Heating and combustion

# Using Portable Emissions Analysers for Optimising the Performance of a Cogeneration Plant

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November 28, 2023

 

Cogeneration, or combined heat & power (CHP), is the utilisation of boilers, turbines, and/or engines to simultaneously generate electricity power and heat that can be useful in several ways such as for hot water, steam, district heating, and water desalination.



 

 

 ![Cogeneration principle](/sites/default/files/entityone_paragraphs/images/Cogeneration_EN_0.png)

 

 

Some types of cogeneration process applications include the following:

- Flue Gas Temperature
- O2, CO, & CO2
- CxHy Hydrocarbons
- Total NOx (NO + NO2)
- SO2 for SOx
- H2S



 

 

 

Optimising the overall performance of a cogeneration plant for fuel savings, combustion efficiency, maintenance, safety, and emissions reduction purposes can be done by using a portable emissions analyser to monitor important parameters at many different locations in the CHP plant including the following:

- Industrial Processes – Power Plants, Refineries, Chemical Plants, Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical
- Waste Incineration & Management – Industrial, Municipal, Medical & Hospital, Landfills
- Burning Biomass – Pulp & Paper Plants, Saw Mills, Sugar Mills, Peat & Wood Waste
- Institutional – Schools, College Campuses, Prisons, Hospitals



 

 

 ![Si-CA230 Si-CA8500](/sites/default/files/entityone_paragraphs/images/Si-CA230_Si-CA8500.png)

 

 

**Instrument Solution: Si-CA 230 Portable Gas Analyser and Si-CA 8500 Emissions Analyser**

  
The [Si-CA 230](https://sauermanngroup.com/en-GB/node/8823) Portable Gas Analyser and [Si-CA 8500](https://sauermanngroup.com/en-GB/node/7573) Emissions Analyser can easily be used for accurate measurements of flue gas temperature, O2, CO, CO2, both NO & NO2 for True NOx, SO2, H2S, and CxHy hydrocarbons throughout a cogeneration plant.

The instruments include a PC software with wireless connectivity to monitor, graph, and record all measurements and calculations.  
The Si-CA 230 Portable Gas Analyser also comes with a free Mobile App for iOS and Android for Real-Time Display & Control of measurement data.