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.