New Petrochemical IR Sensor for Condition Based Monitoring of Petrochemical Combustion

LumaSense Technologies, Inc. (Germany) introduced its next generation petrochemical infrared sensor, the PULSAR 4 today at ADIPEC 2014, one of the world's largest Oil & Gas shows. With installations at over 550 petrochemical facilities worldwide, the PULSAR 4 is LumaSense's latest addition to its E2T line of petrochemical infrared sensors.

Oil & Gas operations are heavily dependent on combustion based processes to supply the world's growing energy needs. The PULSAR 4 is intended for monitoring the Refractory and Gas temperatures inside Sulphur Recovery Units, Sulphur Burners, and Thermal Oxidiser Furnaces frequently found at these facilities.

"Any one of these vessels can force a shut down that will cost $1M or more per day", said LumaSense CEO, Steve Abely. "Unplanned downtime eats into planned profits, whereas increasing uptime increases profit. The PULSAR 4 is a condition based maintenance system to protect refinery profits", continued Abely.

The PULSAR 4 is an explosion proof infrared thermometer (pyrometer) with the ability to see through flames and simultaneously deliver the Refractory Temperature and Gas Temperature with precision to 0.3 °C and a range of 350° to 2000° C. The PULSAR 4 Advanced features LumaSense's proprietary Smart Flame Measurement Algorithm (Smart FMA) which accounts for flame transparency that can affect the temperature readings for a more precise view of activity inside these vessels. LumaSense's updated and powerful InfraWin software interprets the data from the PULSAR 4 for analysis inside the control room.

"Our Smart FMA technology, serviceability, and long standing relationships with major producers is what separates the PULSAR 4 from the rest", said E2T product manager David Ducharme.

Customers with PULSAR II and III can leverage their existing infrastructure to upgrade these units to the new PULSAR 4 and its advanced capabilities.