|
DUCON
OPACITY MONITOR
Opacity Competition Analysis
|
|
Feature
|
Ducon
KVB/MIP
|
Others LED
|
Others Lamp
|
Ducon/KVB/MIP
Comments
|
|
Light
Source
|
LASER
|
LED
|
LAMP
|
First
and only LASER based opacity monitor which meets PS1 making it the most
accurate monitor on market
|
|
True
Detector/ Dirty Window Correction Every 6 Sec
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Eliminates
high drift due to reflector dirty window on a continuous real time basis
|
|
Small
and Portable
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Can be
mounted on any stack without re-programming or re-calibration due to its
independent zero path
|
|
On Stack
Zero Set Capability for Dirty Stack
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Only
opacity monitor which does not have to be removed from stack while flue gas
is present for "Clear Stack Zero" set
|
|
Filter
Audit Utilizes All Components of Light Path
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Only
opacity monitor which uses all components of the system when performing a
filter audit & calibration
|
|
Customer
Instrument Air Instead of Blowers
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Due to
low flow purging requirements, customer can purge opacity with instrument
air instead of blowers
|
|
Fail
Safe Shutters Standard
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Mandatory
for any application
|
|
Capable
of Over 75' Pathlength
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Can
measure up to 300' pathlength. All others max. out at 50 to 65'
|
|
Minimum
Path Length
|
None
|
36"
|
18"
|
No
minimum pathlength required
|
|
Stores
last 32 calibrations, Audits, Sec's, Dirty Windows and Last 120 Six Minute
Averages
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Microprocessor
based controller will store these and many other features
|
|
Data
Acquistion System Designed Around Opacity Monitor
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
KVB has
tailor made a DAS that specifically was designed around the KVB/MIP
monitor.
|
