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Practical Training
COMBIMASS® GA-m Portable Gas Analysis
- Physical Principles of Analysis
- Combination of gas cells
- Cross sensitivities and Accuracy
- Practical Advices for Daily use / Re-calibration
- Toxicity of Biogas Compounds – H2S, NH3, CO2
- Recalibration of gas cells
- Accessories / Wearing parts
- Service/Maintenance, Service Contracts & Repair
- Portable vs. Stationary Analysis
Training April 2013
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What can be measured with which procedure?
CH4 CO2
8 000000Capacitive sensors
6 000666Resistance sensors
10 101010101010Gas chromatography
6 007000Photo ionization
0 005008Flame ionization
0 010001010Heat conductivity
0 10671020Electrochemical
10 00701010Infrared Absorption
H2O H2SH2NH3O2Technique
Instrument Technique COMBIMASS®-Gas analysis
0 – not suited ….. 10-suited very well
2H2S-cells musn´t be overloaded!
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Further information
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- IR procedure very selectively, favorably and long-lived
- NH3 can be measured also with IR, however very long cuvettes
required, is therefore usually measured electro-chemically
- all parameters measured with heat conductivity require a pressure,
a temperature and a speed correction
- procedure go well with very high CH4-concentrations, it give
however problems, even if H2 is present, very favorably
- the lower 4 procedures are used rather for laboratory instruments,
are also very expensive
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Infrared Absorption
Light source Optical filter Optical sensor
GAS
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Instrument Technique COMBIMASS®-Gas analysis
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- IR very exact and reproducible technique, very good stability against
H2S (often sensor poison)
- accuracy e.g. with +/-3 Vol.-%, long life span (regular replacement
after 5 years and more)
- no mechanically moved parts more - > small acquisition and
maintenance costs
- Measurement principle: certain frequency ranges are absorbed by
irradiation (to bring e.g. with the CO2 the chemical connections
between C and O-atoms to swinging, necessary energy a measure for
the quantity, frequency a measure for the connection/the
component is)
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Further information
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Infrared Absorption
Main advantages
• gas-specific selectivity
• nearly no wear - good long-term stability
• CH4 and CO2 in one measuring cell
• simple production from steady material
Challenges
• temperature compensation is necessary
• pressure compensation is necessary
• cross-sensivity against waterdamp
• higher manufacturing costs
• complex auxiliary electronics
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Instrument Technique COMBIMASS®-Gas analysis
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Electrochemical Sensors
GASMembrane
Electrolyte solution
+ve
-ve
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Instrument Technique COMBIMASS®-Gas analysis
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Electrochemical Sensors
Main advantages• easy availability - selection of manufacturers with
favorable prices available
• to integrate simply electronically
• sufficient stability
• very simple auxiliary electronics
Main disadvantages• limited life span (12 to 24 months)
• danger of cross-axis sensitivities
• danger of the damage by other gases
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Instrument Technique COMBIMASS®-Gas analysis
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GasOperation
range
GA-m1-IR GA-m1-IR GA-m1-EC GA-m1-EC GA-m2 mix GA-m2-EC GA-m3-mix GA-m4-mix GA-m5-mix GA-e
only 1 IR only 1 IR only1 EC only1 EC 1 IR + 1 EC 2 EC 1 IR + 2 EC 1 IR + 1 -5 EC 2 IR + 1 -5 EC1 IR + 2
EC
ATEX no ATEX no ATEX ATEX no ATEX no ATEX no ATEX ATEX ATEX ATEX
CO2
0-10,000 ppm x x x x x
0-10% x x x x x
0-100% x x x
CH4 0-100% x x x x
O2 0-25% x x x x x x x x
CO 0-2000 ppm x x x x x x x
H2S
0-200 ppm x x x x x x x x
0-2,000 ppm x x x x
0-5,000 ppm x x x x
0-10,000 ppm x x x
H2 0-1,000 ppm x x x x x x x
SO2
0-20 ppm x x
0-100 ppm x x x x x x
NO 0-250 ppm x x x x x x
NO2 0-20 ppm x x x x x x
NH3 0-1,000 ppm x x x x x x x
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Accuracy of the gas cells
Please pay attention with the selection of the measuring technique to the
measuring accuracy!
