62 Gas Detection The Smallest Portable Gas Detector To Measure Up To Six Gases
The new X-am 5600 from Draeger (Germany) is believed to be the smallest portable gas detection instrument for the measurement of up to six gases. With an ergonomic mobile phone design, it features innovative infrared (IR) sensor technology and provides accurate, reliable measurements of explosive, combustible and toxic gases and vapours, as well as oxygen.
Ideal for personal monitoring applications, this light yet robust detector is designed for single-handed operation in tough industrial environments and is ATEX approved for use in explosive areas classified as Zone 0.
By using a combination of innovative Draeger IR sensors and the latest Draeger XXS miniaturised electrochemical sensors, the Draeger X-am 5600 can detect a wide variety of hazards. These include O2, CO, H2S, H2 , CO2, Cl2, HCN, NH3, NO, NO2, PH3, SO2 and organic vapours.
Immune to poisons such as hydrogen sulphide (H2S), Draeger IR sensors ensure dependable warnings against explosive and combustible hazards such as hydrocarbons and carbon dioxide. Offering a low cost of ownership, they offer an extended sensor life of up to eight years, twice as long as catalytic Ex sensors. In
addition, they only require calibration every 12 months and, as a result, significantly reducing maintenance costs. The IR Ex sensor provides reliable measurements of hydrocarbons within the lower explosive limit (LEL), and from 0-100 Vol.-% for methane, propane and ethylene. The IR CO2 sensor offers a measurement resolution of 0.01
Vol.-%. Where accurate monitoring of explosive substances and carbon dioxide is needed specifically, Draeger offers a Dual IR CO2/Ex sensor. Hydrogen, which is often present in steel making applications but is not usually detectable with IR technology, can be monitored by combining a Draeger XXS electrochemical H2 sensor with the Draeger IR Ex sensor.
Designed with the utmost safety in mind, the Draeger X-am 5600 features gas inlets on both the top and front to ensure reliable warning of a hazard, even if a gas inlet is accidentally covered or it is inadvertently placed inside a jacket pocket. A large illuminated display means that readings can be seen at a glance and retro-reflective panels ensure easy location in the dark or in water. With a clear 360º visual alarm, the unit automatically emits vibrating and multi-tone audible alarms as soon as a gas is detected.
An optional external pump is available with hoses up to 20m for pre-entry measurements in tanks or pipelines. In addition, the Draeger X-am 5600 can be used in conjunction with the new Draeger X-zone to provide wireless area monitoring. Designed to save time and reduce workload, the Draeger E-Cal Automatic Test and Calibration Station and the Draeger Bump Test Station are also ideal system extensions.
Equipped with a data logger as standard, the unit also allows data such as measured values and configurations to be transmitted via infrared interface to a PC. The data can then be analysed using the Draeger Gas Vision software, with optional user registration being carried out via the Draeger CC-Vision software.
Reader Reply Card no 194 The World’s Leading Gas Detection Products and Technology will be Displayed at WWEM 2010
The organisers of WWEM, the world’s largest environmental monitoring event, have announced a new Gas Detection zone at the 2010 conference and exhibition, signalling coverage of the workplace environment for the first time.
Traditionally focusing on environmental monitoring, the event will now also highlight airborne industrial hazards and risk assessment across all industries, with the participation of the Council of Gas Detection and Environmental Monitoring (CoGDEM). Hazards include accidental exposure to low oxygen levels in confined spaces and to toxic, flammable or explosive gases.
Most of the world’s leading manufacturers’ products will be on display at the WWEM exhibition, including; Alphasense, BOC, BW Technologies, Clairair, Crowcon, Cryoservice, Draeger, Gas Data, GfG, GMI, GSS, Honeywell Analytics, InfraTec, Ion Science, JMS, Linde, Quest Technologies, RAE Systems, Sensidyne, Shawcity, Sperian Instrumentation, STG and Trolex.
WWEM organiser Marcus Pattison says, "The main objective of the new gas detection zone is to provide visitors with access to all of the available technologies for both portable and fixed gas detection and monitoring. Experts will be available to demonstrate the equipment and to offer technical help and advice, and this will be supported by a comprehensive range of workshops covering subjects such as calibration, SIL and safety, and technologies such as electrochemical sensors, NDIR, PID, Ion Mobility and catalytic gas sensors.
Leigh Greenham, Director of CoGDEM, added, “Water industry workers who need to enter culverts, drains or sewers must follow the Confined Space Entry Regulations, which inevitably means checking the atmosphere using portable gas detectors. However, almost every manufacturing, processing or storage industry also has confined spaces that workers occasionally need to enter, so the display of suitable gas detectors at WWEM will give visitors the opportunity to see how best to protect their own staff and comply with the Regulations.”
Following the same format as previous WWEM events, WWEM 2010 will again take place over two days at the Telford International Centre on 10th and 11th November.
Entry to the exhibition and workshops will be free (saving a daily admission fee of £20) to all pre-registered visitors, who will also be entitled to free onsite parking, free lunches and refreshments on both days of the event.
In addition to the water sector, visitors to WWEM will include anyone with an interest in gas detection from almost any industry and particularly those with confined space, leak detection or poor ventilation issues. Registration is now available at
www.wwem.uk.com
Reader Reply Card no 196
Do you receive your own copy of International Environmental Technology?
If not request your copy today. IT’S FREE!
info@iet-pub.com
Reader Reply Card no 195 IET Annual Buyers Guide 2010
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112 |
Page 113 |
Page 114 |
Page 115 |
Page 116 |
Page 117 |
Page 118 |
Page 119 |
Page 120 |
Page 121 |
Page 122 |
Page 123 |
Page 124 |
Page 125 |
Page 126 |
Page 127 |
Page 128 |
Page 129 |
Page 130 |
Page 131 |
Page 132 |
Page 133 |
Page 134 |
Page 135 |
Page 136 |
Page 137 |
Page 138 |
Page 139 |
Page 140 |
Page 141 |
Page 142 |
Page 143 |
Page 144 |
Page 145 |
Page 146 |
Page 147 |
Page 148
