1.1 Intended use .......................................................................................................................................5
1.2 About us ............................................................................................................................................... 6
2 Information for product and safety ......................................................................................... 7
4.2 Switch on .......................................................................................................................................... 13
9.3 Service values .................................................................................................................................. 28
9.4 Analog output setup (4 – 20 mA) ............................................................................................. 28
9.4.1 Setting of lower limit (4 mA): ............................................................................................ 29
9.4.2 Setting of upper limit (20 mA): ........................................................................................ 29
9.4.3 Setting analog outputs during zeroing ........................................................................ 29
9.4.4 Pin assignment of the 4-20 mA interface ..................................................................... 30
9.5 Info ...................................................................................................................................................... 30
11.2 Technical data ................................................................................................................................. 32
11.4 Gas sampling and conditioning ............................................................................................... 33
11.4.1 Electrochemical-, temperature- and pressure sensors ........................................... 33
12.1 Error diagnosis regarding the measuring instrument ...................................................... 36
12.2 Insert a static IP-address .............................................................................................................. 37
12.2.1 Settings for the software MRU4win ............................................................................... 39
12.3 Spare parts ....................................................................................................................................... 41
13 Declaration of conformity ........................................................................................................ 42
y This manual enables you to understand and safely operate this MRU
Analyzer MGAprime.
y Please read this manual with great vigilant and get familiar with the
product before using it.
y This analyzer may only be operated by competent personnel and for its
intended use.
y Please pay special attention to all safety directions and warnings to
prevent personal injuries and damaging of the product.
y We can’t be held responsible for any injuries and/or damages that oc-
cur by not following the instructions in this manual.
y Always keep the manual near you when working with the analyzer, to
be able to read instructions as needed.
Please ensure to hand over all documents to when handing the analyzer over to others.
1.1 Intended use
The Analyzer MGAprime is designed for the gas analysis of ue gases,
as they are emitted from gas/oil burners, engines, or heating and power
appliances.
The instrument is intended to support the user in control and indicative
measurements in an ecient, accurate and reliable way
Introduction
The analyzer is specically not intended as a safety device or personal
protective equipment; it should not be used as a warning device to warn
people against the presence of harmful gases.
The instrument was manufactured according relevant normatives and
regulations. It has to used within it’s intended use.
The Instrument must not be modied from the design or safety engineering.
Modications of any kind by the user will render the declaration of
conformity.
This instrument meets the requirements of the valid
European and national regulations.
You can ind the declaration of conformity in the appendix.
Syntax
Please note that this manual makes use of the scientic notation of gases
(NO2), while the instrument itself and it’s screen shots display the gases in
upper case letter only, i.e. (NO2).
All general information and safety precautions of MRU products are listed
in the supplied separate safety manual.
Therefore this manual must be read and observed before the rst use of
the instrument.
Instrument-specic safety and warning requirements in this manual are
prexed before dangerous actions.
2.2 Safety precautions
The used category’s of safety precautions are here explained once more.
DANGER
Identies an immediate, impending hazard that, if ignored, will result in
severe bodily injuries or death.
WARNING
Identies an immediate, impending hazard that, if ignored, may result in
severe bodily injuries, material damage or death.
CAUTION
Identies a possibly dangerous situation that, if ignored, may result in
minor injuries.
ATTENTION
Identies a possibly harmful situation that, if ignored, may result in damages to the device or its surroundings.
NOTE
Identies user tips and other especially important information.
The instrument is designed for the gas analysis of ue gases, as they are
emitted from gas/oil burners, engines, or heating and power appliances.
The instrument is intended to support the user in control and indicative
measurements in an ecient, accurate and reliable way
The instrument provides a full set of all equipment and sensors required
for a emission control measurement:
y heated probe incl heated ltery heated sample liney gas conditioning unit including lters and gas coolery gas pump and ow controly gas sensors
Available accessories include sensors for temperature or ow measurement.
The user interface allows for a modern and intuitive way to operate the
instrument. Running a commercial LINUX operating system, it allows as
well for lot of options for data transfer and storage.
For an overview on all available options please refer to the company’s
home page or sales representatives.
3.2 Gas ow diagram
The analyzer draws a sample of the ue gases from the duct using a builtin gas pump through the probe is cleaned and dried using a gas cooler
and built-in lter and analyses the extracted gas with electrochemical
and NDIR sensors.
Draft and temperature are measured at the tip of the sampling probe.
The measuring instrument consists of a compact and robust metal housing with shock-absorbing rubber corners. All electrical and pneumatic
connections are located on the both front sides of the instrument. It is
operated exclusively via the touch-sensitive touch screen.
