The NGC 8206 Natural Gas Chromatograph

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• The NGC 8206 Natural Gas Chromatograph

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NGC 8200 Innovations

• Compact footprint-16 front to back, 28 pounds
• Conventional analytical components-not a GC on a
  chip
• Windows CE operating system
• Interactive graphical display actuated by magnet
  contact
• Not only an analyzer but a full functioning flow
  computer
• Extremely economical pricing

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Compact Modular Design
Built in Stream selector Switching
Strong Arm 32 bit processor running Windows CE
Field Terminations
EX Man-Machine Port
Graphical Display with Magnetic Navigation Keys
Analytical Assembly
Process Interface
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NGC General Specifications

• C6 component analysis with five minute analysis
  time
• Four streams with manual cal or three streams
  with auto cal
• Dual calibration streams capability
• Class I, Division 1 CD classified enclosure
• Operating Temperature Range 0-130 Deg F
• Low Power consumption-6 watts nominal, 45 start
  up
• Windows CE Operating System

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Communications

• Three serial ports-one external, two on terminal
  board
• Software selectable, RS 232, RS 422, RS 485
• Host and client USB on terminal board
• Ethernet on terminal board
• External port-optional 232 or USB
• Modbus protocols supported
• ASCII
• RTU
• Modicom, Danalyzer and others

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Modular Maintenance

• NGC consist of three primary modules
• Core analytical components are all on one simple
  to remove GC module
• Offsite maintenance is available thru
  communications link

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Precision Technology

• Hardware and software infrastructure
• 32 bit digital controller and 32 bit analog
  signal processor
• 24 bit A/D for each bead (no gain ranging)
• Optimized detector bead operation
• Digital pressure and temperature control
• Triple level temperature control
• - Beads - Heater plate - Feed through (optional
  preheater)
• Pressure control per column train
• Enhanced insensitivity to power supply variations

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Precision Analysis

• Analysis Results
• Precision
• /- 0.125 Btu ambient
• /- 0.25 Btu from 00 F 1300 F
• Reliable operation from -200 F 1300 F
• 5 ppm minimum detection on NC5 and CO2

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Chrome 1-The Heavies
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Chrom 2-The Lites
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NGC 8200 Versatility

• The NGC is a full function flow computer with
  connection to multi variable inputs
• NGC will readily interface with other flow
  computers/RTUs providing up to date quality data
  
• NGC can maintain audit trail and event log for
  re-editing data

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NGC Future Applications

• C7
• C9
• Hydrocarbon dewpoint
• O2/N2
• H2S

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Powerful Graphical User Interface
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NGC Front Panel Menu Screen
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NGC Results Display
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Front Panel Chrome Display
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Utility Requirements

• Power 10.5 to 16 VDC _at_ 8 Watts Normal
  Operation
• Carrier gas Helium 99.995 High Purity
• Calibration gas As required for application

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Solar Powered Requirements

• 100 Watt Solar Panel
• 200 Amp Hour Battery Backup
• Nema 4 Box to house battery and control circuitry

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Mounting variety
Cold Weather Enclosure
Pole Mount
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The NGC Termination Board
Power Connection
Serial Connections
Ethernet
USB Client
USB Host
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NGC Sample Interface Module

• S1 THRU S4 Process and Cal Streams _at_ 15 psig
• CAR Helium Carrier _at_ 90 psig
• SV Sample Valve Vent
• CV 1 CV2 Column Train Vents
• GPV Enclosure Vent

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NGC Sample Interface Tubing

• Valco Fittings Are Provided
• 1/16 Chromatographic Grade Tubing

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Simple Installation and operation

• Easy to Install-compact size allows simple
  installation, close to sample point, if needed
• Easy start up-factory calibrated, onboard
  diagnostics, startup wizards
• Easy to operate-connect through the graphical MMI
  software or use the magnet operated front panel
  display

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NGC Chromatograph Module Evolution
Original BTU 8000
Type M BTU 8000
NGC 8200
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Precision Optimized Bead Operation

• Optimized Bead
  Operation
• Temperature of bead is held constant by varying
• bead power
• Bead power is measured to create peak
• Eliminates nonlinearities associated with other
• techniques that do not measure bead power
  directly

Resistance
Temperature
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Precision Optimized Bead Operation
Bead associated hardware operating point on NGC
8200
Bead associated hardware operating point
on previous unit
Bead Temperature
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Precision - Ambient
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Precision (00F 1300F)
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Precision (-200F 1300F)
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Precision nC5 Peak
39 PPM Normal Pentane Peak
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Precision C1 Linearity
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Precision C2 Linearity
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Precision C3 Linearity
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Precision C6 Linearity
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NGC Optional I/O Interface
TFIO DIN Rail
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Software Flexibility

• NGC software based upon the Totalflow Aspect /
  Object framework providing unmatched flexibility
• Conversion to total energy device simply requires
  adding the necessary number of multivariable
  transmitters and instantiating industry leading
  flow computer applications
• Examples of other software flexibility
• Alarm by exception with cry-out
• General purpose data logger
• Programmable math / logic functions
• Programmable local LCD
• Configurable modbus register map
• Complex equations of state

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Historical Data

• Operator configurable data period and items
• Stream analyses averages results for last
• 480 cycles
• 840 hours
• 35 days
• 1 month
• Audit logs for last 128 alarms and last 128
  events
• Data collected via a remote communications link
  or laptop interface software

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Historical Data

• Configurable length and content diagnostic
  files, such as
• Peak times, peak areas
• Ideal Btu/CV
• Carrier regulator pressure
• Oven temperature
• Ambient temperature
• Sample pressure
• Detector noise values
• Detector balance values

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Sample Conditioning System Mounting
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Type 1 and 2 conditioning modules

• Single Stream Module 50cc without liquid
  separation
• Single Stream Module-50cc with liquid separation

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Type 3 and 4 conditioning modules

• Single Stream Module 450cc with liquid
  separation and drain w/o liquid shutoff
• Single Stream Module-450cc with liquid separation
  and drain with liquid shutoff

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Performance Verification

• Alpha/Beta testing
• Alpha units installed since March 2005, Beta
  units began September 2005
• Now over 66 total months of NGC field operation
• Repeatability
• 24 hour runs at ambient and over temperature from
  0 130F
• Component linearity
• All components tested over specified GPA 2261
  ranges
• EMI / RFI
• Immunity verified in a 20 V/M field
• Vibration
• Tested on a laboratory vibration table up to 2 G
• Valve life cycle
• Valve test and performance verified over 10
  million cycles (95 years use)

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Enhanced Product Support

• Expanded Remote MMI
• Virtually all internal information available
  remotely
• Interwise video training modules
• Small, easily downloadable training modules when
  its convenient for you
• Satellite phone based remote MMI
• For those areas without cell or reliable landline
  service
• Video training modules
• Complete video training module for all major
  requirements