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INNOVATIVE RESIDUAL OIL CONTENT MEASUREMENT FOR COMPRESSED AIR SYSTEM
MONITORING · CONTROL · SAFETY
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CONTENT
MEASUREMENT

COMPRESSED AIR QUALITY MEASUREMENT

to ensure the quality of compressed air, it is absolute necessary to monitor the important parameters. apart
from dew point as a critical dimension, the RESIDUAL OIL CONTENT plays a vital role. many production
processes depend on clean, treated compressed air without TRACES OF HYDROCARBONS, for example,
in pharmacy, chemical industry, food industry or semiconductor manufacturing.
the residual oil plays an important role specially in the distribution mechanisms. if the oil content rises over
the critical level, for example, because of incomplete filtered aerosol, the complete plant gets contaminated
in a very short time. since the oil has a very low vapour pressure, it takes relatively long time to bring back
the plant to completely „oil free“ condition. moreover, the cleaning of pipe network choked with oil causes
very high costs.
however, oil ingress is often detected very late, usually only when already quality problems have started
coming up and huge damages have occurred. therefore, the high quality standards in the industry require
a CONTINUOUS RESIDUAL OIL MONITORING, which performs in a reliable and long-term stable
manner. only then the problems can be detected early before they cause damages.

oilguardPRO
oilguardPRO constantly monitors – with a measuring range of 0,001 - 20 mg/m3 – the residual oil content
and in turn the quality of compressed air to avoid contamination in the plant because of hydrocarbons; a
specially developed metal oxide sensor constantly detects any deviation from standard value and gives an
indication.
the measured value can be easily passed on further through a 4 - 20 mA-output as well as potential free
contacts to externally connected components (control, transducer, etc.) and can be graphically represented
with the help of an optionally available software.

FACTS
· oilguardPRO checks and protects the
production well in advance before oil ingress
due to hairline cracks in filters and fine cuts
· oilguardPRO monitors the active charcoal
absorber as well as the converter
· oilguardPRO constantly monitors online the
compressed air, which comes into contact with
production – as compared to sampling, which
only reflects a snapshot of the compressed air
quality belonging to the past
· oilguardPRO saves maintenance costs
because filter, adsorbent etc. are continuously
checked and hence the ideal time to change
any parts can be planned before
· oilguardPRO gives security, since it can
immediately respond to dangerous situations
over an early and main alarm
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FUNCTIONING
the withdrawal of compressed air is done over
a heated sampling system (8). at the sensor
head (1) the gas sample is taken out through a
sintered metal filter disc and heated in a spiral-
shaped arrangement, flow expansion capillary
(3). by the centrifugal force, the aerosol compo-
nents get evaporated at the capillary wall. with
a pressure regulator (4) the desired flow rate is
achieved. at the outlet of the capillary (5) the
test air expands to nearly ambient pressure and
through the analysis cuvette (6) comes into con-
tact with the sensor element (7). the evaluated
test air is set free into the atmosphere through a
filter.
heart of the sensing system is a metal oxide
semiconductor sensor specially tailor made as
per the application, which is optimised with the
help of active coating additives for detection of
long chain hydrocarbons. through platinum
and palladium refinement, the 330 °C hot sensor
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surface works as a catalyst and the hydrocar-
bons contained in compressed air gets oxidised.
at the boundary surface the metallic oxide par-
ticle, the load river is minimized due to oxygen
deficiency and the change in conductance so
adjusted is electronically evaluated.
the software in the microprocessor controlled
evaluation unit (9) analyses the change in signal
through mathematical algorithms and determi-
nes the hydrocarbon content in test gas with the
help of stored calibration tables. for typical CH-
mass distribution of compressor oil, the oil con-
tent is calculated and displayed in mg/m3 from
the values stored in the device. the measured
values are provided in both analogue and digi-
tal format and the alarm and relay outputs are
triggered.
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TECHNICAL DATA
MEASURING PROBE
calibrated measuring range 0,01 ... 20 mg/m3 total residual oil content
0 ... 2 ppm hydrocarbon concentration based on hexane (C6H14)
application range DTP < 7 °C tpd, after cold dryer
detected materials alkane, alkanol and other oil components, VOC (volotile organic compund),
other oxidisable materials like NOx, water vapour
measuring medium clean, filtered compressed air (filtered and dried, ISO 8573-classes 2-4-2)
(free from aggressive, corrosive, poisonous, inflammable, oxidising components and silanes)
measuring accuracy 5 ppb at zero point, based on hexane (C6H14)
pressure application range 4 ... 10 bar
temperature application range 0 ... 50 °C
rinse air consumption 50 ml/min at 10 bar
senor element metal oxide-sensor (MOS) integrated in wall housing
probe connection G1/2“ AG

CONTROL UNIT
display range 0,001 ... 20 mg/m3
voltage supply 85 - 250 V, 50 - 60 Hz
operating voltage 24 V / max. 2 A
current consumption max. 48 mA
dimensions 300 x 400 x 130 mm (without screw connections, cable glands and warning light)
relay output (main alarm) potential free normally open 30 V / 2 A AC/DC, adjustable switching polarity
relay output (pre-alarm) potential free normally open 30 V / 2 A AC/DC, adjustable switching polarity
light alarm output 15 V DC/50 mA, active
buzzer alarm output 15 V DC/50 mA, active
analogue output 4 ... 20 mA
serial output RS 485 with 38400 baud, optional USB-connection
EMV noise immunity EN 61000-6-3
EMV noise emission EN 61000-6-3
guarantee 24 months
scope of supply measuring instrument in wall housing with acoustic sensor, test certificate and documentation

ATTENTION! PRO air gmbh

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since oilguardPRO very sensitively indicates every smallest impurity of the system, hence during installation 80997 munich
and maintenance of the plant, it is to be ensured that it is totally oil and grease free! germany
the oilguardPRO is developed to protect the production and fulfil the applicable standards (DIN ISO 8573, T +49 (0)89 81888-234
HACCP, GMP, FDA etc.). in order to ensure this, PRO air recommends to use only high level and approved F +49 (0)89 81888-236
treatment technology.
info@pro-air.eu
the oilguardPRO calibration is done by comparison with reference standards as well as reference standard www.pro-air.eu
equipment, which are standardized in an accredited calibration agency and hence are traceable to the
national standards, with which the physical technical federal institute (PTB) represents the physical units in INNOVATIVE MEASURING SYSTEM
agreement with the international unit system (SI). FOR COMPRESSED AIR APPLICATIONS