13Outlet fan of gas cooler14Outlet fan of gas cooler
15Pressure-/di. pressure16
17Combustion air temperature18AUX socket
3.5 Probes
The Analyzer is available with dierent probes, both with xed and exchangeable probe tubes.
y for high and less dust contenty for fuel temperatures up to 800 °C (stainless-steel probe tube),y for fuel temperatures up to 1.200 °C (Inconel steel probe tube),y for fuel temperatures up to 1.700 °C (ceramic probe tube)y with and without heated pre-lter y with and without heated gas sampling liney probe tubes in dierent lengths, from 300mm to 2000mm
A complete list of available probes can be found in the current price list
of this analyzer.
Heated probe with heated and exchangeable glass lter. The probe
tube includes a gas temperature sensor and is available in dierent
tube lenghts.
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1Probe handle 2Probe tube
3Fast locking coupling4Probe cone
5Cable plug (14-pin)6Heated hose line
7Cable coupler (5-pin)8Fast locking coupling
9Filter lock
3.7 Gas conditioning
The sucked sample gas is dried and ltered before it is fed to the sensors.
A double stage sample gas cooler with Peltier element is used for drying. The condensate liquid appearing in the gas cooler is pumped to the
condensate outlet by means of a peristaltic pump. The condensate forms
drops at the outlet of the instrument.
Optionally, connect a hose (DN 4/6) to the condensate drain.
The VENT output delivers the sample gas after the analysis stage. If
For subsequent ltering, a round lter is used on the front of the measuring instrument.
The instruments NDIR gas sensor is able to detect up to 8 dierent gases.
It is most advanced in terms of its long-term stability due to a dedicated
stabilization technology including a permanent zeroing by operating the
bench at two dierent gas pressure values.
Due to its low noise and being drift free, it is perfectly suited to longterm measurements.
Principle of the IR-bench (NDIR)
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1IR source2Gas entry
3Sample gas cell4Gas exit
5Band pass lter6IR detector
An infrared source delivers IR radiation in the wavelength range between
1 and 10 um, which is relevant for the absorption of gas components to
be measured.
The target gas absorbs a portion of the IR radiation, which is detected by
a wavelength selective detectors and the end of the sample gas cell.
The absorption value is correlated with the gas concentration, while all
eects of cross sensitivity to other gases are corrected by an internal
software algorithm.
As the IR bench is operated successively at two dierent gas pressure
values, it is possible to eliminate all drift eects, which would otherwise
contribute to the absorption signal.
The instrument is delivered as a complete assembly ready for use.
f Check the instrument regarding condition and integrity after delivery.f Connect the instrument to the power grid.
Ö The instrument switches on and start the operating system.Ö Blue LEDs for ON and power supply are switched on.Ö The instrument runs a start procedure which includes:
y self testy warm-up of the NDIR benchy cool down the double stage gas cooler, indicated by the symbol y Zeroing, indicated by symbol
f Charge battery for more than 8h is recommended after rst start to
allow the battery to charge completely. Operation of heated probe and
sample line is only supported when connected to power grid.
Ö The battery is charged as soon as teh connection to power grid is
established.
Ö The blue LED will be blinking slowly.
Heating of probe and probe tube are unsupported in battery mode.
4.2 Switch on
f Touch the
Ö LED lights blue
f Release the ⏻ button
Ö LED lights red, analyzer runs up
button for 3 sec. minimum
⏻
4.3 Switch o / Reset
4.3.1 Switch o
f Touch the “Context menu” on the displayf “Turn instrument o”
Ö Do you wish to turn instrument o?
f “YES”
Ö “The system will shut down”
or
f Touch the
Ö Do you wish to turn instrument o?Ö “YES”Ö “The system will shut down”
button
⏻
4.3.2 Reset
f Touch the ⏻ button during ashing LED for 30 sec. minimum
f After change to continuous lighting, release the ⏻ button
After the analyzer has been inspected and is ready for start-up it can be
switched on and personalized settings can be entered. These settings can
be changed at any time.
After the analyzer has been inspected and is ready for start-up it can be
switched on and personalized settings can be entered. These settings can
be changed at any time.:
CountryOption By changing the country the
O2 reference values settings
are lost. The fuel list is reset.
Similarly, country-specic
defaults and methods of
measurement are selected as a result.
Ensure the correct setting of the country
in which you are performing the measurement to ensure that all relevant ones are
set up
LanguageOptionSelect instrument languages
Modbus slaveModbus address of the instrument for the
remote control via Modbus
Temperature
heating hose
Combustion
analysis
130°C +180 °C
on/o
Setting combustion analysis to ON
allows for several calculation performed
by the instrument, which are fuel type
dependent, e.g. Lambda, heat loss.
