INTRODUCTION

 

Thank you for selecting SSi P/N 13003 for your generator probe maintenance application.

 

You lubricate critical machine parts on a regular basis if you want them to last. Your zirconia carbon sensor also requires regular maintenance. Buildup of carbon in the space between the zirconia sensing element and the sheath, at the sensing point, will eventually adversely affect the proper operation of the probe. If carbon (soot) is allowed to accumulate to the extent that atmosphere cannot penetrate to the sensing surface, control is impossible. The 13003 is designed to prevent that from happening by periodically initiating a procedure to remove the carbon. It is intended for use with generator sampling (reheat) systems only. This system can perform very well with low burnoff flow rates since the sample flow is stopped and displaced by burnoff air. Furnace burnoff systems must provide adequate flow to overcome the atmosphere that is always present.  (See P/N 13011 for batch furnaces and P/N 13004 for continuous furnaces.)