EUvis insitu™

Intelligent boiler condition monitoring

 Optical inspection system

 Localization of slagged and fouled areas
 Condition-dependent boiler maintenance
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Intelligent boiler condition monitoring
The condition of the boiler tubes has a significant influ-
ence on boiler operation and efficiency. Slagging and
fouling reduce the heat exchanger efficiency, disturb
the local heat balance and require expensive on-load
cleaning. Worse, slagging and fouling may prove irre-
versible if corrective action is not initiated in a timely
manner. Excessive cleaning, however, leads to tube rup-
tures – the root cause of many forced outages.
EUvis insitu is a one-of-a-kind fully insertable camera
system. It traverses the boiler under full load operation
to constantly monitor the condition of the boiler tubes.
Benefits
 Localization and quantitative measurement
of deposits
 Evaluation and controlling of soot blowing
effectiveness
 Prevention of tube damages caused by overcleaning
 Immediate reaction to critical situations
 Improve handling of differing fuel qualities
Boiler Wall

Optical Inspection System Camera System

 Continuous monitoring to improve cleaning

strategies
 Visualization and analysis of erosion Media Supply Sensor Signals
EIC Box
 Early identification of problematic operating Box

conditions
 Condition-based boiler maintenance
 Applicable to fossil fuels and biomass
Air Inlet

Water Inlet

Water Outlet

 Rotational camera head +/- 120°

EUvis insitu
 Traversing range up to 5.5 m Visualization DCS
 Operating temperature up to 1,250 °C

EUvis insitu system set-up

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Camera System
With its rotational camera head EUvis insitu enables the
operator to monitor boiler areas that would otherwise
remain inaccessible. In addition, it helps to keep close
track of the boiler condition, identifies problem areas and
damages early in advance and establish a condition-de-
pendent cleaning strategy. The system can even prevent
damages through falling slag bricks. Powerful EUtech
software tools help to analyze, evaluate and archive the
information and make it available at your fingertips.

 System control with system safety functions Rotational camera head

 Manual and automatic system operation mode
 Purging air module (window cleaning)
 Particle and heat resistant window (radiation blocker)

Specifications
Traversing range up to 5.5 m
Operating temperature up to 1,250 °C
Lance rotation +/- 90°
Turnable camera head +/- 120°
Overall length 7.6 m
Overall weight 1,500 kg (travel unit)
130 kg (control cabinet)

EUvis insitu inspection area

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Travel Unit
The EUvis insitu travel unit consists of an air and wa-
ter-cooled lance. It has a 5,500 mm travel path and travel
path control allows axial movement and free positioning.

 Turn motion of lance around center axis

 Dust and protection covers
 Flexible energy and media chain with turnable
connectors for air and water
 Pneumatic shutter for boiler opening

Travel unit Specifications

Electrical supply provided by EIC box
Media supply provided by media supply box
IP IP31
Dimensions 7,600 x 850 x 680 mm
Overall weight 1,500 kg

Media Supply Box

The media supply box allows continuous monitoring of
the media supply conditions, including coolant tempera-
tures, pressures and flow rates.

 Piping with sensor adapters

 Sensors for temperatures, pressures
and flow rates of coolants (air and water)
 Automatic controlled valves

Specifications
Air input pressure 5.5 - 7 bar
Air input temperature 5 - 35 °C Media supply box
Water input pressure 4 - 6 bar
Water input temperature 5 - 30 °C
IP IP55
Dimensions 760 x 760 x 210 mm

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EIC Box
The EIC box is the control unit that supplies the travel
unit including the camera head with power and
communication data.

All connectors and cables connect the travel unit to the

EIC box. The EIC box controls movement, data acquisition
and monitoring of all sensor data.

 System controller
 Monitoring of camera condition and media sensor
 Signal tranfer to EUvis insitu processing and
visualization (P&V) system via Ethernet
 Signal transfer to DCS system

Specifications

Power supply 400 - 480 V AC

Power consumption 1000 W
IP IP55
Dimensions 1200 x 800 x 400 mm
Weight 130 kg

EUvis insitu Control Box (EIC)

Slagging formation (1 hour)

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Processing and Visualization Software
The processing and visualization software (P&V) is the
application providing the graphical user interface (GUI)
to operate the EUvis insitu camera system. It runs on a
PC with a windows operating system. The software EUvis
insitu P&V provides two main modes of operation: the
“online mode” and the “archive mode” allowing continu-
ous monitoring of the boiler situation and the EUvis insi-
tu operating conditions.

 Ethernet interface for data/signal transfer

 Camera control
 Remote control
 Monitoring and automatic control of
operating conditions
 Automatic and manual operation of EUvis
insitu system
 Visualization of live images
 Animation of historical images/data

Specifications

Processor Intel Core i7-3770 or equivalent

Storage capability 1000 GB
RAM 4 GB
Housing Desktop mount
Operating system Windows 7 / 8
Power supply 120 V AC / 230 V AC

User interface P&V

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Contact

Dennewartstr. 25 - 27
52068 Aachen, Germany
Phone: +49 241 / 963 - 2380
Fax: +49 241 / 963 - 2389