SUMMARY
Optical gas imaging cameras are a proven method to detect dangerous and costly gas leaks in time. Optical gas imaging technology has been successfully applied in the oil refining, chemical, petrochemical and many other industries to help improve worker safety and prevent costly production shutdowns.
The petrochemical industry produces hydrocarbon and other substances using base feed stocks from the oil refining companies either by conversion processes or further separation that is not normally carried out at an oil refinery. Most of the chemicals used or made in these industries have good visibility using the mid wave gas detection camera. The chemical industry produces non-hydrocarbon or inorganic chemicals from base feed stocks. These are often a mixture of batch and continuous processes that yield very high purity products. The mid wave gas detection camera has a good response to a lot of chemicals found in this sector.
THE CHALLENGE
Chemical compounds and gases are invisible to the naked eye. Yet many companies work intensively with these substances before, during and after their production processes. The FLIR Gas Detection cameras are infrared cameras which are able to visualize gas by utilizing the physics of fugitive gas leaks. The camera produces a full picture of the scanned area and leaks appear as smoke on the camera’s viewfinder or LCD, allowing the user to see fugitive gas emissions.
SAFETY
The key success factors of optical gas imaging cameras for businesses are safety, efficiency and profitability. A gas detection camera is a quick, non-contact measuring instrument that can be used in hard-to-access locations. It can detect small leaks from several meters away and big leaks from hundreds of meters away. This way, operators do not need to approach the leak from close by, which improves the safety significantly.
EFFICIENCY
Working with sniffers or probes can be very time-consuming and a lot of the time spent inspecting installations that are safe and leak-free is wasted. Using a Gas Detection camera you get a complete picture and can immediately exclude areas that do not need any action. This saves a lot of time and personnel. With a gas detection camera, measurements can be carried out remotely and rapidly and – most important of all – problems can be identified at an early stage
Learn more:
https://youtu.be/ryYP0M9fEXI – The effect of environmental chemicals on human health and to our environment
https://youtu.be/bVdsgTZNbIs – FLIR GFx320 optical gas imaging strengthens safety culture
https://youtu.be/3VVbgl0409A – FLIR GFx320