BioGas Analyser 5000

Gas Analyser

Industries Covered - Biogas

Product Features

•  Certified: ATEX, IECEx, CSA, MCERTS and UKAS calibration (ISO17025)
•  Robust design for market leading reliability
•  CH4 and CO2 accuracy ± 0.5% after calibration
•  Choice of user settings and simple gas reading function
•  Measures % CH4, CO2 and O2
•  Modular and upgradeable
•  3 year warranty
•  Stores and downloads readings
•  User selected languages
•  Event log
•  Datalogging and profiling function
•  Up to 6 gases monitored

Technical Specifications

POWER SUPPLY

• Battery type: Rechargeable nickel metal hydride battery pack (not user replaceable)
• Battery life: Typical use 8 hours from fully charged
• Battery charger: Separate intelligent battery charger powered from mains supply (100 - 240V)
• Charge time: Approximately 4 hours from complete discharge

GAS RANGES

• Gases measured
• CH4 and CO2: By dual wavelength infrared sensor with reference channel
• O2: By internal electrochemical cell
• H2S/H2/CO/NH3: By internal electrochemical cell

Standard gas cells

• Cell
• Range
• Typical accuracy
• (range : accuracy)
• Typical accuracy
• (range : accuracy)
• CH4
• 0-100%
• 0-70% : ±0.5% (vol)
• 70-100% : ±1.5% (vol)
• CO2
• 0-100%
• 0-60% : ±0.5% (vol)
• 60-100% : ±1.5% (vol)
• O2
• 0-25%
• 0-25% : ±1.0% (vol)

Optional gas cells

• Cell
• Range
• Typical accuracy
• H2S
• 0-50ppm
• ±1.5% FS
• H2S
• 0-200ppm
• ±2.0% FS
• H2S
• 0-500ppm
• ±2.0% FS
• H2S
• 0-1,000ppm
• ±2.0% FS
• H2S
• 0-5,000ppm
• ±2.0% FS
• H2S
• 0-10,000ppm
• ±5.0% FS
• CO
• 0-500ppm
• ±2.0% FS
• CO
• 0-1,000ppm
• ±2.0% FS
• CO
• 0-2,000ppm
• ±2.0% FS
• CO (H2)*
• 0-2,000ppm
• ±1.0% FS
• NH3
• 0-1,000ppm
• ±10.0% FS
• H2
• 0-1,000ppm
• ±2.5% FS

Typical accuracies:

 All typical accuracies quoted are after calibration

* Hydrogen compensated carbonmonoxide measurement:

Hydrogen cross gas effect on carbon monoxide approximately 1%.

Do not use where hydrogen is in excess of 10,000 ppm.

Response time, T90

• CH4
• ≤10 seconds
• CO2
• ≤10 seconds
• O2
• ≤20 seconds
• H2S
• ≤30 seconds
• CO
• ≤30 seconds
• NH3
• ≤90 seconds
• H2
• <90 seconds                                                                                      

 PUMP

• Flow: 550 ml/min typically
• Flow fail point: -200 mbar vacuum - user settable
• Maximum vacuum restart: -250 mbar approximately with flow rate of approx 250ml/min

FACILITIES

• Temperature measurement: -10°C to +75°C with optional probe
• Temperature accuracy: ±0.5°C with optional probe
• Flow measurement: Via Pitot tube, orifice plate, or anemometer
• Alarm: User selectable alarms
• Communications: Via USB lead or wireless Bluetooth**
• Relative pressure measurement: ±250 mbar
• Relative pressure accuracy: ±4 mbar typically (should be zeroed before reading) to ±15 mbar max
• Barometric pressure measurement: 500 to 1500 mbar, ±5 mbar accuracy
• Available memory: 10 IDs**, 500 readings

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

• Operating temperature range: -10°C to +50°C
• Atmospheric pressure range: 700 to 1200 mbar
• Relative humidity: 0-95% non condensing
• Case seal: IP65                                                                                   

PHYSICAL

• Weight: 1.6kg
• Size: L 220mm, W 155mm, D 60mm
• Case material: ABS / polypropylene with rubber over-moulding
• Keys: Alpha-numeric keypad with ‘tactile’ membrane
• Display: Ultra-clear high resolution 4.3" full colour TFT
• Connections: Colour coded gas inlet, outlet and pressure ports. Waterproof USB port, anemometer and charger / temperature probe connections.
• Gas sample filters: External user changeable 2.0μm ptfe water traps

CERTIFICATION RATING

• ATEX MARKING: II 2G Ex ib IIA T1 Gb (Ta = -10°C to +50°C)
• MCERTS: MC/130240
• ISO17025: Calibration to UKAS certificate number 4533
• CSA: Ex ib IIA T1 (Ta= -10°C to +50°C) (Canada), AEx ib IIA T1 (Ta= -10°C to +50°C) (USA)

Product Applications

• Farm digester gas monitoring
• Food processing biogas monitoring
• Waste water biogas monitoring
• Methane recovery