Excerpt
from EPA Federal Register document Standards of Performance for
Steel Plants(PDF)
EPA proposes triboelectric bag leak detection as viable alternative to
COMS for the purpose of monitoring the performance of bag houses.
Safe
Application of Triboelectric Dust Detectors
For ultimate safety, only DC, intrinsically safe triboelectric systems
should be considered. Click
here to learn why.
Intrinsic
Safety Information
All Auburn Triboelectric dust detectors and flow blockage systems are
designed intrinsically safe and, if properly utilized, have never caused
dust ignitions or explosions since triboelectric dust detection
technology was introduced, by us, nearly twenty-five years ago.
Important
DC/AC Information
An independent study has concluded that polymer jacketed, or coated,
sensor probes utilized by triboelectric/inductance dust monitors
(variously marketed as: AC triboelectric; tribokinetic; electrodynamic;
induction-sensing) could be hazardous when combustible dust particles
are present. For this reason, Auburn intrinsically safe, DC,
triboelectric dust monitors do not utilize polymer jacketed
sensor probes in potentially hazardous applications.
DC
vs. AC White Paper
White paper comparing DC (triboelectric) with AC (electrodynamic) coated
probe dust monitors. AC style circuits exhibit disproportional response
to velocity suggesting they are unsuitable for long term, continuous
monitoring.
AISE
April 2002, Dust Detector Report
American Institute of Steel Engineers Journal, April 2002 edition,
describing IPSCO Steel /
TRIBO.link experience.
Triboelectric
Technology
Triboelectric monitoring, now accepted by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, provides continuous monitoring of particulates.