% of the final value of the measuring range (full scale) or % of the reading
Example1 :
CH4-concentration with a measuring range of 0-100% and 3% accuracy without
information can be called with an actual measured value from 50%:
3% of reading → uncertainty/announcement 48.5 to 51.5 Vol-%
3% of full scale → uncertainty/announcement 47.0 to 53.0 Vol-%
Example 2:
H2S-Sensor with a measuring range of 0 - 2000 ppm and 3% accuracy without
information can be called with an actual measured value of 100 ppm:
3% of reading → uncertainty/announcement 97 to 103 ppm
3% of full scale → uncertainty/announcement 40 to 160 ppm
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Accuracy
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Measures to increase the accuracy of the gas cells
In all Binder devices there are standard calibration points. If the gas cells will
be calibrated at these points, the accuracy of all values below the calibration
point is related to the calibration point and not to full scale.
Only repetition accuracy can be indicated, since for the calibration a test gas
is used, where composition can be not more precise than +/- 1.0% (test gas
class 1 with certificate)!
Example:
CH4: standard calibration points 0 / 50 / 60 Vol-%
Accuracy between 50 and 60% = +/- 3% of 60 = +/- 1.8 Vol-%
Accuracy between 0 and 50% = +/- 3% of 50 = +/- 1.5 Vol-%(after calibration)
Standard calibration points can be adapted to the application, e.g. set down
to 40/50% for older landfills or set 60% to 95% for biomethane applications.
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Accuracy
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Measures to increase the accuracy of the gas cells
Example:
H2S: standard calibration points 0 / 100 ppm / 1,500 (4,500) ppm
Accuracy between 0 and 100 ppm = +/- 3% of 100 = +/- 3 ppm
Accuracy between 100 and 1,500 ppm = +/- 3% of 1,500 = +/- 45 ppm(after calibration)
Further calibration points see page 24 and also “Operation Manual GA-m”.
Frequency of calibration:
depends on gas concentrations and frequency of use (= wear of the
electrochemical cells) as well as expectations on accuracy (weekly/ monthly/
2 times per year)
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Accuracy
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Handling (1)
Don´t use AUTO ZERO function! Use it only when you feel zero point settings
are wrong. Then press AUTO ZERO only when the GA-m is filled with fresh air
and when the instrument is “warm”!
Don´t store the GA-m over night in a cold car! Please store it at min. 1-2 hours
in a warm room before you give “hot” biogas into the analyzer! Otherwise
condensated water damp can influence IR-signal and damage electronics.
Don´t enter closed rooms if you are not sure for sufficient ventilation!
Prevent any drainage of water into the analyzer! Please choose carefully the
sampling point, use additional coalescence filter if required.
Please clean the analyzer with fresh air after each measurement!
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Practical Advices for daily Use
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Handling (2)
Please charge the analyzer at min. once a week! Otherwise electrochemical
cells will not be powered any more and measure wrong values.
Please make sure that gas pressure at the sampling point is below 30 mbar.
Otherwise instrument can get damaged, measured data will be wrong. Please
use a pressure controller in front of the analyzer.
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Practical Advices for daily Use
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Handling (3)
Please make sure that the analyzer is at min. 5-10 minutes ON before starting
re-calibration!
Please make sure that gas pressure at the sampling point is below 30 mbar.
Use the Original Binder pressure controller.
Please use “reset factory delta” only when all test gases are available at site!
When you check the calibration with test gas, don´t recalibrate the cell, when
the shown value is within +/- 2% of expected value.
Please maintain the analyzer according to manufacturer´s recommendation!
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Practical Advices for Re-calibration
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It is a colorless, very poisonous, flammable gas with the characteristic foul odor of
expired eggs perceptible at concentrations as low as 0.00047 ppm.
