HPNA - Moisture measurement system

Short description of the operation Advantages

 fast operation, automatable system
ACTUAL: At present in paper mills the moisture  easy to install, modular
measurement for the incoming waste paper bales,  objective
delivered by truck, takes place in a subjective way by a  Examines usually more than 70% of the load
manual method. In case of manual measurement the  reduces the manual moisture measurement
results can get easily very different, depending on how  No additional staff necessary
the device is used.  No moving parts, no maintenance

A significant limitation of the manual measurement is,

that only the moisture content of the surface of the waste Disadvantages
paper bales will be measured, and usually less than 1%
 does not measure supplies delivered in
of the whole load will be covered. metal containers

The HPNA system is a microwave moisture

measurement system which is able to measure the
moisture content of similar materials in large quantities. Technical parameters
HPNA - Product brief catalog

At present two models are available, one of them is to

Technical details of the HPNA system:
determine the moisture content of baled waste paper
while the other is to measure the moisture content of  Moisture content between5 - 35 %
baled straw.  Results in an average moisture
value of the investigated material
The HPNA measurement system offers a solution for this  Duration of one scan: less than 1 sec
task as more than 70% of the total truck’s load can be  Frequency of the measurement: 915-925 MHz
Introduction examined, and the device provides an average moisture  Capable to measure single spot or pass through
content. Measurement takes place with microwave continously
The page includes a short introduction of the signals. The system radiates the area between the  the system radiates only during measurement
HPNA moisture measurement system from antennas and based on the acquired parameters it  The highest emmitted level is the tenth of
technical, economical and from business the allowed medical limit
calculates the average moisture content of the measured
 a scan covers 5-6 m3 of material at the same time
point of view. volume. With each single scan the moisture contenct of  accurateness: ±2.0% relative to measured value
some m3 of material is measured. For proper  (confirmed by the University of West Hungary)
The HPNA system is a new generation of measurement some preconditions like the same paper
moisture measurement applications created quality on one truck, the truck is fully loaded, no metal
for plants and mills receiving fibrous material bars for load securing, minimal empty space between the
in large quantities. bales, have to be fulfilled.

Budapest University of Technology TÜV Rheinland University of West Hungary - Paper

and Economics “Frédéric Joliot-Curie“ National Research Research Institute
Partners

Institute for Radiobiology and Radiohygiene

Power supply, Microwave, Moisture Theory CE and radibiology certification Control moisture measurement, Qualification
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Contact: KMC-GmbH, Kurt Mitterboeck Tel: +43 664 30 70 657 , e-mail: [email protected]