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Competitor Products Analysis

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Analysers from Some of our Main Competitors

ABB AMETEK (Thermox) Emerson (Rosemount) Servomex Yokogawa Lamtec

The failures and problems mentioned on the following pages are failures and problems which were reported from world market customers to ENOTEC

ABB
The measuring cell is pasted on the flange plate with glass solder. Ingress of air at the joint, which will not be detected
Reference Gas Process Gas Low Pressure

The measured value is correct with test gas, but too high with process gas By vibration the cell breaks off after few months.
The thermocouple is at the same time the contact of electrodes at the reference air side. 1. The thermocouple fuses to the cell 2. High spot loading results in the destruction of the platinum coating Design of the measuring cell with dead-end Long response time High deposit of dust on the ceramic filter disk Bad process gas exchange Incorrect measurement because of Measuring cell temperature too low (700C) cross sensitivity against combustibles in the process gas (measured value too low) No explosion approval for a complete probe.

AMETEK (Thermox)
Close-Coupled extractive measurement:

Easily soiled in flue gas with dust Corrosion problems, if the sampled gas is falling below the dew point Leakage due to vibration through pasted ZrO2 measuring cell

Blockages inside the sampling tubes Leaking or blocked sampling tubes O2 value too high

Measuring value is correct with test gas (positive pressure) but much to high with extracted flue gas (negative pressure) due to a leaking sampling probe
Inaccurate COe measurement through two PT100 means zero reading most of the time No explosion approval for a whole measuring device.

AMETEK (Thermox)
InSitu Measurement (WDG-INSITU)

Cell temperature 615C 650C, Incorrect measured values (higher temperatures are not possible because of cross sensitivity because of leakages arising from the against combustibles ceramic glue) (measured values too low) Measured value is correct with Ingress of air at the joint, which will test gas, but much to high with not be detected by calibration process gas Small probe filter easily blocked in coal and oil fired boilers No explosion approval for a complete probe.

Emerson (Rosemount) OXYMITTER

Measuring cell is soldered, but has a measuring cell design with dead-end Cell temperature too low (720C) Electronics at the terminal box Flange connection of the cell is located in the hottest area

Bad process gas exchange (T90 time approx. 5 min with flue gas) Incorrect measured values because of cross sensitivity against combustibles (measured values much too low with combustibles) Temperature problems and overheated electronics
Problems in case of measuring cell exchange through increased corrosion High wear of the probe body, abrasive flue gas will reduce the probe life time below 1 year

By default no protection tube

Flow meter and pressure reducer for High additional assembly effort, poor design, high reference air and test gas have to be maintenance costs mounted separately. No internal flow rate monitoring No automatic calibration for explosion approved probes No explosion approval for a functional probe.

Emerson (Rosemount) OCX 4400

Close-Coupled Extractive Measurement:

Easily soiled

Blockages inside the sampling tube Leaking or blocked sampling tube

Corrosion problems if the sampling gas is falling below the dew point

Measuring value is correct with test gas (positive pressure) but much to high with extracted flue gas (negative pressure) due to a leaking sampling probe
Inaccurate COe measurement through two PT100 means zero reading all the time

Servomex

Extractive measurement Small critical nozzle O2 measuring cell temperature too low COe measurement by two PT100

Great danger of soiling

Great danger of soiling Measuring gas tube blocks

Incorrect measured values because of cross sensitivity against combustibles (measured values much too low) High drift and bad resolution below 500 ppm COe

Only the control unit is ATEX explosion approved, not the probe.

Yokogawa

Low measuring cell temperature (700C), since the measuring cell is pasted Flange connection of the cell is located in the hottest area and is directly exposed to the flue gas, since the standard probe does not have a filter. Design of the measuring cell with dead-end

Incorrect measured values because of cross sensitivity against combustibles (measured values much too low) Problems in case of measuring cell exchange through increased corrosion and soiling of the cell Bad gas exchange

Ingress of air at the joint, which will not be Measured value is correct with test gas, but detected by calibration since leak air incorrect with process gas expelled during calibration. No long probes, because 2 m probes and above would shake themselves to pieces and parts No explosion approved at all

Lamtec

Lambda Probe LS2

Cell temperature (600C), higher temperatures are not possible because of arising leakages of the ceramic glue Incorrect measured values because of cross sensitivity against combustibles (measured values too low)

O2 measuring cell from the motorcar Flue gas temperature only up to max. technology (l probe), measuring cell 300C. Cell leakage at higher flue gas pasted temperatures Only short probes just for clean flue gas l probe approx. 30 mm long Measured value can be correct with test Bypass principle which blocks easily gas, but slow and inaccurate with with dust process gas due to dust which settles on the sensor No explosion approved at all