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ANDHRA PRADESH
Name : J Srinivasa Rao
Designation : Lecturer
Branch : D.A.E.I.E
Institute : Govt. Polytechnic, Kothagudem
Year/Semester : VI Sem
Subject : Analytical Instrumentation
Subject Code : AEI-603
Topic : Analysers
Duration : 50 Min
Sub Topic : Zirconia gas analyser
Teaching Aids : PPT, Pictures
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OBJECTIVES
• Principle
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Recap
analyser.
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• Oxygen in the flue gases may be monitored by probe
type analyzers that are inserted directly into high
temperature flue streams.
• Zirconium oxide (Zro2) stabilized by the traces of
materials such as CaO or Yb2O3 has a crystal structure
containing cation vacancies or holes.
• At temperatures of around 15000C, oxygen ions tend to
migrate into holes, causing vacancy (hole) to be
displaced.
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Zirconium gas analyser
Fig 1
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• If platinum electrodes are placed on opposite sides of
ZrO-2 lattice and the temperature of the lattice is
controlled at high temperature, the voltage difference
between the electrodes will indicate the difference in
partial pressure of oxygen between the two sides.
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• At 8160C the magnitude of the signal is given by the
Nernst equation
Pr
E = 0.054 log
Ps
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Where Pr and Ps are the partial pressures of
respectively.
• Cathode reaction : O2 + 4e- 2O2-
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• This oxygen sensor can be operated at or above flue gas
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Summary
• Zirconium oxide (Zro2) stabilized by the traces of
materials such as CaO or Yb2O3 has a crystal structure
containing cation vacancies or holes.
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Quiz
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Frequently asked questions
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