Managing Components that were NOT Monitored Part II What happens when your LDAR technician is unable to monitor a component the first time the component is assigned to him in his route? The answer to this question can have dramatic consequences on the efficiency and effectiveness of your LDAR program. The most obvious reason is […]
You start the quarter with 5,000 components to monitor. As the weeks tick off, more and more and more components get monitored. The data in your handheld computers gets uploaded each day. Your LDAR database recognizes the components that were monitored and they are removed from the schedule. But some components DON’T get monitored. As […]
LDAR monitoring is performed in process facilities: typically refineries and chemical plants, which are frequently dirty environments. There is dust, grease, process material and other foreign substances. The suction at the probe tip that is engineered to draw in the air sample from along the leak interface and does not discriminate: it will vacuum up […]
Since 1990, Method 21 has required a daily calibration to confirm the accuracy and reliability of the analyzer, such as a TVA 1000B or phx21. As the years past, knowledgeable LDAR professionals began to notice the impact that contaminated filters were having on the reliability of the monitoring results. It became more and more apparent […]
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LDAR analyzers (like the TVA-1000B and the phx21) are typically operated with multiple filters in place. Filters are positioned in various places, including at the probe tip. Process environments (where LDAR programs are conducted) are prone to a wide variety of factors (such as dust, dirt, chemicals, etc.) that can either damage the analyzer or […]
I asked Derrick this morning about his experence so far, here is what he had to say: I have worked on the service side of LDAR for over 18 years. I have spent the late nights in the database trying to close out a quarter, I have spun countless numbers of tags onto components, and […]
What’s a phx21 log/calibration File? When connected to a datalogger, phx21 logs all systems vitals every 2 seconds. We use this to diagnose problems in the analyzer. When should I send a log file to LDARtools? Anytime you are having a problem with a phx21. Some examples: H2 supply running out, Battery not lasting all day, condensation, calibration problems, drift problems, ignition problems, […]
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Does phx21 have a removable H2 bottle? No. phx21 uses a built-in H2 supply chamber with a quickfill system that eliminates the need for removing the bottle. By eliminating the threaded seams and the daily operation of the bottle, we have made the the entire H2 supply system more reliable and less likely to leak. […]
