Production and storage
Reactors, distillation, filling and drumming, tank storage and drum stores. The hazard profile changes between campaigns, which is what makes a fixed single-gas concept fragile.
Industries
Chemical industry
Production and storage, laboratories, waste water treatment. The chemical industry is the sector where no single detection technology is enough, because the gas list changes with the campaign.
Processes
What happens in this sector
Laboratories and pilot plant
Fume cupboards, gas cabinets and valve manifold boxes, specialty gas supply. Measurement often has to happen inside an enclosure where no technician can service a sensor.
Waste water and off-gas treatment
Sumps, strippers, sewers and scrubbers. Hydrogen sulphide and methane in confined spaces, and the entry work that goes with them.
Hazards
Which gases, and where they occur
| Toxic gases across a wide range | Chlorine, ammonia, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen cyanide and process-specific substances, depending on the campaign. |
|---|---|
| Flammable vapours and solvents | Reactors, filling, drum stores and solvent recovery, measured as percentage of the lower explosive limit. |
| Hydrogen sulphide and methane | Waste water treatment, sumps, sewers and digesters. |
| Oxygen deficiency | Nitrogen-inerted equipment, vessels and confined spaces during entry work. |
Matching equipment
Which instruments fit
OmniPoint™ Transmitter
Up to three sensors on one transmitter, for measuring points where more than one gas hazard is credible at the same position.
OmniPoint™ Transmitter in detailXNX™ Universal Transmitter
One transmitter platform across mixed sensor technologies — the usual route to consolidating a plant that has grown over decades.
XNX™ Universal Transmitter in detailACM 150G2
FT-IR monitoring of up to 40 points with up to 15 gases per location, where identification matters and not only a threshold alarm.
ACM 150G2 in detailMidas® S2 and the Midas® family
Extractive single-point detection inside gas cabinets, valve manifold boxes and exhaust ducts.
Midas® S2 and the Midas® family in detailHoneywell BW™ Flex
Portable instrument with a choice of more than 15 sensors for gas lists outside the standard four.
Honeywell BW™ Flex in detailSPM Flex
Parts-per-billion tape-based detection for hydrides, mineral acids, oxidisers and amines during leak investigation.
SPM Flex in detailComponents and spare parts
Components and spare parts
- Pumps, including dosing, membrane and magnetically coupled designs
- Valves, actuators and control valves
- Filtration systems and heat transfer equipment
- Pressure, temperature, level and flow instrumentation
- Laboratory equipment and process control components
Services in this sector
- Detection concepts that survive a change of campaign
- Installation, commissioning and functional testing of the full alarm chain
- Calibration, maintenance and consumable supply including Chemcassette tapes
- Spare parts identification for equipment out of series production
FAQ
Questions about Chemical industry
Our gas list changes between campaigns. How do we build detection that survives that?
By separating the platform from the sensor. A universal transmitter takes different sensor technologies without changing the installation, a multi-sensor transmitter covers several hazards at one point, and an FT-IR analyser identifies many substances at the same measuring point instead of alarming on one. Which combination fits depends on how often and how far your gas list actually moves.
How do we measure inside a gas cabinet?
Extractively. The sample is drawn to the sensor rather than the sensor being placed in the cabinet, which is what the Midas family is built for. The design parameter to watch is the transport time of the sample through the line, which we account for when the sampling concept is drawn up.
Enquiry
Send us your specification
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