BoilerSpection SD
Thermal Imaging Boiler Inspection System
The BoilerSpection SD is a radiometrically calibrated, thermal imaging boiler inspection system that provides clear, informative through-flame imaging. The system allows boilers to be proactively managed, downtime reduced, and boiler efficiency optimised. In fact, many customers have reported a ROI in just a few months.
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- Resilient and robust for harsh environments
- Measurement range: 500 to 1600°C (300 to 1600°C temperature range also available)
- Stainless steel constructions with air cooling and purge
The BoilerSpection™ SD system provides continuous, real-time, through-flame imaging and can withstand harsh conditions. It includes state-of-the-art optics, an infrared camera, an auto-retraction device, networking components, and LumaSpec™ RT software to control the system remotely.
The included software is a powerful tool for temperature analysis and historical trending, it outputs to automation and DCS, and is a real-time webserver to broadcast images over the plant’s network.
Key Benefits
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- Capture lost boiler capacity by reducing cleaning frequencies
- Increase efficiency by improving heat transfer with precise knowledge of slag and ash build-up
- Lower maintenance costs by optimising cleaning and identifying large deposits (clinkers) before they cause damage to boiler tubes
- Optimise fuel-switching strategies by directly and accurately measuring ash rate and uniformity as fuel changes
- Manage combustion by tracking uniformity of ash deposits
Key Features
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- Infrared imaging camera with a cooled borescope lens
- Automatic retraction system
- Mounting hardware
- Network software system integrated into the plant’s DCS
- Full-service field installation and maintenance
Typical Applications
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- Monitoring coal-fired boilers
Specification
| Temperature Range | 500 to 1600°C (300 to 1600°C temperature range also available) |
| Filter | Narrowband 3.9 µm |
| Detector | 320 x 240 uncooled focal plane array VOx microbolometer |
| Focus | Manual |
| Field of View (FOV) | 50° H x 38° V |
| Optical Protection | Stainless steel with air cooling and purge, Sapphire window tip with air purge shield |
| Optic Diameter | 42 mm |
| Digital Zoom | 1 to 8x using LumaSpec RT software |
| Interface | 100 Base-T-Ethernet |
| Number of Cameras | Up to 24 to a single control room server |
| Operating Temperature | Up to 60°C |
| Field Switch Cabinet | NEMA 4 / IP66 enclosure with Ethernet switch |
| Connection to Control Room | Fibre optic link, 50/125 µm core/cladding diameter multi-mode fibre, 850/1310 nm wavelength |
| Camera Weight | 13.5 kg |
| Housing | IP66 with Integrated Vortex Air Cooling |
| Mounting | Weld or bolt-on mounting plates |
| Power Input | 110 to 240 VAC, two 15 AMP lines to support six cameras |
| Electrical Cabinets | All cabinets/panels are NEMA 4/IP65 |
| Air Supply | 20 to 30 scfm at minimum 80 psi per camera |
| Maximum Furnace Temperate at the Point of Lens Insertion | Air-cooled 1,500°C/Water-cooled 1,927°C |