The MSA Chillgard 5000 Refrigerant Monitor

Monitoring of the presence of leaked refrigerant in HVAC machinery spaces is motivated by compliance, economic and safety issues. Refrigerant gas in enclosed spaces can displace oxygen and contribute to an unbreathable atmosphere. Refrigerants are costly on the economic front, and leakage needs to be replaced. Also, steadily leaking coolant would potentially result in system charge levels that harm the system's operation and efficiency.

The MSA Chillgard 5000 Refrigerant Monitor, capable of detecting refrigerant gas down to 1 ppm, is designed to track up to eight remote areas and be fully programmed to detect either a single refrigerant or a group of refrigerant gases.

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For more information about MSA fixed gas detection products in Florida, contact Instrument Specialties, Inc. Call them at 407-324-7800 or visit their website at https://isisales.com.

The MSA ULTIMA® X5000 Gas Monitor

The ULTIMA® X5000 Gas Monitor is the future of gas detection for oxygen, toxic and combustible gases. MSA XCell® gas sensors with TruCal® technology offer calibration cycles up to 18 months (local calibration respected). The gas transmitter's advanced, multi-lingual OLED display is easy to read and the unique touch-screen interface makes it simple to navigate.

• X5000 Gas Monitor Features:
• Bluetooth wireless technology
• Check status and get alerts up to 75 ft. (23 m) away 
• Modify settings/setpoints/alarms
• Initiate calibration and view progress
• Reduce setup time by at least 50%
• Up to 1.5 YEARS between calibrations!
• Adaptive Environmental Compensation (AEC)
• 12+ Patents
• 5 Yr. Expected Life
• 3 Yr. Warranty

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For more information on the ULTIMA® X5000, contact Instrument Specialties, Inc. Call them at 407.324.7800 or visit https://isisales.com.

Industrial Toxic and Combustible Gas Detection Technologies: A Recorded Webinar

Industrial gas detectors are used in a wide variety of chemical plants, refineries, water treatment plants, and other manufacturing facilities to continuously monitor and detect toxic or combustible gases and vapors. They are equipped with audible and visual alarms to alert personnel to the existence of these conditions.  The major components for industrial gas detectors are the sensor, the detector, the transmitter, and the annunciator.  Gas detection systems are available as single point sensing or multiple point sensing capabilities, and in fixed position or portable configurations.

This recorded webinar, presented by MSA, provides an excellent overview of the history of gas detection and the technologies used today. MSA is the world's leading manufacturer of safety products designed to protect people throughout the world.

For more information about MSA gas detection products, contact Instrument Specialties. Call them at 407-324-7800 or visit them at http://isi.group.

Mapping Gas and Flame Detectors to Deliver Accurate Coverage

Determining the proper location layout for hazardous gas
detectors is key to ensuring an acceptable level of safety.

MSA is committed to supporting operators of industrial facilities in their efforts to promote safe work environments that benefit employees, contractors and the community. Devices and instruments for flame and hazardous gas detection and monitoring are a part of the MSA family of safety products.

The ability to detect the presence and level of gases that may be hazardous is incorporated in physical devices and their function is well understood. The challenge faced by plant and facility operators is determining the locations for sensing devices throughout the facility that will provide an effective level of protection. MSA has a flame and gas mapping solution that employs quantitative models and actual facility conditions to provide a high level of confidence that overall target performance for flame and gas detection is achieved.

More information is provided in the document included below. Share your flame and gas detection challenges with the experts. Leverage your own knowledge and experience with their product application resources and develop a successful solution.

Gas and Flame Detector Mapping from Instrument Specialties, Inc.

Refrigerant Leakage Monitor for Multiple Refrigerants

Monitoring HVAC machinery spaces for the presence of leaked refrigerant is driven by compliance, economic and safety concerns. Refrigerant gas can displace oxygen and lead to unbreathable atmosphere in enclosed spaces. On the economic front, refrigerant is expensive, and leakage must be replaced. Additionally, slowly leaking refrigerant will eventually result in system charge levels that negatively impact system operation and performance.

The MSA Chillgard 5000 monitors the levels of up to six selected refrigerants, providing alerts in the machine space, as well as an external alarm and activation of mechanical ventilation. The sensing technology can detect levels as low as 1 ppm, providing earliest possible warning of an alert condition.

The short video demonstrates the features of the unit that deliver reliability, versatility, stability and ease of operation and maintenance. Share your refrigeration machinery room monitoring requirements and challenges with a product specialist. Leverage your own knowledge and experience with their product application expertise to develop an effective solution.

Open Path Laser Spectroscopy Gas Detection

MSA has been a leader in hazardous gas detection instruments and equipment for many years. Their addition of the Senscient ELDS™ open path gas detector to their already extensive array of gas detection instruments reinforces the MSA leadership position in the field.

The Senscient ELDS™ system consists of an infrared laser transmitter unit and a receiver. The distance between the two components can be up to 200 meters. The function of the system is to provide detection of a targeted hazardous or flammable gas.