H2S is slightly heavier than air; a mixture of H2S and air is explosive. H2S and oxygen
burn with a blue flame to form sulfur dioxide (SO2) and water.
Hydrogen sulfide is slightly soluble in water and acts as a weak acid.
H2S is a highly toxic and flammable gas (flammable range: 4.3 – 46%).
Being heavier than air, it tends to accumulate at the bottom of poorly ventilated
spaces. Although very pungent at first, it quickly deadens the sense of smell, so
potential victims may be unaware of its presence until it is too late.
Hydrogen sulfide is considered a broad-spectrum poison, meaning that it can poison
several different systems in the body, although the nervous system is most affected.
The toxicity of H2S is comparable with that of hydrogen cyanide.
(Wikipedia)
Hydrogen sulphide H2S
Toxicity of biogas compounds
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Safety precautionsAt some threshold level, believed to average around 300–350 ppm, the oxidative
enzymes become overwhelmed. Many personal safety gas detectors, such as those
used by utility, sewage and petrochemical workers, are set to alarm at as low as 5 to
10 ppm and to go into high alarm at 15 ppm.
Exposure to lower concentrations can result in eye irritation, a sore throat and
cough, nausea, shortness of breath, and fluid in the lungs. These effects are believed
to be due to the fact that hydrogen sulfide combines with alkali present in moist
surface tissues to form sodium sulfide, a caustic. These symptoms usually go away in
a few weeks.
Long-term, low-level exposure may result in fatigue, loss of appetite, headaches,
irritability, poor memory, and dizziness.
(Wikipedia)
Hydrogen sulphide H2S
Toxicity of biogas compounds
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0.00047 ppm is the recognition threshold, the concentration at which 50% of
humans can detect the characteristic odor of hydrogen sulfide
Less than 10 ppm has an exposure limit of 8 hours per day
10–20 ppm is the borderline concentration for eye irritation
50–100 ppm leads to eye damage
At 100–150 ppm the olfactory nerve is paralyzed after a few inhalations, and the
sense of smell disappears, often 320–530 ppm leads to pulmonary edema with the
possibility of death
530–1,000 ppm causes strong stimulation of the central nervous system and rapid
breathing, leading to loss of breathing
800 ppm is the lethal concentration for 50% of humans for 5 minutes exposure
Concentrations over 1,000 ppm cause immediate collapse with loss of breathing,
even after inhalation of a single breath. (Wikipedia)
Hydrogen sulphide H2S
Toxicity of biogas compounds
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Ammonia is a colourless gas with a characteristic pungent odour. It´s vapour has a
sharp, irritating, pungent odour that acts as a warning of potentially dangerous
exposure.
Although in wide use, ammonia is both caustic and hazardous. It is used in
commercial cleaning products.
NH3 boils at -33.34 °C at a pressure of 1 atmosphere, so we usually find it as a gas. it
is lighter than air, its density being 0.589 times that of air and is miscible with water.
When mixed with oxygen, it burns with a pale yellowish-green flame.
The basicity of ammonia also is the basis of its toxicity and its use as a cleaner. By
creating a solution with a pH much higher than a neutral water solution, proteins
(enzymes) will denaturate, leading to cell damage, death of the cell, and eventually
death of the organism.
(Wikipedia)
Ammonia NH3
Toxicity of biogas compounds
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Safety precautionsThe U. S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set a 15-minute
exposure limit for gaseous ammonia of 35 ppm by volume in air and an 8-hour
exposure limit of 25 ppm by volume.
NIOSH recently reduced the IDLH from 500 to 300 ppm based on recent more
conservative interpretations of original research in 1943. IDLH (Immediately
Dangerous to Life and Health) is the level to which a healthy worker can be exposed
for 30 minutes without suffering irreversible health effects.
The average odour threshold is 5 ppm, well below any danger or damage. Exposure
to very high concentrations of gaseous ammonia can result in lung damage and
death.
