An ECON oxygen gas analyzer is a state-of-the-art solution for application in automation of fuel-consuming installations

1. Kaluga Oblast, Obninsk, Bondarenko Sq., 1,
tel./fax (48439) 6-62-66, e-mail: econ@obninsk.ru,
www.econ.obninsk.ru
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Obninsk 2013
CJSC Econ's projects
are aimed at an increase
of efficiency of organic fuel
consumption and at manufacture
of functional and structural
ceramics.

2. The priority task is an increase of energy efficiency.
GDP energy intensity in of Russia exceeds that in Central Europe by a factor of 3 to 4.

3. Energy efficiency or energy saving?
Fuel
100 %
Generation
40 – 65 %
Transportation
15 – 20 %
Consumption
20 – 30 %
Absolute losses
7 - 15 %
Absolute losses
7 - 10 %
Absolute losses
40 – 65 %
Energy saving measures save
maximum 20% of fuel
"To burn gas in furnaces is all the same as to heat by burning
bank notes"
D.I. Mendeleyev
The main way to increase energy efficiency is an increase of the efficiency coefficient of fuel-consuming
installations

4. Optimization of the burning process in a fuel-consuming
installation is the most efficient way of fuel saving
In order to maintain the optimum fuel to oxygen ratio, it is required to control
oxygen in the burning process
An excess of oxygen leads to heat losses, hence to fuel losses + NOx.
A lack of oxygen leads to incomplete combustion and fuel losses + CO.
The optimum oxygen content minimizes fuel consumption, reduces environmentally
hazardous emissions and increases the operational life of equipment.

5. Stationary oxygen gas analyzers for boiler units
Gas analyzers for boiler units, stack gas
cleaning systems and environmental control.
Т = 25 … 750 0С
Certificate RU.C.31.000А No. 35763
Fuel saving is up to 5%
Reduction of hazardous emissions is up to 40%

6. Stationary oxygen gas analyzers for high temperatures
(Т = 700 … 1400 °C)
Application: glass and ceramics manufacturing, oil-and gas refining
and chemical industries, and waste incineration plants.
For the first time ever in
Russia

7. The geography of deliveries
of CJSC Econ's products

8. The economic benefit of using
ECON gas analyzers
Fuel saving: Vsf – annual volume of saved fuel, м3;
Кae – air excess factor;
QТ – annual fuel consumption, м3;
v – air volume for combustion of 1 м3 fuel, м3;
ρ – air-density, kg/м3;
с – air heat capacity, kcal/kg;
ΔТ - temperature difference between off-gases and in-going
gases, 0С;
q – gas combustion value, kcal/м3.
For a boiler of 4 MW capacity,
e.g. KVA 4-0:
For gas consumption of 460 m3/hr and a
decrease in Fae from 1.31 to 1.10, Vsf will be
52.56 thou. m3 annually
At the price of gas of 3 RUB/m3, the cost of
saved gas will be 157 thousand RUB annually
At the price level as of 2011, the payback period
will be less than 1 year.
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For a boiler of 4 MW capacity,
e.g. KVGM-100:
For gas consumption of 10,750 m3/hr and a decrease in Fae
from 1.31 to 1.10, Vsf will be 1,226 thou. m3 annually
At the price of gas of 3 RUB/m3, the cost of saved gas will be
3,678 thousand RUB annually
At the price level as of 2011, the payback period for a set of
two gas analyzers will be approximately 1 month.

9. A diagram of the selective burning diagnostic
complex using ECON gas analyzers
TT-104 power unit, Surgut State District Power Plant -1
Г[О2] – Detectors of Econ
oxygen gas analyzer
Д – flare detectors
Г[Н2] – hydrogen detectors
Power unit
Unit control
board
Main unit
Protection
system
Automated process
control system
Personal computer

10. Low-capacity boilers
Gomel winery
Steam boiler - 1 MW,
unbalanced loading,
batch operating mode.
Before:
Vacuum-based operation of the slide gate;
Oxygen: 6 … 7% (Fae 1.4 … 1.5);
Occasional emergence of СО.
Now:
Smoke exhauster drive operation based
on the oxygen content;
Oxygen: 1.5% (Fae 1.08);
No CO in emissions.
The result: reduction of gas consumption
by 12%

11. Comparative analysis of investment efficiency
Initial data for the analysis:
ECON gas analyzer
Cost – 110,000 RUB
Gas saving – 1.5% for a boiler
of 100 MW capacity.
Energy-saving lamp
Cost – 130 RUB.
Saved power – 60 W.
1 invested ruble saves
42 RUB for utilities (gas) annually.
Investment in ECON gas analyzers is four-fold more efficient than e.g. in
energy-saving lamps and tenfold more efficient when taking the service life
into consideration.
1 invested ruble saves 10 RUB for utilities
(electric power) annually.

