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downwardswiththefilterremoved.Probescanalsobemountedhorizontallywithnofilterwithsome
dusts.Anoccasionalautomaticbackpurgeishelpfulinthiscase.
Normallyheatedprobesaresuppliedwithfiltersforapplicationswithparticulatesinthefluegas.The
probe response timeshould betested when the probe is first installed, andthen regularly until it
remains constant for a significant period. Filter purging should be set up on the time periods
determinedbythesetests.Totesttheproberesponsetime,useastopwatchtoobtainthetimefora
probetoachievea63%changefromonereadingtoanother.Ifaprobefilterblockscomplet
elyina
shortperiodoftime,thenthereisnooptionbuttousetheprobewithoutthefilter.Atrialprobewith
filtercanbeinstalledtotestwhetherafilterblockageislikelytooccur.
4.20STRATIFICATION
If the transmitter and probe have been fully tested and the oxygen readings in the flue gas are
incorrect,gasstratificationmaybeoccurring.Thephenomenacannotbeanticipatedforanyparticular
installation.Generally,largeflueshaveoxygendifferencesofapproximatelyonepercentacrossthe
flue.Occasionallyanoxygenerrorofseveralpercentma
yoccurinaflueofanysize.Movingtheprobe
toanewlocationnormallysolvesthisproblem.Theeffectsofstratificationcanbereducedbyusing
twoprobesandaveragingthetwooxygenreadings.ThiscanbeachievedwithinaTeledyneAnalytical
Instruments9060Ztransmittercontrollingtwopr
obes.
4.21CONNECTINGAPRESSURETRANSDUCER
Iftheprocessgaspressurevariesmorethan4"WGandthereforerequiresautomaticcompensation,
connectapressuretransducerasshownbelow.PlacealinkacrossLK2,neartotheinputterminals24
&25.Ifthelinkisnotpopulated,youcanachievethesamethingconnectinga120Ωresistoracross
thetwoterminals.Apressurechangeof4"WGwillcauseachangeinthecalculatedoxygenreading
ofapproximately1%.
Therearenocalibrationadjustmentsforthezeroorspanofthepressuretransducerinput.Setthe
transducerscalerangeinthecommissioningmenu‐SeeSection7.2.8.Thepressurecanbedisplayed
onthelowerlinebyenablingthecorrespondingoption.SeeSection6.3.2.