Air monitor spots dangerous oil levels
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Beko Technologies product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Apr 2, 2008
In the majority of cases, some residual oil content in compressed air cannot be avoided, but it needs to be monitored to ensure recommended levels aren't exceeded.
The Oil Control residual-oil monitoring system alerts air users to any increase in the concentration of contaminants in the compressed-air flow during operation.
Compressed air contaminated by oil is creates risks for production plants, the environment and worker health.
In the majority of cases, some residual oil content cannot totally be avoided, but needs to be monitored to ensure recommended levels aren't exceeded.
The compressed air classes defined in ISO 8753-1 offers a standard for the assessment of the compressed-air quality.
However, it is important for the user to be informed about the concentration at all times.
Sampling and laboratory evaluation are complex and expensive and, in addition, represent nothing but a snapshot of a past moment in time.
With Oil Control, these problems are a thing of the past.
The Beko Instruments monitoring system allows permanent oil-content monitoring of flowing compressed air.
Measurement is carried out by means of an ion-exchange method, using a probe inserted into the flow on a special calibration section of pipe.
The sensitivity of the sensor guarantees immediate detection of increasing oil content, resulting, for example, from defective filters.
The air user is notified via a potential-free signal from Oil Control, which can be linked to an existing alarm system if required.
This helps to avoid damage to machines, products or health.
Beko Instruments offers three versions of the Oil Control: the Oil Control OCC for compressor monitoring up to 100mg/m3, Oil Control OCF for the monitoring subsequent to compressed-air processing from 20 to 0.01mg/nm3 and Oil Control OCA for the monitoring of activated-carbon filters and catalytic convertors from 1.0 to 0.001mg/nm3.
The system includes a probe, a measuring cell and evaluation electronics as well as a calibrated pipe section.
A data logger and software can be purchased separately.
The Oil Control monitoring system meets the ISO8573 standard.
It operates reliably in a temperature range between 0 and +60 C, independent of varying flow conditions and is unaffected by humidity.
It can operate at 10bar pressures, with 16 and 45bar options available.
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