Portable gas detectors

Crowcon has provided 65 portable gas detectors to protect personnel at Dow Corning's manufacturing plant in Barry, south Wales. The Triple Plus+ IR detectors are used by maintenance contractors during crucial operational site shutdowns.

As silicone is present in the manufacturing process and can interfere with conventional sensors, it was necessary for the detectors to have infrared (IR) capability as IR sensors are unaffected by silicone. Crowcon also provided linearisation of the IR sensor for pentane and supplied a bespoke hydrogen sensor.

The Triple Plus+ IR version does not require the presence of oxygen, making it ideal for use in silicone manufacturing processes or in purge monitoring of hydrocarbon storage tanks such as in petroleum processing facilities or oil and gas carriers.