52  AO2000 CONTINUOUS GAS ANALYZERS  |  OI/AO2000-EN REV. B 
 
 
 
Process gases 
Instrument air 
Quality  as per ISO 8573-1 Class 2 (max. particle size 1 µm, max. 
particle density 1 mg/m
3
, max. oil content 0.1 mg/m
3
, dew 
point at least 10 °C below the lowest expected ambient 
temperature) 
Inlet pressure    p
e
 = 4000 ± 500 hPa 
Flow  typically approx. 1800 l/h (1200 l/h for air jet injector and 
approx. 600 l/h for housing purge), maximum ap-
prox. 2200 l/h (1500 l/h + 700 l/h) 
Combustion air 
Quality  Synthetic air or catalytically cleaned air with an organic C 
content < 1 % of span 
Inlet pressure  p
e
 = 1200 ± 100 hPa 
Flow  < 20 l/h 
Combustion gas 
Quality   Hydrogen (H
2
),  
Quality 5.0 
H
2
/He mixture   
(40 %/60 %) 
Inlet pressure    p
e
 = 1200 ± 100 hPa  p
e
 = 1200 ± 100 hPa 
Flow  ≤ 3 l/h  approx. 10 l/h 
NOTE 
H
2
/He mixture may only be used if the gas analyzer has been ordered and 
supplied in the execution specified for this. If the gas analyzer has been sup-
plied in the execution for H
2
/He mixture, H
2
 may not be used as a combus-
tion gas under any circumstances. This would cause overheating and there-
fore the destruction of the detector! 
CAUTION 
A flow restriction and a shut-off valve must be installed in the combustion 
gas supply line by the end user, so that safe operation of the gas analyzer 
is ensured. 
Flow restrictor in the combustion gas supply line 
The combustion gas flow must be restricted to a maximum of 10 l/h of H
2
 or 
25 l/h of H
2
/He mixture. Suitable measures outside the gas analyzer must be 
provided by the end user for this purpose. 
ABB recommends the use of a bulkhead fitting with an integrated flow re-
strictor which must be installed in the combustion gas supply line. This 
bulkhead fitting can be purchased from ABB: 
•  Combustion gas H
2
: Part number 8329303, 
•  Combustion gas H
2
/He mixture: Part number 0769359.