Electro Optical Industries’ Pyroscan-U for Energy from Waste Applications : Thermal Imaging System Developed to Improve Waste to Energy Combustion
Goleta, California based Electro Optical Industries, which develops thermographic cameras for process control monitoring, has developed thermal monitoring system and algorithm to provide accurate flame-front detection in the furnaces of waste to energy plants.
The company said that it has developed the uncooled, compact external camera for thermal monitoring and mapping of any object inside a kiln, furnace, boiler or reactor in partnership with waste to energy operator over the past two years.
Pyroscan-U is claimed to increase efficiency in waste to energy facilities and work at ambient temperature, without any cooling system. It captures images that are processed by a dedicated software, and the results of this analysis are sent through OPC to DCS (distributed control systems) in real time.
Through the software, the user can view thermal information for any point within the field of view including: temperature, temperature profile and temperature profile evolution; features such as flame-front monitoring are also available.
When integrated with the control software of the furnace, the system is said to allow real-time stabilisation of the location of the flame-front along the grate, thus improving overall efficiency, significantly reducing the residual amount of unburnt organic materials in the clinker, and avoiding excessive wear of the furnace.
The company added that Pyroscan-U, as well as the cooled version of the camera, Pyroscan, can be used in industries processing high heat in combustion processing such as: pulp, paper, lime, alumina, ceramics, metal processing and casting, waste incineration, coal or fuel burners and boilers.
The manufacturer also guarantees the equipment to have zero maintenance, a low environmental footprint and minimal infrastructure and hardware costs for an overall cost-effective tool to help ensure improved efficiency in these harsh burning environments.
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