In the Extras menu, you can check the date and time and, if necessary, set
it. When connected to the Internet, the time automatically synchronizes
itself.
perature drift of a sensor are suppressed
(shown as zero) or displayed
Calculation of the values for a standard
state at reference temperature
Interval time after which the instrument
performs a zero-point
f The time and date can be set in the middle black number series by
pushing up and down the gray number row.
f Accept the changes with ACCEPT.
5.3 Conguration of measurement program
The Analyzer provides in the Measure menu various measurement
programs, which can be selected in the main window. Each measuring
program denes the properties of the measuring window:
y Measurement program
The measured value window can be freely set with regard to the displayed measured values, of the underlying fuel. The purge limit of the CO
sensor (if available) can be set
y Test program
The measured value window shows predened values and cannot be
changed. Can be used in instrument testing to obtain standardized displays, e.g. can easily be checked with test gases.
The measurement window for gas analysis can be congured and adapted to your needs. The measuring window initially displays 12 measured
values, by a scrolling gesture it will display more values.
Moving a value eld
f Touch and hold the value eld.
Ö Value eld will be framed.
f Move the value eld to a dierent position.
Ö The other value elds move automatically.
Assign a measured value
f Double touch the value eld.
Ö A list with of all available measured values is displayed.
The analyzer can be operated with an internal battery to warm up the
instrument or to use internal instrument functions. A mains connection
is required
heating hose.
6.1.2 Charging state of the battery
The battery symbol in the display indicates approximately the remaining
capacity of the battery.
From 2% remaining capacity, the charging indicator starts to ash red. If
the instrument is not connected to the mains power supply within one
minute, the analyzer switches o to prevent battery discharge.
Even when the battery is discharged, the instrument can be operated
completely on the power supply.
6.1.3 Connections to the instrument
Measurement
for the measurement including heated gas sampling probe and
CAUTION
Acid from the condensate
Acid burns may result from weakly acidic liquids from the condensate.
f If you come into contact with acid, wash the area immediately using a
lot of water.
DANGER
Risk due to toxic gases
There is a risk of poisoning.
Noxious gases are sucked in by the measuring device and released into
the ambient air.
f Only use the measuring device in well ventilated spaces.
f Connect the gas sampling probe to the instrument (gas plug and elec-
trical plug).
f Consider to connect a hose or collecting container if necessary to the
condensate outlet when appropriate.
f The hose and any connected reservoir connected to the outlet must
not be closed against ambient or include an air outlet to avoid overpressure.
f Please note that measuring gas may leak at the instrument side or at
the VENT outlet. Connect a pump to the VENT output to collect the
sample gas. If an “active VENT” option is installed, an internal gas pump
feeds the sample gas completely to the VENT outlet, where an evacuating gas hose should be connected.
f In the case the option active vent is installed, note that the sample gas
at the exit may be diluted with ambient air and is therefore not adequate to be reused in the process.
f Ensure that ambient fresh air can be sucked in at the fresh air inlet.
Consider to connect a hose leading to fresh ambient air, when the
instrument’s environment contains toxic gases or a high CO2 level.
f The ow rate of the gas should be within the specied range. Other-
wise, please check probe and lter for clogging
f Temperatures of NDIR and heating hose should be within the specied
range in order to guarantee a sucient measuring accuracy.
In the Extras menu under “Connections” the connection drawings are
displayed:
6.1.4 Operating temperature
The internal gas cooler operates at 5°C, which is the dew point of the
sample gas to the sensors. Components along the gas line may be damaged if they are colder than 5°C and condensation appears internally.
Therefore, if the Analyzer has been stored very cold below 0°C, it is essential to wait for the Analyzer to warm up in a warm environment in order
to avoid such condensation! In such cases, take a typical warm-up time
for the instrument of one hour into account, especially when wet ue
gases are to be measured.
If the operating temperature is not within the permissible range, a corresponding message is displayed.
6.1.5 Filter
The probe lter and the round lter must be checked before and after
each measurement
6.1.6 Switch-on, warm-up phase, zero point
After switching on, the instrument can always be operated, even if no gas
analysis can take place during the warm-up phase. The instrument independently performs the following actions during the warm-up phase:
y Heating the probe and the heating hosey Warm up the NDIR bench (if available)y After the operating temperatures have been reached, the gas pump is
switched on and the analyzer takes the zero point with fresh air.
y After the zeroing, the analyzer is ready for operation
If a new zero point is required by further heating the instrument, it can be
started via the context menu.
6.1.7 Instrument leak test
f Check all connections for correct t.f Check all hoses and hose connections (from the tip of the probe to the
gas inlet of the measuring instrument) for leaks.
