With a ro t a r y kiln the c o ntinu e d addition o f proc ess v a riable instrume nt ation t o op timi z e t h e c o n t r o l s tr a t e g y b e c o m e s o v e r w h e l ming The wire less option allow ed f or mo v e me nt of the proc ess indic at o r s t o v a riou s po sitions on the kiln for d e v e lop me nt o f the c o ntrol strat egy S t e v e T yrrell Se nior Elec trical Supe r visor CalP or tl and Emer son Proc ess Management 12301 R e se arc h Blvd R e se arc h P a r k Pl aza Building III A u stin TX 78759 US A www Emer sonProc e ssc om 2010 Eme r son Proc e s s M an a ge me n t All rights re se r v ed The Eme r son logo is a trade m ark and se r vic e m ark o f Eme r son Elec tric C o R o se moun t is a m ark o f one o f the Eme r son Proc e s s M an a ge me n t f amily o f c omp anie s All o the r m arks are prope r t y o f the ir re s pec tiv e o wne r s The c on t e n ts o f this publica tion are pre s e n t ed f or in f orm a t ion purpo s e s only and while e ff or t h a s bee n m a de t o e nsure the ir acc urac y the y are no t t o be c onstr ued a s warran tie s or gu aran t e e s e xpre s s or implied reg ar d ing t h e produc ts or se r vic e de scr ibed whe r e in or the ir u s e or applicabilit y All sale s are go v e r ned b y our t e r ms and c onditions whic h are a v ail a ble on reque s t W e re se r v e the right t o modif y or impro v e the de signs or s pec ifica t ions o f our produc ts a t an y time without no tic e SMART WIRELES S AP P L IC A T IONS RESUL TS The inst all a t ion o f the f o ur de vic e s on t o the kiln w a s c omple t ed in one d a y The DP transmitt e r w a s inst alled on the in jec t ion shroud t o me a sure the e x tre me l y lo w v a c u um inside the kiln The t e mpe r a t ure transmitt e r s w e re inst alled a t diff e r e n t loca tions around the kiln The se lf or g ani zing ne t w ork transmits sign als re li ably t o a Sm ar t Wire le s s G a t e w a y de s p it e the f a c t th a t de vic e s are inst alled a t oppo sit e side s o f the kiln The lineo f sight vie w is block ed a t time s be t w ee n some de vic e s and the g a t e w a y but no d a t a h a s bee n lo st The g a t e w a y is in t egra t ed with the f a c i lit ys existing PL C c on t rol syst e m By inst alling Eme r sons Sm ar t Wire le s s ne t w ork CalP or tl and wa s able t o monit or and tre a t the NOx in the kiln succ e s sfully whe n the re w a s no o the r alt e r n a tiv e and e n abled the m t o c omply with the NOx e mis sions regul a tions and impro v e c on t rol o v e r the proc e s s