Safety
NEW TECHNICAL HANDBOOK ON ULTRASONIC GAS LEAK DETECTION
Gassonic (General Monitors) has developed a new Technical Handbook to explain how to incorporate ultrasonic gas leak detection in the fire and gas detection system. The handbook has been developed to support engineers when integrating ultrasonic gas leak detectors in new oil and gas facilities or when modifying existing sites. The handbook captures data with respect to specific gases and application areas. It also provides step- by-step suggestion on how to integrate these detectors based on plant layouts, instructions on detection coverage, how they can be voted with other detector types, and other important considerations. To request a presentation or a handbook your local Gassonic representative can be contacted:
www.gassonic.com/contacts. The handbook can also be opened in a digital version from
www.gassonic.com/handbook.
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WHY ACOUSTIC GAS LEAK DETECTION?
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MORE THAN 3500 GASSONIC DETECTORS INSTALLED WORLDWIDE HEAR
THE LEAK BE SAFE
Acoustic gas leak detectors are used in pressurized gas applications to complement conventional gas detection methods. In outdoor or ventilated locations, conventional detectors may miss gas leaks due to wind conditions, gas dilution, or leak directionality. Since the ultrasonic detectors pick up gas leaks by responding to the airborne ultrasound they do not rely on physical contact between the gas and the sensor element. This significantly improves total speed of response to dangerous gas leaks.
The Gassonic ultrasonic detectors are based on stainless steel electret condenser microphone technology, which ensures a high degree of reliability. The most advanced detector models feature the Senssonic™ self-test, a patented solid state self-test mechanism to validate operation at all times. The detectors have a detection radius up to 20 meters at a leak rate of 0.1 kg/s.
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INSTALLATIONS ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE
The Gassonic detectors have a large installed base with more than 3500 installed units worldwide. The detectors are typically installed in gas plants, offshore platforms, in refineries, compressor stations, gas storage facilities and on wellheads. A full reference list can be found on
www.gassonic.com/installations.
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Gassonic ultrasonic gas leak detectors identify leaks by detecting the airborne ultrasound generated by pressurized gas. Unlike conventional detectors, ultrasonic detectors do not rely on gas to accumulate and come into physical contact with a sensor element. Ultrasonic gas leak detection is one of several detection methods
available to safeguard lives and plant assets. To maximize protection against hazards it is essential to consider instruments that share few common failure modes. Consequently, it is good practice to combine detectors that smell (point detectors), see (open path), and hear (ultrasonic gas leak detectors) gas leaks.
www.gassonic.com/handbook
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