The basic operating principle centers around the selective absorption of specific wavelengths of light by the target gas. The transmitter infrared output is selected to match signature absorption patterns of the gas to be detected, with the receiver unit and its signal processing electronics tuned for the same signature. The output signal from the detector indicates the amount in target gas present in the beam path, which is proportional to the degree of absorption at the signature wavelength .

The Senscient ELDS™ incorporates advancements and technology that make its operation more resistant to the adverse effects of the operating environment and other less than ideal installation conditions than previous generations of open path gas detectors.

The included video provides more insight into the operation of the Senscient ELDS™ system. Share your hazardous and flammable gas detection challenges with process instrumentation specialists, leveraging your own knowledge and experience with their product application expertise to develop an effective solution.

Fixed Installation Gas Monitors for Industrial Safety

GAs monitor for industrial environments
MSA

MSA is the premier source for safety equipment, including permanently installed gas detectors to monitor levels of oxygen, combustibles, and toxic gases. The video below provides a complete overview of MSA's Ultima X line of gas monitors, including options and product variants.

Be mindful of the potential has hazards in your facility. Share your gas monitoring requirements and challenges with product specialists for assistance in matching the best product to your application.

Carbon Dioxide Monitoring in Breweries

Hazardous Gas Detection in Brewing

The brewing industry worldwide produces close to $300 billion in revenue, comprising multinational companies as well as many micro- breweries. Brewing processes generate carbon dioxide and can create environments that may be hazardous to operators working throughout these facilities.

Application

Carbon dioxide is present in fermentation and carbonation processes as well as within other brewing facility processing and bottling areas. Carbon dioxide is considered to be a heavier-than-air gas, with current TWA of only 5,000 ppm. Current IDLH (Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health) is 40,000 ppm, or 4% by volume.

Solution

Infrared gas monitors from MSA permanent instruments recently enabled a global brewer to achieve the best solution for their application. MSA provided a sample draw system using a standard MSA Ultima® XIR Infrared Sensor with range of 0-5% by volume. System design had to meet this facility's instrumentation standard as well as provide necessary outputs and contacts to properly integrate with each facility’s existing communications network. Audible and visual alarms are part of the NEMA 4X system required to function within these very wet areas; a special end-of-line lter was also developed. These systems must operate 24/7 with very low maintenance requirements, resulting in overall low cost of ownership.

Implementation

MSA, working with the brewer, jointly developed the product and program that was introduced to all key instrumentation and electrical technicians as they upgraded each facility. MSA provided not only site start-up, but also site-specific operator training to transition to this new design as transparently as possible. With a nationwide network of eld service personnel, MSA supports these systems in a timely manner, at reasonably low customer cost.

For more information about hazardous gas detection, contact:

Instrument Specialties Inc.
3885 St. Johns Parkway
Sanford, FL 32771
phone 407.324.7800
fax 407.324.1104

www.isisales.com

Industrial Plant Gas Detection - The Human Sensory Model

Human Sensory Model Gas Detection
(courtesy of MSA/GM)

At any of today’s chemical, refining, processing, or storage facilities contain large indoor and outdoor areas of plants present a congested array of complex equipment, such as tanks, pumps, pipelines, and valves. Your safety depends on sensors that alert you to the presence of gas or vapor hazards, that if left unchecked, could put lives in danger and bring productivity to a standstill.

Traditional sensors rely on a sense of smell to detect trace amounts of gas emanating from the leak. No matter how many of these smell based sensors you install, if a leak doesn't contact the sensor, it could go undetected leaving you oblivious to the potentially dangerous situation. Gas leaks are affected based upon density, ambient temperature, nearby air  ow including wind, and other factors. Despite the number of fixed gas and flame detectors installed within a given system, a leak or flame can still go undetected if it doesn’t reach a gas sensor or can’t be seen by a flame sensor.

Human Sensory Model

Given the difficulties faced by the best sensing technologies, a new strategy in gas and  flame protection has emerged for use within industrial plants. A better, more reliable system is to use the human sensory model to provide layers of protection when monitoring hazardous environments. With this approach smell based detectors are just the beginning.

To enhance detection, integrate optical open path infrared gas sensors, along with gas imaging and optical flame detectors. These allow detectors to actually see a gas leak or flame across wide areas that traditional sensors might miss due to environmental factors such as wind. Catalytic bead detectors“sniff” gases, infrared and optical type sensors “see” gases and flames and ultrasonic sensors “hear” gases. If detectors react in ways that resemble those of humans, that is, based upon intelligence and retained past memories, then layering sensor technologies throughout the plant can achieve a sensory chain of defense against hazardous gases and flames.

To complete the human sensory model add ultrasonic gas leak detectors that can hear the gas leak that might go unnoticed by traditional gas detectors. These sensors form a chain of defense against the hazardous effects of gas release, with the widest portfolio of gas flame detection products available, we are able to tailor a multi-layered solution optimized for your facility.

For more information, contact:

Instrument Specialties Inc.
3885 St. Johns Parkway
Sanford, FL 32771

www.isisales.com
phone 407.324.7800
fax 407.324.1104
e-mail: offices@isisales.com