Although ammonia is regulated in the U.S. as a non-flammable gas, it still meets the
definition of a material that is toxic by inhalation and requires a hazardous safety
permit when transported in quantities greater than 13,248 l. (Wikipedia)
Ammonia NH3
Toxicity of biogas compounds
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The toxicity of ammonia solutions does not usually cause problems for humans and
other mammals, as a specific mechanism exists to prevent its build-up in the
bloodstream.
Ammonia is converted to carbamoyl phosphate by the enzyme carbamoyl
phosphate synthetase, and then enters the urea cycle to be either incorporated into
amino acids or excreted in the urine.
However, fish and amphibians lack this mechanism, as they can usually eliminate
ammonia from their bodies by direct excretion.
Ammonia even at dilute concentrations is highly toxic to aquatic animals, and for
this reason it is classified as dangerous for the environment.
(Wikipedia)
Ammonia NH3
Toxicity of biogas compounds
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It is a gas at standard temperature and pressure and exists in Earth´s atmosphere in
this state, as a trace gas at a concentration of 0.039 percent by volume…
It is also a major source of ocean acidification since it dissolves in water to form
carbonic acid, which is a weak acid …
Carbon dioxide is colorless. At low concentrations, the gas is odorless. At higher
concentrations it has a sharp, acidic odor.
CO2 is an asphyxiant gas and not classified as toxic or harmful in accordance with
Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals standards
of United Nations Economic Commission for Europe by using the OECD Guidelines
for the Testing of Chemicals. In concentrations up to 1% (10,000 ppm) will make
some people feel drowsy. Concentrations of 7% to 10% may cause suffocation,
manifesting as dizziness, headache, visual and hearing dysfunction, and
unconsciousness within a few minutes to an hour.(Wikipedia)
Carbon dioxide CO2
Toxicity of biogas compounds
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Because it's heavier than air, in locations where the gas seeps from the ground .. it
can collect in sheltered/pocketed locations below average ground level, causing
animals located therein to be suffocated.
Adaptation to increased levels of CO2 occurs in humans. Continuous inhalation of
CO2 can be tolerated at three percent inspired concentrations for at least one
month and four percent inspired concentrations for over a week.
It was suggested that 2.0 percent inspired concentrations could be used for closed
air spaces (e.g. a submarine) since the adaptation is physiological and reversible.
Decrement in performance or in normal physical activity does not happen at this
level.
Acute carbon dioxide physiological effect is hypercapnia or asphyxiation sometimes
known by the names given to it by miners: blackdamp (also called choke damp or
stythe). Blackdamp is primarily nitrogen and carbon dioxide and kills via suffocation
(having displaced oxygen). (Wikipedia)
Carbon dioxide CO2
Toxicity of biogas compounds
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Carbon dioxide differential above outdoor levels at steady state conditions (when
the occupancy and ventilation system operation are sufficiently long that CO2
concentration has stabilized) are sometimes used to estimate ventilation rates per
person.
CO2 is considered to be a surrogate for human bio-effluents and may correlate with
other indoor pollutants. Higher CO2 concentrations are associated with occupant
health, comfort and performance degradation.
