Co monitoring system for spray dryers
Ensure safety and prevent costly disruptions in your spray drying process by monitoring carbon monoxide levels in real-time, minimizing the risk of fire and explosion before they pose a threat.
Monitors and Detects CO Levels in Spray Dryers
The COTECTOR® CO Monitoring and Detection System by GEA provides a proactive solution for enhancing safety in spray drying operations. This self-calibrating system offers continuous, real-time monitoring of carbon monoxide levels directly at the inlets and outlets of spray dryers, ensuring precise and immediate detection of potential fire risks. Designed specifically for the food, dairy, and pharmaceutical industries, it effectively mitigates the danger of fire and explosion by identifying smoldering powder deposits early.
Engineered to seamlessly integrate into existing safety management systems, COTECTOR® can be configured for new installations or retrofitted into existing GEA spray drying plants. Featuring a user-friendly SIL 3 certified PLC, it supports automated alerts and plant shutdowns if CO concentrations surpass safe thresholds. Its continuous operation enhances plant safety, reducing the downtime associated with fire and explosion incidents.
The system’s simplicity and reliability are unmatched—requiring no sample transport to measurement devices, and it benefits from lower installation and maintenance costs. COTECTOR® can also work in tandem with GEA’s SPRAYEYE® Dual camera system for comprehensive safety assurance, ensuring that your production of infant formula, coffee creamers, and high-protein supplements remains safeguarded against volatile conditions.
Benefits
- Enhances operational safety by providing early detection of fire risks through continuous CO monitoring.
- Reduces plant downtime with real-time alerts and automated shutdowns for rapid response to safety threats.
- Cuts maintenance costs and increases reliability with a self-calibrating, direct measurement system.
- Integrates seamlessly with existing safety protocols, offering a configurable and user-friendly SIL 3 certified PLC.
- Lower installation expenses due to simplified design, eliminating the need for air sample transport systems.
- Applications
- Whey powder,Nutritional formula,Milk powder,Food products,Dairy products
- End products
- Instant soup mixes,Coffee creamers,Infant formula,Beverage whitener,Protein shakes,Cake mixes,High-protein supplements,Yogurt powder,Sports nutrition powders,Cheese powder
- Steps before
- Emulsification,Pre-drying,Powder preparation
- Steps after
- Cooling,Packaging,Powder handling
- Input ingredients
- carbon monoxide,CO,hot powder lumps,air inlet
- Output ingredients
- carbon monoxide assessment,CO levels,air outlet,detection of smoldering powder deposits
- Market info
- GEA is known for its expertise in engineering innovative and sustainable equipment and solutions, focusing on sectors such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and energy, with a reputation for quality, efficiency, and advanced technological applications in industrial processing.
- CO Monitoring
- Continuous real-time
- CO Detection Method
- Direct inlet and outlet measurement
- Sensors
- Multiple CO sensors
- System Calibration
- Self-calibrating
- Warning Levels
- Three levels
- Automation
- SIL 3 certified PLC
- Integration Capability
- New and retrofit
- Maintenance Requirement
- Low
- No yearly maintenance
- Safety Features
- Automatic plant shutdown
- Compatibility
- Works with GEA SPRAYEYE®
- Continuous Monitoring
- Real-time,continuous CO detection
- Automation Level
- Self-calibrating,PLC certified
- System Integration
- Integrates with standard safety management systems
- Installation Flexibility
- New installations or retrofits
- Warning Levels
- Three levels of CO warning
- Shutdown Triggering
- Automatic shutdown on high CO levels
- Adjunct Technology Compatibility
- Compatible with GEA SPRAYEYE® system
- Simplicity
- Direct measurement,no discrete sample transport
- Maintenance Requirements
- Low maintenance
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Fire/explosion prevention
- Spray drying plants
- Application
- Food and dairy plants
- Control panel type
- User-friendly SIL 3 certified PLC
- Multiple sensors integration
- Inlet and outlet CO monitoring
- System configurability
- Can be installed in new or existing facilities
- Integration capability
- Compatible with standard safety management systems
- Self-calibrating platform
- Yes
- Real-time monitoring
- Continuous CO level measurement
- Installation type
- New installation or retrofit
- Control panel type
- User-friendly SIL 3 certified PLC
- Integration possibilities
- Can be retrofitted into existing GEA spray drying facilities
- Configuration options
- Configurable for new or existing spray drying plants
- Warning system levels
- Three levels of warning with automatic plant shutdown option
- Compatibility
- Compatible with GEA SPRAYEYE® Dual camera system