12. CJSC Econ's innovative developments and projects
CO gas analyzer
Lambda probe
High-temperature humidity analyzer
Variable-purpose gas analyzers
Thermoelectric transducers

13. CJSC Econ has an in-house experimental
and production base
The quality management system of the enterprise conforms to the
requirements of GOST R ISO 9001 – 2001 (Certificate No. ROSS RU.IS13. К00221)

14. Solid-electrolyte sensors
CJSC Econ is a unique small enterprise and is one of eight domestic enterprises that develop and
manufacture engineering ceramics based on zirconium dioxide and possess the relevant technologies
and equipment (the report by LLC Infomine, an analytical company, 2010).
The basic element of ECON gas analyzers is a ceramic solid-electrolyte sensor based on
zirconium dioxide (developed and manufactured by CJSC Econ)
1
2
1- solid-electrolyte sensor made of zirconium
dioxide ZrO2
2- insulator made of magnesium-aluminate
MgAl2O4

15. Functional ceramics
Dimensions of the articles: length – up to 200 mm, cross dimension – up to 70 mm.
The piecework molding method: hot slip casting or pressing.
Commercial production of ceramics manufacture
of the following materials:
- aluminum oxide Al2O3,
- magnesium oxide MgO,
- magnesium-aluminate MgAl2O4,
- mullite 3Al2O3.SiO2,
- forsterite 2MgO.SiO2,
- zircon ZrSiO4,
- corundum-based ceramics TsM-322,
- GB-7,
- 22KhS.
Test tubes, insulators, protection tubes for thermocouples, ceramic elements of sealed lead-outs, crucibles
for HTDTA (high-temperature differential thermoanalysis), grinding bodies and mill lining, mixer nozzles
and other articles

16. Casting machine
Some components may be installed on the casting machine such as rods, test tubes, plates, rings, bushes,
disks, etc. with the following dimensions: length – up to 100 mm, cross- dimension – up to 100 mm.
Main technical data:
Operating temperature of slip, °C 30 – 100
Slip tank capacity, l 0.9
Maximum volume of a cast article, l 0.7
Maximum overall dimensions of the casting mold, mm: Ø 130, height 120
For vacuum pumping of slip, the casting machine is equipped
with a vacuum pump that provides residual pressure, Pa 100
Rotational speed of the activator, rpm 50 – 1400
Molding pressure, atm 0 – 4
Overall dimensions of the casting machine, mm, max. 1200x750x1500
(щverall dimensions of the table may be reduced as agreed)
Weight of the casting machine, kg, max. Pa 100
Maximum compressed air consumption required, m3/hr Pa 1.0
Purpose: Preparation of slip and molding of ceramics
Functions: Heating and thermal conditioning of slip, vacuum pumping and mixing in manual and
automatic modes, and molding.

17. Establishment of ceramics manufacture
There is a requirement and there are no capacities In Russia for production of
the main types of ceramic products.
12-14 thou. tons of zirconium oxide ceramics are released in the worldwide
market which cost approximately $3-4 bln .
Russia's requirement for zirconium dioxide in 2010 was 9.5 tons.
Zirconium oxide import ratio was approximately 65% which equals
to $71 million*.
New hi-tech production operations are required to manufacture articles
of structural
and functional ceramics
* According to Infomine analytical company http://www.infomine.ru

18. Establishment of an up-to-date full-cycle innovative production operation
to manufacture articles of structural and functional ceramics
for various industries will make it possible as follows:
To satisfy the domestic enterprises' growing demand for hi-tech ceramics
including that of zirconium dioxide.
To utilize the basic processes and to develop new high-efficient processes of
production of high-performance ceramics;
To develop new ceramic materials and articles (including by application of
nanotechnologies),
To stabilize physicochemical and technological properties of ceramic materials
under development and production, and to certify them.

19. An ECON oxygen gas analyzer
is a state-of-the-art solution
for application in automation
of fuel-consuming installations
CJSC «Econ»
Kaluga Oblast, Obninsk, Bondarenko Sq., 1,
tel./fax: (48439) 6-62-66,
e-mail: econ@obninsk.ru,
web: www.econ.obninsk.ru
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