ASHRAE Standard 62.1–2007 ventilation rates may result in indoor levels up to
2,100 ppm above ambient outdoor conditions. Thus if the outdoor ambient is 400
ppm, indoor levels may reach 2,500 ppm with ventilation rates that meet this
industry consensus standard. Levels in poorly ventilated spaces can be found even
higher than this (range of 3,000 or 4,000). (Wikipedia)
Carbon dioxide CO2
Toxicity of biogas compounds
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Access to the closed mode:
Press buttons 4 - 8 - 6
within 10 seconds after start
Access to the closed calibration area for toxic gases
Re-calibration
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Standard calibration points:0 / 50 / 60 Vol.-%
Calibration:If all test gases available start with
„CH4 reset factory delta“
Then calibrate the zero point: choose
„CH4 0.0% calibrate“ – press „pump“
- wait until CH4 is stable at around zero
- press „calibrate“ and stop „pump“
Then choose „CH4 60.0% calibrate“
- press „pump“ - wait until CH4 is stable
- press „calibrate“ and stop „pump“
Then choose „CH4 50.0% calibrate“
- press „pump“ - wait until CH4 is stable
- press „calibrate“ and stop „pump“
Re-calibration
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CO2-Standard calibration points:0 / 40 / 50 Vol.-%
O2-Standard calibration points:0 / 6 / 20.9 Vol.-%
H2S-Standard calibration points:0 / 100 / 1.500 / 4.500 ppm
Re-calibration
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Data-logging via Siteman GA-m USB
• can be used to read stored data out and export to an EXCEL-sheet
Accessories
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Temperature measurement GA-m TEMP
• Measuring range: 0 – 100°C
• not ATEX-proof
temperature/flow in
gas out
gas in battery charger
Accessories
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COMBIMASS® Portable flow meter GA-m FLOW
• Measuring range: 0.25 – 25 m/sec
• flow: up to 12,000 Nm³/hr
• pipe diameter: 40 - 400 mm
• ATEX-proof zone 1
• calibration: DN80, 65% CH4/ 35% CO2
with automatic compensation of actual
gas composition in the GA-m
• humidity correction must be done in
the flowmeter
Accessories
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Hot tapping unit OEIN with quick coupler for gas sampling tube
• can be used to assemble / dis-assemble the COMBIMASS® flow
meter easily without damaging the sensor
• available with special adapter
for gas sampling: quick coupling
(photo) or a small ball valve
Accessories
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Pressure Controller and Coalescence Filter
• pressure controller shall be used in front of the analyser, if gas pressure is
above 30 mbar, not suited for permanent use
• filter shall be used in case of water drops in the gas flow
Accessories
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Wearing parts
• battery pack
• external filter
• internal filter
• electrochemical cells
• sampling hose
• gas pump
• plastic couplings
Maintenance
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Service / Repair
Service/Maintenance, Service Contracts & Repair
What is service work?• related to all Binder-labelled GA-m/GA-e instruments
• mainly consisting of
� Inward inspection
� Service work – replacement of cells, battery, gas pump, keypad and other
mechanical parts, leakage test and sealing of the instrument, further tests and
checks, calibration, set new/other calibration points than standard ones, put
new software on
� Outward inspection
What is repair?• related to Electronics
• related to IR-bench
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Maintenance Contracts
• necessary during warranty period, recommended also for further operation,
required for CDM-projects, all standard wearing parts included
• GA-m MC – portable use (every 12 months O2, every 24 months battery
and other electrochemical cells, every 3 years gas pump)
• GA-m MC1 – use in the station (every 12 months all electro-chemical cells,
every 24 months battery, every 3 years gas pump)
• GA-e MC – use in the station (every 12 months O2 and H2S)
• GA-m standby – for time of maintenance
• GA-m LOAN – min. 1 month, max. 6 months, price depends on the
configuration
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Service
If there is no maintenance contract, we offer a factory service on a fixed
price, but all wearing parts have to be paid separately
• GA-m SER - instruments CH4/CO2/O2/H2S
• GA-m SER1 - instruments CH4/CO2/O2/H2S/NH3
• GA-e SER - instruments CH4/O2/H2S
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Re-calibration of instruments
• GA-m TEST1 – re-calibration with CH4/ CO2
• GA-m TEST2 – re-calibration with CH4/ CO2/ H2S
• GA-m TEST3 - re-calibration with CH4/CO2/H2S and NH3
Standard calibration points:
CH4 0 / 50 / 60%
CO2 0 / 40 / 50%
H2S 0 / 100 / 1,500(3,500/ 4,500) ppm
O2 0 / 6 / 20.9%
All calibration points can be moved to other concentrations on request in Ulm
Maintenance & Service
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Questions Service GA-m/GA-e
What problems can occur during normal service?• defects on electronic parts
• defects on mechanical parts
How we proceed? • inform the customer
• send a new quotation, wait for new order
• if possible make repair in Ulm, worst case: send the instrument to the
U.K. and inform the customer
When we still send the analyzer back to the U.K.?• for repair
• for Priority service work
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Service/Maintenance, Service Contracts & Repair
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Ticketing System (1)
REPAIRAs soon as you get the information that an instrument doesn´t work any
more (and/or if Binder Service People are not able to solve the problem by
phone) please send a mail – name the Serial-No. of the instrument and give a
short description what is wrong.
