1983
DOI: 10.1063/1.1137243
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Portable, fast-response gas sensor for measuring methane and ethane and propane in liquefied natural gas spills

Abstract: We have developed a four-band, IR radiometer for measuring methane and ethane plus propane in the 1% to 100% gas per volume of air range in liquefied natural gas spills. The instrument is a small and lightweight open-cell, pyroelectric detector-based sensor designed for field use. It compensates for attenuation because of dense fog and is sufficiently hardened to allow continuous operation in the transient flame front of an ignited natural gas cloud. The sensor transmits five determinations of the gas concentr… Show more

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“…Detector tubes using a colorimetric assay and direct reading instruments (e.g., flame ionization detection, catalytic combustion, and thermal conductivity detection) are also used to determine methane concentrations in the air (13). A hydrocarbon fast-response gas sensor has been developed to measure methane in liquefied natural-gas spills (16). Ethane, C 2 H 6 , is a flammable, colorless gas that occurs in the paraffin fraction of crude oil and natural gas (22).…”
Section: Airmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Detector tubes using a colorimetric assay and direct reading instruments (e.g., flame ionization detection, catalytic combustion, and thermal conductivity detection) are also used to determine methane concentrations in the air (13). A hydrocarbon fast-response gas sensor has been developed to measure methane in liquefied natural-gas spills (16). Ethane, C 2 H 6 , is a flammable, colorless gas that occurs in the paraffin fraction of crude oil and natural gas (22).…”
Section: Airmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Methods used to determine methane in the atmosphere may also be used for ethane determination. A procedure for measuring ethane in liquefied natural gas spills using a hydrocarbon fast response gas sensor has been developed (16). Ethane may also be measured in the air using direct-reading devices (flame ionization meter or portable thermal conductivity gas chromatography) (34).…”
Section: Airmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The LLNL-IR gas concentration sensor was developed at LLNL (Bingham et al, 1983) for use in the Burro Series of LNG spill tests. They were again used to detect LNG in the Coyote Series, Ammonia in the Desert Tortoise Series, and K204 in the Eagle Series.…”
Section: Llnl-ir Gas Sensormentioning
confidence: 99%