Flame detector or flame monitoring systems are used to detect flame inside combustion chambers, boilers, and furnaces. One of the prevalent dangers in chemical and refining industries is explosion and fire. Mixture of liquid discharges and flammable gases with oxygen in the air will burn. Delay in detecting the dying flame can lead to disastrous consequences like explosion of the chamber, bringing about high financial damages. Therefore flame scanner performance is highly important.
Flame detector and its different types of performance
Flame detector can trigger an alarm at the time of fire so that related safety process to flammable materials would be increased. Some of flame sensors try to protect peoples’ safety more through turning ignition system off or activating fire fighting system. One of the detection methods of flame is using optical sensors. Optical sensors receive light and produce electrical signals. The more would be intensity of light; the bigger would become output signal range from the sensor.
Considering the aforementioned, it can be concluded that using this type of sensors helps flame detection from far distance. The biggest problem in using optical sensors to detect flame is disruptions resulted from background light as well as behavioral changes of sensor with temperature changes. To prevent such disruptions, best method of flame detection is measurement of instant and frequent changes of flame. All industrial flame detection systems are required to use this method.
Also, using self-care systems to assure correct performance of these types of systems is a must. Sepanta Electronic Tabarestan Co. is honorable as the first knowledge-based company in Iran to present flame sensors for industrial usage with the above mentioned characteristics.