Send the analyzer to Innovative/ Binder Ulm with a description of the
problem as detailed as possible.
We open the analyzer and make first check. We prepare a cost estimation for
required repair to you (if it is not covered by warranty). We need an official
order. Only after receipt of your PO we will start with the work.
We repair the analyzer and send the analyzer back to you as soon as possible.
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Ticketing System (2)
SERVICE (without maintenance contract)As soon as you want to get serviced an instrument, please send a mail to Innovative
– name the Serial-No. of the instrument and ask for next free service date.
We will send you (based on age of the instrument and last service actions) a cost
estimation – contains all work, spares and wearing parts as well as the service data.
You will place the order within 5 days - we confirm and book the instrument in. (If
your order comes later than 5 days, may be a new and later service date can be
confirmed only.)
You need to send the analyzer to Innovative/ Binder Ulm in time, that analyzer will
be here 1-3 days before service date. We open the analyzer and make first check –
may be see that further parts needs a replacement – if yes, we revise our cost
estimation and need a new order from your side. Only after receipt of your new PO
we will start with the work.
We do service and maintenance work and send the analyzer back to you.
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Ticketing System (3)
SERVICE (with maintenance contract)We have a list with all instruments and service activities. Approx. 4-6 weeks
prior to required service we/Innovative will send you automatically a mail
and remind you about required service.
Please make sure that the instrument will be in time in Ulm.
We open the analyzer and make first check – may be see that further parts
needs a replacement – if yes, we send a cost estimation about required work
which is not covered by the maintenance contract and need an additional
order from your side. Only after receipt of your PO we will start with the
work.
We do service and maintenance work and send the analyzer back to you.
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Ticketing System (4)
SPARE ANALYZERIf you have a maintenance contract with spare instrument, it will be prepared
for shipment to you in time as soon as the instrument was booked in.
If you have a maintenance contract without spare instrument or there is no
contract at all, you can ask Innovative/Binder, if there is a spare instrument
available. If yes, we can prepare it and send it to you in time, but we will
invoice the spare analyzer.
Please be aware, that the analyzer can work well only when service is done in
time and also all recommended wearing parts are replaced.
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Priority Service GA-m/GA-e
How it works for you?Analyzer will be sent to Innovative/ Binder. GasData handles the instrument
under priority – makes all service work and repair (if necessary). Not single
parts will be replaced when damaged (like a transistor), but modules. This will
safe time. All required work will be done. If additional problems will be found,
without a new quotation the damaged parts will be replaced – at a lump sum.
AdvantagesFixed costs – depend only on No. of gas cells and age of the instrument
New warranty for 12 months on the instrument (except wearing parts)
No service contract is necessary, service can be done case by case
Standard Service time:2 weeks at GasData plus time for transport
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Main advantages of the portable unit
• at different places applicable, data can be stored
measuring point-specifically snap
• simple operation
• rugged technology, maintenance-poor,
• simple maintenance
• integration of other measurements like gas flow, gas
temperature & pressure possible
• correction of flow signal by actual gas composition
integrated
• measuring data recording, PC - evaluation
• ATEX certified
Instrument COMBIMASS® GA-m
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Features COMBIMASS® Portable Biogas analyzer GA-m
• optical infrared analysis
• measurement of up to 7 gas components
• high performance measuring gas pump
• easily exchangeable measuring gas micro-filter
• up to 5 sensors plug-in and calibrated
• optionally CO and H2-cells available
• upgrade to an automatic, stationary analysis system
with up to 13 gas sampling points and 1 for test gas
and integrated measurement of flow and data seizure
Instrument COMBIMASS® GA-m
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Standard- version COMBIMASS® GA-s
The Docking station contains:
Cabinet with SPC and display
Required valves etc. for 2 gas sampling points
4 analog inputs for 2x flow and 2x temperature/humidity
1 measuring gas pump on strip
1 flushing valve
1 common alarm (internal, not transferred to PLC,..)
