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Experion MX can help improve your business performance in today’s challenging economic environment. This fully
integrated quality control and process knowledge system provides superior visibility into the papermaking process while it
simplifies operational efforts, and is easy and cost effective to maintain and service. Improve paper quality, reduce raw
material, energy and maintenance costs, and increase production efficiency with a package of solutions that provides the
lowest total lifecycle cost available.
TRIR Weight Measurement the high modulation rate the sensor increases signal to noise
The Transmission Infrared Fiber Weight & Moisture gauge and continuously measures all channels to provide exceptional
provides accurate, online measurements of fiber weight and speed of response. All this provides superior visibility into the
percent moisture for lightweight papers. Model Q4204-50 is papermaking process.
recommended primarily for tissue and towel grades. It has a
Features and Benefits
sub-millisecond time constant that enables measurement of
weight variations up to 200 Hz for high-frequency process • Fiber weight and moisture detectors utilize wavelength
monitoring. The fast sensor response delivers 10 mm cross division multiplexing for optimal signal to noise providing
accurate dry weight and moisture measurements
direction (CD) resolution, even at scanning speeds up to
1,200 mm/s. • Patented INFRAND optics reflect transmitted infrared
energy back into the sheet for additional absorption,
enhancing sensitivity
The transmission infrared measurements utilize selective The source continuously emits broadband infrared energy into
absorption of infrared energy to determine the fiber and the sheet, modulated to eliminate sensitivity to ambient light.
moisture content of a moving web. The measurements are Energy that has interacted with the sheet and gets to the
based on the principle that water in the sheet absorbs specific receiver is analyzed by all detectors simultaneously, enabling
infrared wavelengths, as does cellulose, but these are different continuous measurement of all wavelengths from the same
wavelength ranges. Dry weight and percent moisture are spot on the sheet. As a result, detector signals at any time
accurately measured where ash levels are low and stable. contain all of the information necessary for accurate moisture
These precise measurements make them an integral part of and fiber weight measurements without any effects of paper
advanced MD and CD Multivariable Controls available with formation. This signal processing strategy provides the fast
Experion MX for process improvements beyond traditional sensor response that is critical for high resolution profile
systems. measurement at fast scanning speeds and for high-frequency
process monitoring.
Insensitivity to Sheet Scattering Power
Specifications: Experion MX TRIR Fiber Weight and Moisture Measurements - Model Q4204
Category Specification
Sheet gap 10 mm
2
Fiber weight range*** Up to 150 g/m
Moisture range Up to 30% moisture
Ash range Low and stable (±0.5%) ash levels
2
Repeatability, 2σ* Larger of 0.4% or 0.15 g/m fiber weight and 0.10% moisture
2
Accuracy, 2σ** Larger of 0.5% or 0.20 g/m fiber weight and 0.25% moisture
Max Ambient Temperature See Measuring Head specifications
Prerequisite measurements None
Frequency response, -3dB 200 Hz
Time constant 0.8 milliseconds
Measurement spot width, CD 10 mm
More Information
For more information on Experion MX TRIR
Fiber Weight and Moisture Measurement, visit
www.honeywellprocess.com or contact your
Honeywell account manager.