmartTrak 100 MFC delivers smooth, stable, accurate, and re- peatable gas mass fl ow control you can rely on, every time. Una ected by upstream gas temperature and pressure fl uctuations, gas mass fl ow control is direct and unequivocal. Only with this type of precision control, can manufacturers control the exact fuel-to-air ratio for combustion which results in superior product quality, increased e ciency, and ultimately more profi t to the bottom line. Learn More at www.sierrainstruments.com/library/videos/ capillary-thermal-mass-fl ow-meter-technology The SmartTrak is CE approved, available in any fl ow range you specify from low fl ows (0 to 0.1 sccm) to high fl ows (to 1000 slpm) including a small footprint at 50 slpm (ideal for OEMs) and full suite of digital communicati n for easy process integration. SmartTrak also o ers a wide p rating r nge f r temperature and pressure with high pressure options (up to 5000 psig) and low pressure drop (4.5 psid). Specifi cally designed for industrial mass fl ow control combustion applications, the MaxTrak 180, is available with 316 stainless-steel fl anges for the heaviest industrial environments with industrial waterproof NEMA 6 and IP67 enclosures. Learn More at www.sierrainstruments.com/scientifi c-industrial Figure 2: SmartTrak® 100 Digital Mass Flow Controller • Direct mass fl ow +/- 0.5% full scale accuracy • Mass fl ow rates up to 1000 slpm and down to 0 to 0.1 sccm • Pressure to 5000 psig (345 barg) with low pressure drop ( 4.5 psid) • Small footprint at 50 slpm ideal for OEMs • Industrial mass fl ow controller option with 316 stainless-steel fl anges and waterproof NEMA 6 and IP67 enclosures • True multi-gas • View and change every aspect of the instrument with user-friendly push button display or remote Pilot Module • Plug in Compod™ to make MFC a mini PLC with Modbus RTU • Profi bus DP and Foundation Fieldbus digital communications • 10-point NIST calibration on primary standards or “Do-it-Yourself” calibration program • Fast one-day delivery online Figure 1: Burner Control Application