1 cabinet exhaust
Gas and rinsing air are feed into the environment
Operation over Touchscreen or using 6 keys
Menus and Manuals in several languages available
Without Analyzer instrument
Configuration COMBIMASS®GA-s
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Requirements on the installation place
Switchgear cabinet (24 VDC) for the installation in a safe
area and non-corrosive ambient +5 to + 40°C ambient
temperature (indoors), LEL-monitored by separate means
For outdoor installation a second cabinet is built around.
Gas analyzer must be ordered separately. Two standard
analyzer are available:
1. Type: GA-e, without internal gas pump and without
battery, power supply via docking station (not suited for
portable measurements)
2. Type: GA-m, with standard plug power pack can be
used for portable measurements (after removal of
analyzer all valves close automatically and sampling
sequence stops)
Configuration COMBIMASS®GA-s
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Features COMBIMASS® GA-s
• for GA-m analyzer with CH4/CO2/O2/H2S/H2/NH3
• can be expanded up to 13 measuring points (in a bigger cabinet) with
reading of 13 flow signals via DIN-rail modules, flow signals will get
compensated automatically by actual gas composition
• optionally the water content of the biogas
can be out-counted using a temperature
probe or internal humidity correction (in
special cases with a dew point probe)
• Test gas bottle connection for calibra-
tion of gas cells
• 24 VDC/230 VAC power supply box
• communication: Ethernet Modbus TCP
or Modbus RTU, Profibus DP or by analog
signals 4-20 mA
Configuration COMBIMASS®GA-s
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Main advantages of the analysis station GA-s
• high performance measuring gas pump and
high-quality solenoid valves
• Data storage alternatively on USB-stick
• common alarm for leakages, over/falling below
of set points as well as ventilator & flow switch
controller in the standard version available, for
the signal transmission to PLC,… a relay can be
supplied as an option
• key to store and protect configuration data
• Climatized cabinet for outdoor- installation as
an option (incl. air cooling/heating and LEL-
control of the cabinet)
• gas feed back into the process pipe possible
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Configuration COMBIMASS®GA-s
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Special add-on equipment for the docking station GA-s
• Communication: Ethernet Modbus TCP, Modbus RTU/ RS485, Profibus DP,
Analog signals 4-20 mA (Module 1: CH4/ Flow/ O2/ H2S; Module 2: CO2/ gas5/
gas 6/ waterdamp contents; Module 3: gas temperature/ actual power/
cummulated power/ cummulated flow)
• 1 digital output module (to be used for the allocation of the measuring points)
can be supplied as an option if data are transmitted via 4-20 mA
• External gassensor 0-100% CH4/0-100% LEL with alarms can be implemented
• Gas feedback into the process optionally possible (with an additional solenoid
valve and if required an additional gas pump)
• gas cooler if gas temperature is above 40°C with coalescence filter for removal
of condensate
Configuration COMBIMASS®GA-s
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Special add-on equipment for the docking station GA-s
Optional components for gas preparation:
• gas cooler
• coalescence filter
• pressure controller
• flaming arrestor (for safety)
Gas preparation can also supplied
on a mounting plate, all equipment
is already pre-mounts for easy in-
stallation at site.
Configuration COMBIMASS®GA-s
BINDER GROUP
Different types of installation
- Anaerobic pre-treatment in an industrial WWTP
- Digester in a wastewater treatment plant
- Landfill
- Biogas Fermenter / Power Plants /Feed of biogas into natural gas pipes
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Installation Examples
BINDER GROUP
Anaerobic pre-treatment of industrial wastewater
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Typical installations:
Food industry f.e. breweries, juice production, dairies and milk industry, raw
material production for food industry, …
Installation Examples
BINDER GROUP
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Fermentation plant with gas treatment – feed to the natural
piping system
Installation Examples
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