Portable Ash Instrument Analyser - Ash Probe Series

The Parker Ash Probe measures the natural gamma radiation emitted by the impurities that make up the ash content of coal (Thorium, Potassium, etc.). It does not contain a radiation source and is therefore perfectly safe and requires no special training to use. It also provides significant reductions in time delays in gaining accurate ash results.

Other clear benefits from using the Parker Ash Probe, range from financial savings in sampling and analysis costs to improved consistency in saleable product. This latter benefit is possible because the rapid results from the Parker Ash Probe allows plant operators to adjust washing densities quickly in order to maximize yield at a given ash content or blend coals more accurately in real time.

The Parker Ash Probe comprises two parts: the probe and the display unit. The probe is inserted into the coal pile and connected to the lightweight AshGraffix colour touch-screen display unit. Within a minute, the ash content of that area will have been measured and displayed. Taking measurements from several key areas of the pile or truck will give an accurate overall ash content.

The unit is calibrated to the source(s) of coal to be measured and can then measure the accuracy of the ash content to around 0.3%.

Industries:
• Mining
• Cement plants
• Steel plants using Coking Coal as fuel source
• Coal Preparation Plants
• Coal Briquette plants

Features/Benefits
• Simple to use, easy to calibrate
• Much quicker than conventional sampling and analysis
• Reduced sampling effort, leading to reduced costs
• More information on ash and ash variability
• High resolution colour touch-screen display
• Multi language user interface with more languages being added all the time
• Can operate for a full working day on a single charge
• Measurement accuracy: better than 0.3% ash content
• Data can be written to a USB memory stick for offline analysis
• Data can be uploaded to a PC using the supplied software and cable (Windows XP/7/8/8.1 compatible)
• Environmental rating: IP65
• Stores data for up to 99 piles (99 samples each) or 600 wagons/trucks (12 samples each)
• Stores up to 100 sets of calibration coefficients
• Minimum Sample Measurement Time: 60 seconds
• Maximum Sample Measurement Time: 600 seconds
• Operating Temperature Range: -20°C to +55°C

Applications:
• Run of mine (ROM) coal
• Washed product (smalls, peas, beans, duff, singles, doubles etc)
• Screened coal (dry fines, PSF etc)
• Slurry
• Blended products
• Final product (e.g. composite ash pile)
• Discard
• Unknown coals prior to blending
• Rail or truck coal deliveries to blending plants
• Rail or truck coal deliveries to power stations, cement works and steel works
• Rail or truck coal deliveries to coking plants
• Rail or truck coal deliveries to washing plants