Herentals, March, 2010 – General chemical industries use gas analysers to monitor their gas emission levels. Air quality samples are compared to high purity reference gases to analyse and measure the emissions. A common practice is to “calibrate” the sample air against clean, dry pure reference gases such as H2, He, Ar, or N2 where the pressures in gas analyses are typically 100 barg and above.
Operating at these elevated pressures, reliable protection mechanisms become crucial. Historically gas analysers use pressure regulators to reduce the pressure and combined with a safety relief valve (SRV) to avoid structural damage and risk for personnel operating the gas analysis panels or working nearby. This system however can be tampered with and is not always reliable, reducing the safety and the accuracy of a correct gas analysis. Also Safety Relief Valves may leak and do require frequent calibration resulting in hidden costs.
To provide the industry with reliable, trouble-free protection for gas analysers, Fike has designed a new, innovative concept to regulate and reduce the pressure. With Fike’s expert knowledge in the development of bursting discs (rupture discs) for pressure relief, Fike developed an easy-to-use, in-line unit, in use and proven at several international companies.
Features of this innovative Fike gas analyser unit include:
•Integrated, calibrated pressure reducer that cannot be tampered with
•Integral high quality, leak-tight pressure relief device
•Available in a wide range of materials of construction, sizes and flow ratings
•Virtually maintenance free
•PED compliant
•Compact, “Plug & Play”-design
