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Gas Detectors Working Principle

Last updated: August 25, 2018 3:58 pm
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Gas Detection Technologies:

There are variety of gas detection technologies in use today for sensing or measuring the hazardous gas like H2S, Hydrocarbon etc… in oil & gas industries. Among the most commonly employed are:

• Catalytic Bead
• Metal Oxide Semiconductor (also known as “solid state”)
• Point Infrared Short Path
• Open (Long Path) Infrared
• Photoacoustic Infrared
• Electrochemical for Toxic Gas Detection
• Electrochemical for Oxygen Detection
• Thermal Conductivity
• Photoionization
• NDIR

The Operation of each Gas Detection technology summarizes as follows:

Also Read : Gas Detection System Question & Answers

1. Catalytic Bead
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Catalytic Bead Gas Detection Sensor Principle
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Catalytic Bead Gas Detection Sensor Diagram

2. Metal Oxide Semiconductor

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Metal Oxide Semiconductor Gas Detection Sensor Principle
Metal-Oxide-Semi-Conductor-Sensor-2
Metal Oxide Semiconductor Gas Detection Sensor Diagram

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3. Point Infrared Short Path

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Point Infrared Short Path Gas Detection Sensor Principle
Point-Infrared-Short-Path-Sensor-2
Point Infrared Short Path Gas Detection Sensor Diagram

4. Open (Long Path) Infrared

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Open & Long Path Infrared Gas Detection Sensor Principle
Open-Path-Infrared-sensor-2
Point Infrared Short Path Gas Detection Sensor Diagram

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5. Thermal Conductivity

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Thermal Conductivity Gas Detection Sensor Principle
Thermal-Conductivity-sensor-2
Thermal Conductivity Gas Detection Sensor Diagram

6. Photoionization

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Photo-ionization Gas Detection Sensor Principle
Photoionization-2
Photo-ionization Gas Detection Sensor Diagram

7. Electrochemical for Toxic Gas Detection

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Electrochemical Toxic Gas Detection Sensor Principle
ElectroChemical-Toxic-gas-sensor-2
Electrochemical Toxic Gas Detection Sensor Diagram

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8. Photoacoustic Infrared

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Photoacoustic Gas Detection Sensor Principle

 

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Photoacoustic Gas Detection Sensor Working

 

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Photoacoustic Gas Detection Sensor Working
Comparison-of-Different-Gas-Detection-Technologies
Comparison of Gas Detection Technologies

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  • Kumaresan says:
    June 25, 2015 at 8:37 am

    Gas Detectors Explanations was very good. covered all major types. Principles, Advantages, Disadvantages, Diagrams are very good.

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