PECM Issue 35 2018 | Page 137

FURNACESPECTION™ FOR TEMPERATURE MONITORING INSIDE HIGH TEMPERATURE FURNACES MEASUREMENT & MONITORING Advanced thermal imaging system by LumaSense for continuous temperature monitoring inside high temperature furnaces in refining, metals and glass production The FurnaceSpection™ system accurately measures the temperature of product, refractory, and heat transfer surfaces inside natural gas fired This radiometrically calibrated imager provides users with a real-time tool for quickly and accurately identifying process abnormalities before they develop into problems that can lead to unplanned outages. The solution developed by LumaSense Technologies is a comprehensive imaging system consisting of an accurate 640 x 480 focal- plane array thermal camera (MCS640) inside a rugged IP66, air cooled, protective enclosure. It can be equipped with Borescope lance-optics filtered at 0.85 μm wavelength to view through combustion gas and flames. These high-quality optics (either with straight or angled lenses), and a resolution of more than 300,000 pixels produce an excellent infrared image. In addition, LumaSense offers advanced software as an option allowing simultaneous acquisition from multiple cameras, advanced analysis tools, support for OPC, analog and digital IOs, web service, and archiving functionality. FurnaceSpection’s proven technology provides critical insight for failure prevention and asset management. It helps operators monitor and control process temperature uniformity through streaming images and powerful software for analysis and historical trending, outputs to automation and DCS, and a real- time web server to broadcast images on the plant’s local network. This system provides users a critical tool for improving process and product quality by reducing waste. www.lumasenseinc.com [email protected] Issue 35 PECM 137