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Ronan X96S Series Non-Contact Weighing
For more than 27 years Ronan has provided the process control industry with unsurpassed products in the harshest environments. With a philosophy of designing new products to be backward compatible, our customers have the confidence of an installed base of thousands of systems. A worldwide network of dealers, 24-hr factory certified Field Service Engineers and an experienced staff of Applications Engineers are ready to assist with your measurement needs.
AppliCAtioNS • SolidsMeasurement
• MeasurementNotAffectedby:
• DustorMoisture
• HighTemperatures
• Corrosive,AbrasiveorToxicMaterials
• VariableorConstantSpeedConveyors
• AutomaticCompensationforProcessBuild-Upon
Belt/Screw
• UpgradeUtilizingExistingSources
FeAtuReS ANd BeNeFitS• LowestActivitySourcesontheMarket
• SingleComputer,CompatiblewithallRonan
Detectors.EasilyExpandabletoAccuratelyMeasure
theMostComplexProcesses
• MultipleUser-ConfigurableOutputs
• Auto-ZeroonEmptyConveyor
• ExcellentMeasurementReliabilitydueto
ProprietaryFilteringTechnology
• LowMaintenance/NoComponentWear
TheX96Snon-contactweighingsystemisan
economicalapproachforsolidsweighingonbeltand
screwconveyors.Itisdesignedtodeliveroutstanding
performanceinawiderangeofdifficultapplications
andprocessconditionsforbulksolids.Thesystem
utilizesasinglecomputercompatiblewithallRonan
detectors,whichiseasilyexpandabletoaccurately
measurethemostcomplexprocesses.Theseinclude
themostdangerousmaterialssuchascaustic,toxic,
corrosive,explosive,andcarcinogenicirrespective
oftheirtemperature.Themodulardesignisidealto
upgradeoldersystemswhilekeepingtheexisting
sources.
MeASuReMeNt pRiNCipleEachsystemconsistsofagammasource,frame,
detectorandmicroprocessor.Thegammasource,
typicallymountedonthetopoftheframeabovethe
conveyorbeltorscrew,emitsgammaenergythrough
thematerial,collimatedinadirectiontowardsthe
detectormountedonthebottomoftheconveyor.The
massofmaterialontheconveyorattenuatesthegamma
energy.Theamountofenergyreachingthedetector
isinverselyproportionaltothemassontheconveyor.
Thedetectormeasuresthelevelofenergyandsendsa
proportionalsignaltotheX96Smicroprocessorwhich
linearizes,filters,andcorrelatesthissignaltoaweight
andratemeasurement.
Theentiresystemismountedexternaltotheconveyor
andcanbeinstalledbysimplyboltingtheframearound
theconveyor,withouttheneedtomakeanycostly
modificationstotheconveyoritself.Thelightweight,
compactdesignenablesittobelocatedinareaswhere
spaceisalimitationandwithouttheneedforadditional
supportsorfoundations.
Ronan X96S Series Non-Contact Weighing
email: [email protected]
SouRCe HoldeRS Ronanpioneeredthedevelopmentofultra-lowlevel
sourcestogreatlyimprovesafety,andeliminatethe
requirementforsurveys,wipetests,inspectionsand
muchofthedocumentation.TheyaresosafetheNRC
permitstheirremovalandinstallationwithoutalicensed
personbeingpresent,translatingintosignificantcost
savingsfortheuser.
TheRLL-1ultralowsourceutilizesverysmallquantities
ofradioactivematerials.RLLisaRonanEngineering
termthatstandsfor“RadiationLowLevel.”RLL
technologyutilizesuptoatotalof0.9mCi(0.033GBq)
ofcesiumsource.Incomparison,someconventional
weightgammagaugesusesourcesizeswithahundred
timesmoreactivitytomakethesamemeasurement.
Becauseoftheseverylow-levelsofactivity,andtheir
simplicityofdesign,Ronansystemsarethesafest
gammagaugesonthemarket.TheNRCrecognized
thisin1999whenRonanEngineeringattained
certificationforthefirstRLLsourcedesign.
X96S MiCRopRoCeSSoRTheX96SProcessMeasurementComputersare
themostadvanced,featuringthefastestprocessors
intheradiametricgaugingindustry.Themodular
designallowsforlow-costexpansionofoutputsand
measurementvariables.Calibrationandconfiguration
isinasimplifiedformat,andcanbeachievedlocally
throughpushbuttonsonanliquidcrystalgraphic
display,orremotelythroughindustrystandard
protocols.
FeAtuReSFor use in the Following Measurements:
• Level
• LevelwithDensityCompensation
• MoldLevel
• Density
• MassFlow
• Weight
System integration via:
• HART
• FoundationFieldbus
• PROFIBUSPA
• LocalDisplayShowninHARTFormat
• OptionalLocaland/orRemoteEightLineDisplay
• Flexible,ModularDesignPermitsCustomization
• MultipleDetectorCapability
• StateoftheArtDynamicFiltering
• IsolatedDigitalandAnalogI/O,SoftwareSettable
• NEMA-4,4X,EnclosureorRackMountChassi
Ronan X96S Series Non-Contact Weighing
email: [email protected]
Ronan X96S Series Non-Contact Weighing
RoNAN SCiNtillAtioN deteCtoRRonanpioneeredtheuseofsolidcrystalscintillation
detectorsmorethan20yearsago,andnowhasan
installedbaseinthethousandsacrossawidevariety
ofapplicationsworldwide.Ronanemploystwotypes
ofcrystals:ScintillatingPlasticCrystalsforstandard
applications,andSodiumIodidescintillatingcrystalsfor
ultralow-levelfields.
FeAtuReS• HighDetectorEfficiency
• DetectorLengthsupto15ftActiveLength…Longest
inIndustry•OnlyCompanytoManufactureCurved
SolidCrystals
• SpringTensionofPMTube.MaintainsIntegrityof
theSignalPathUnderVibrationandWhenDetector
isMountedInverted
• LowestGammaFieldsinIndustry
• RonanQualityManufacturing-BackedbyaThree
YearLimitedWarranty
email: [email protected]
Ronan X96S Series Non-Contact Weighing
RoNAN ioN CHAMBeR deteCtoRFirstintroducedinthe1970s,theionchamberdetector
hasbeeninconstantuseduetothereliabilityand
robustnessofthedesign.Itcanwithstandintense
vibration,whiledeliveringaccurateandrepeatable
measurementsevenonnarrowdensityranges.
FeAtuReS • RuggedDesign
• SpringTensionofPMTube.MaintainsIntegrityof
theSignalPathUnderVibration
• RonanQualityManufacturing-BackedbyaFive
YearLimitedWarranty
Specifications
• Construction:Electronics–4”Diameter,6”Length
inStainlessSteelHousingHousing-Schedule40
CarbonSteel,EpoxyPainted-304StainlessSteelor
PVCOptional
• SystemAccuracy:+/-1%span(typical)
• PowerRequirements:[email protected],
• Ratings:UL,Cenelec/AtexClass1,Div1
Nema4,Nema4X
• OperatingTemperature:-40to+60CHeater
BlanketsAvailableforLowTemperaturesandsmall
Measurement
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Fax: +61(0)294287399
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