Requirements
The client wanted to monitor the temperature on a chimney. Exhaust air is exposed to the heat on the way traveling from the inlet to the outlet in the chimney. Then constituent of the air transform to harmless elements. It is important to keep the temperature in the chimney as designed.
Benefits
- Keeping exhaust air to be harmless by controlling temperature in the chimney.
- No need for wiring.
Challenge
The number of measurement points in the chimney were about 30 and the location of measurement points were 30 meters above the ground. The chimney was located about 300 meters away from central control room.
Solution
The client chose wireless multiplexer to monitor the temperature in the chimney. Four YTMX580s were deployed to cover 30 measurement points Yokogawa plant-wide field wireless system was selected for its flexibility.
Equipment List
YTMX580 (Multi-Input Temperature Transmitter) x 4
YFGW510 (Field Wireless Access Point) x 1
YFGW410 (Field Wireless Management Station) x 1
Conclusion
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| YTMX580 Multi-Input Temperature Transmitter |
The client deployed only four YTMX580 along the chimney to cover 30 measurement points. YTMX580 eight channel temperature transmitter enabled this cost effective solution.
Keeping exhaust air to be harmless reduced environmental burden. Also they did not need to lay cables between the chimney and central control room. Consequently they could save the cost of laying cables and construction time.
Our customer is planning to deploy additional wireless applications to their plant taking full advantage of Yokogawa's plant-wide field wireless infrastructure.
Industries
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Oil & Gas Downstream
The oil & gas downstream industry has been facing an increasing number of challenges in recent years. These include the changing characteristics of the feedstock to be processed, aging of process facilities and equipment, rising cost of energy, lack of skilled plant operators who can run a refinery safely and efficiently, and the ever-changing requirements from both the market and the customer.
Over the years, Yokogawa has partnered with many downstream companies to provide industrial solutions focused on solving these challenges and problems. Yokogawa's VigilantPlant solutions have helped plant owners to achieve maximum profitability and sustainable safety within their plants.
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Refining
In the ever changing marketplace, refineries are seen not only as crude processing units but also as profit centers. At the same time, there is a keen awareness of the need for safety at such facilities. A total production solution that encompasses planning, scheduling, management, and control is required to achieve long-term goals for profitability, efficiency, and environmental protection. With years of expertise in the automation field, Yokogawa can bring you affordable total solutions for improved operability and a cleaner world.
Related Products & Solutions
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YFGW410 Field Wireless Management Station
YFGW410 Field Wireless Management Station has system manager/security manager/gateway function based on ISA100.11a, and combining this with Field Wireless Access Point(YFGW510) and/or Field Wireless Media Converter(YFGW610) composes the field wireless system.
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YFGW510 Field Wireless Access Point
YFGW510 Field Wireless Access Poin has backbone router function based on ISA, and combining this with Field Wireless Management Station (YFGW410) and/or Field Wireless Media Converter (YFGW610) composes the field wireless system.
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YTMX580 Multi-Input Temperature Transmitter
YTMX580 can accept inputs from up to 8 points of measurement such as thermocouples (8 types: K, E, J, etc.) or RTD signals (3 types: Pt100, etc.), converting the corresponding measurement input values to a wireless signal. It can also accept DC voltage, resistance, and 4 to 20 mA DC signal input.
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Field Wireless
The flexibility of wireless solutions enables less investment in infrastructure while providing greater insights into plant operations.