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Sharpeye May08 PDF
Sharpeye May08 PDF
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Contents
1. Fire Detection motivation
3. Detector Accessories
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The Customer Expectation
Detect Fire
Only Fire
Self-check capability
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Optical Flame Detection Limitations
Technically sophisticated
Higher Cost
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Conventional Detection Limitations
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SharpEye
Flame Detectors
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New 40/40 Series Common Specification
Heated window
HART protocol
Multiple Outputs
mA, relay contacts, RS485 Modbus
5 Year Warranty
SIL2 compliance
Ex Approvals
9 ATEX
9 IECEx
9 FM
9 CSA
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New 40/40 Series common specification
Performance Approvals
(pending)
EN54-10 (CPD)
FM 3260
DNV marine
Safety Integrity
SIL2 (pending)
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Spectrex IR3 Technology
Advantages
y Long Distance Detection (65m)
y Outdoor / Indoor location
y High speed response
y Highest sensitivity
y Lowest false alarm rate
y Automatic self test
Disadvantages
y Moderate cost
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SharpEye 40/40I Triple IR (IR3)
4 Sensitivity settings
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SharpEye 40/40 UV/IR Dual-Sensor
Now two versions :
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SharpEye 40/40R Single IR
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Mini Detectors
` MI-3 IR3
` ML UV/IR
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20/20MI
20/20 - Low Power IR3
All the benefits of Triple IR technology but
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20/20ML Mini UV/IR
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SharpEye
Flame Detector
Accessories
Flame Simulators
Flame Simulators test the detector in-situ
without the need for actual flame
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Sharpeye Accessories
All SharpEye detectors use a stainless steel Mounting /
Alignment bracket to allow easy installation and direction of
the detector to the required flame detection area.
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40/40 with Tilt Mount
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Software for configuration
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Laser Detection Area Coverage Pointer
Does the detector cover the entire hazardous area that
needs protected?
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Air Shield
Flame Detectors are often used in highly polluted or dirty areas
- forces maintenance personnel to access the detector
frequently just to clean its optical window.
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*Also available for M series
Weathershield
- protects the detector from different weather
conditions, such as snow and rain.
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How to choose
Flame detector
type and location
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Define the Problem!
The various aspects that need to be carefully considered
include:
y Environmental conditions
Fuel Types
Assess which fuels/materials present a potential fire hazard
Also consider
This will determine the types of flame detector(s) that can be used
Fire Size and Maximum Detection distances
In standard tests, fire size is defined differently for the type of fuel:-
In practice, up to 4 times
larger than on the central axis
40/40 Horizontal 100 (except M & R)
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40/40 Vertical - 95
(except M & R)
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Cone of vision
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Cone of vision
the difference between 15m and 60m
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Inverse Square Law
Sensitivity and detection range are related to size of the fire.
If the detector is located further from (or closer to) the source of fire,
the detectable fire size will vary according to the Inverse Square Law.
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Inverse Square Law
For example, a UV/IR detector can detect
0.1m2 gasoline fire @ 15m
- at 5m detection distance,
fire size would be only need to be ~0.01m2
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Environmental conditions
Flame Detector
height 2 x 45
Shadow
Object height x
Which False Alarm Sources are present?
False alarms are the worst that can happen apart from non-detection.
The user loses faith and maybe a real fire alarm is ignored.
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Inhibitors present?
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Detector Type Applications Advantages Disadvantages
- Moderate speed
- Highest sensitivity
- Hydrocarbon fires - Affected by IR sources only at short
Triple IR (IR3) - High immunity to false alarms
- Indoors / outdoors range in certain rare fire scenarios
- Longer detection range
- Unaffected by solar radiation
- Hydrocarbon and
- As IR3 but with hydrocarbon and hydrogen fire
Multi IR Hydrogen fires - As IR3
detection
- Indoors / outdoors
- Hydrocarbon, Hydrogen,
Dual Band UV/IR - Moderate speed - Affected by specific UV//IR ratio
Silane, Ammonia, other
- Moderate sensitivity created by false stimuli
hydrogen-based fuel fires
* 40/40L4 & L4B only - Low false alarm rate - Blinded by thick smoke, grease and oil
and Metal fires
Hydrocarbon fires - Unaffected by solar radiation deposits on the detector window
- Indoors / outdoors
- Moderate speed
- Hydrocarbon fires - Moderate sensitivity - Subject to false alarms ((in the
Single I (IR)
- Indoors - Unaffected by solar radiation presence of flickering IR sources)
- Low cost
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Applications
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Industries
Oil & Gas facilities Aircraft hangars
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Examples of offshore Installations
Conoco Belanak
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Chevron
Tombua, Abgami & Benguela Belize
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BP
Thunder Horse & Mad Dog
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BP
Atlantis, Holstein & Horn Mountain
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Gas Processing Plants
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Refining & Petrochemical
Productions Areas
Loading Facilities
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Tank Storage Areas
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Rail Car Loading Racks
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Floating Roof Storage Tanks
Petrol Tank Farm, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Petrol Tank Farm in Ljubljana, Slovenia is
protected by 16 Spectrex SharpEye Triple IR
(IR3) Detectors. The detectors are located
mainly in the tank area, with 12 units located
on the Tanks Floating Roofs, and the rest on
the Railroad Terminal. The detectors overlook
the entire floating roof area, monitoring for the
occurrence of flames caused by fugitive fuel
vapors .
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Detector Coverage on top of Tank
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LNG/LPG Storage
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LNG/LPG Storage
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Aircraft Hangar Installations
More Than 50 Bases
Oceana NAS
Holloman AFB
Berstrom AFB
NASA Langley
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Air Force 1 & Marine 1
Hangars
46 Units IR3
16 Units Mini IR3
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Lots of activities and lots of obstacles for flame detectors!
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Location is important to
ensure proper coverage with
no blind spots
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. especially under-wing areas
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US Coast Guard
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NASA Crawler
12 Units IR3
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New DDX Class Destroyer
General Dynamics & Northrop Grumman
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MRAP and MRAPII vehicles
100s of IR3
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Special Applications
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Power Plants
Turbine & Transformers
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Turbines Enclosures &
Back Up Generator Rooms use IR3
flame detectors
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Manufacturing Facilities
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Aerosol Filling Stations
Butane Propellants
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Printing Facilities
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40/40 series offer new features such as
heated windows, HART capability and
comes standard with a
5 YEAR WARRANTY!!
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The 40/40I IR3 Flame Detector
sees 1ft2 (0.1m2) heptane fire
at 215 ft (65m) in <5 seconds!