The Analyzer has a built-in “leak test” in menu Extras for checking the
tightness of the gas paths. This is done by measuring the remaining gas
ow when the gas path is closed.
f Seal the sample gas inletf If the complete gas path is to be tested for leakage - at the probe tip.
If the system is tight, the trac light is green and the l / h pointer points
to 0.
6.2 How to take a Measurement
6.2.1 Fuel type selection and O2 reference
The fuel selection can be selected in the menu Measure with the O2
reference / fuel in the “context menu”.
For this, the combustion analysis have to be switched on, also see 5.1
The Analyzer needs only low maintenance eort for long value preservation
Acid from the condensate
Acid burns may result from weakly acidic liquids from the condensate.
f If you come into contact with acid, wash the area immediately using a
lot of water.
After every measurement:
f Remove the gas sampling tube from the analyzer, so that the hose can
dry.
Occasionally:
f Cleaning of the probe and the probe tube.f after longer disuse load battery rst and afterwards approx. all 4 weeks.f Check the lter in the probe head (if available), replace if necessary.f Check the round lter at the front of the instrument and replace if
necessary.
Maintenance and cleaning
CAUTION
Maintenance
An annual service check and if necessary adjustment of the sensors at an
MRU service department (www.mru.eu) are recommended for the preservation of value.
Basis of the data memory of the analyzer is a set of sites stored in the
instrument. Every site exists of a unique site number and 12 freely usable
text lines which can have, e.g., the address, customer name etc.
The instrument can store up to 1.000 dierent sites.
Sites can be created in the instrument and be changed. Measurements
are stored by assigning them to a site. Measurements can be, on this
occasion, singles ue gas measurements or other measuring programs
available in the instrument.
8.2 Information about the data memory
In the menu Contacts, item “storage” you select “memory info “to get
information about the actual memory volume. The part of free memory,
the total number of the stored sites and the number of the measurements stored all together, split in the kind of the measurement is listed.
8.3 Site administration
Available sites are listed in this menu
The “ADD SITE” button creates a new site number. Further changes may
be introduced after selecting a specic line.
y Changes in the site description may be entered and storedy A site may be deleted by the “delete” button.y Measurements assigned to the selected site are displayed when the
“Measurement” button is activated.
In the menu Measure you can see stored measurements
The data exchange format is CSV. A character-separated values (CSV) le
is a simple text format for a database table. Each record in the table is
one line of the text le. Each eld value of a record is separated from the
next by a character. The analyzer uses a semi-colon ‘;’ as value separator
(other implementations use sometimes a comma). CSV is a simple le
format that is widely supported, so it is often used to move tabular data
between dierent computer programs, for example Microsoft Excel™ or
Access™, that support the format. Also other computer programs oer
this type of interface because it is widely spread and easy to use.
The following functions are available
y Export of sitesy Export of ue gas measurements
f Insert USB Stickf Select “site” and “measurement” in Contacts menuf Now press “EXPORT CSV”
After this… you nd in the USB stick directory “1113Export” the export
les.
The le name is such as those “09_04_2018_15_02_02__Measurement__
Natural_gas.csv”….
f Open this le (*.csv) with Excel…. (don’t use the dat les… don’t use
“Internal log settings” are only for internal use or diagnostics)
8.5 Export of measurements
This function is used to export the measurements from the analyzer to a
computer program.
Attention, This function is not suitable for back-up or for the transfer to
another analyzer because the exported le cannot be imported again!
The created le has the name ‚EMIxxxxx.csv’, in which the xxxxx are continuing 5 digit numbers with leading zeros.
The created le has a column header with the following information: Site
number, Date/Time,
Measuring program name, Fuel type, CO2max, O2reference, and all measured values that the analyzer can measure.
IIn the Extras menu, the time / date setting (chapter 5.2) and the connection possibilities of the instrument (chapter 3.4) are further menu items
for service purposes available.
The rst menu items have already been explained during “settings”.
9.1 Access key
The entry of an access key (password) is for maintenance action and
allows experienced users to operate on the operating system level. Not
required for regular use.
9.2 Internal Log Settings
The analyzer stores internal parameters at regular intervals to allow for
an optimized support from experienced service sta. These les can be
copied to a connected USB stick and sent via email if required to do so.
Especially for service or inquiry
This menu can be selected from the main menu with the adjacent button.
In addition to special instrument information and the possibility of instrument matching for service stations, a rmware update is also possible.
10.1 Firmware update
Performing an update:
f Please extract the obtained le 1113Update.zip.f Copy the unzipped le ‘1106.fwb’ to a USB stick in the root directory.f Switch on the analyzer...f Insert the prepared USB stick into a USB socket of the analyzer.f Press
f Select the menu item “Software update”
f “Load from USB Stick”f After copying to the analyzer press the button “Perform rmware up-