Selecting Fire and Gas Detectors for Extreme Environments
Today’s advanced fire and gas detectors and system controllers include special features for safe and effective operation in harsh and remote environments.
Optical Flame Detection, Combustible and Toxic Gas Detection, and Safety Systems
6901 West 110th Street,
Minneapolis,
Minnesota,
United States of America
Det-Tronics provides flame detection, gas detection and hazard mitigation systems for manned and unmanned offshore drilling platforms around the world.
The company designs, manufactures and commissions SIL-2 capable fire and gas safety solutions to protect personnel, equipment and processes in settings where the risks and potential costs of fire are high.
Products include flame detectors, combustible gas detectors, toxic gas detectors and explosion-proof smoke detectors, as well as the certified Eagle Quantum Premier® (EQP) Fire and Gas Safety Controller for integrated detection, notification and suppression control.
Det-Tronics products carry performance and safety certifications from globally recognised third-party testing agencies and approval bodies. The X3301 Multispectrum Infrared Flame Detector is performance certified to FM 3260, EN 54 and VNIIPO to respond a wide range of fuel sources. It also carries DNV/MED Type approval for deck installation offshore and is NFPA 72 compliant. The optional Weather Shield minimises accumulation of condensation, rain and snow on the optics of X-series optical flame detector to reduce weather-induced fault conditions.
Combustible gas and toxic gas detectors from Det-Tronics use a variety of technologies to provide reliable fixed detection solutions that keep people and operations safe. Detectors measure gases via acoustic, infrared (point and line-of-sight), catalytic bead and electrochemical technologies.
Calibration and configuration can be done through a variety of displays and gas control panels.
For hydrocarbon gas detection, the PointWatch Eclipse® PIRECL IR detector carries life-safety performance approval to ATEX EN60079-29-1 as well as FM and CSA approvals. The fast-response version has been certified to FM, CSA, IECEx and ATEX requirements for detecting methane or butane in as little as 1.5 seconds. PIRECL Eclipse detectors are constructed of rugged IP66/67 stainless steel construction and certified SIL-2 capable.
The FlexSight™ LS2000 line-of-sight IR gas detector provides continuous monitoring of combustible hydrocarbon gas concentrations between two points with infrared technology while enduring harsh environments. Units are globally certified with SIL, FM, CSA, ATEX, IECEx, CE, DNV and other approvals.
The FlexSonic® Acoustic Gas Leak Detector provides instantaneous response to pressurised gas, detecting leaks without gas contact. Performance is unaffected by wind direction or leak location, and a patented “learn function” customises detection to ignore ultrasonic false alarm sources.
Det-Tronics line-of-sight and acoustic gas detection products are both exida safety award winners.
The GT3000 Electrochemical Toxic Gas Detector is designed with sensors to detect each of these toxic gases: hydrogen sulfide, hydrogen, oxygen, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, ammonia, chlorine or sulfur dioxide. The unit is certified SIL- 2 capable and has been third-party-tested to the IP66 rating.
The Eagle Quantum Premier® (EQP) Fire and Gas Safety Controller is an addressable-loop, fault-tolerant safety controller. Compliant to NFPA 72 per FM Approvals, the controller supports Det-Tronics flame and gas detectors as well as third-party devices.
The controller is certified for annunciation and releasing, and it has the capability to communicate with process control and communication systems. The EQP is hazardous-location rated by FM, CSA, ATEX and IECEx, is FM performance approved, and CE marked. The result is a fire- and gas-safety controller that can incorporate smoke detection, flame detection, and combustible and toxic gas detection, as well as other detection technologies for high-risk applications into a single safety system.
A global leader in flame and gas detection technology and hazard mitigation systems since 1973, Det-Tronics products and systems currently protect drilling platforms and other special hazard environments from the North Sea to South America to Southeast Asia, often in remote locations and extreme environments.
Det-Tronics offices worldwide provide expert local assistance at every project phase, from oil and gas project definition to commissioning to post-sales support. Customer service is available through a global network of highly trained service personnel. Det-Tronics is part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corporation.
Today’s advanced fire and gas detectors and system controllers include special features for safe and effective operation in harsh and remote environments.
Some types of gas detectors keep an eye on production processes. Others, relying on a number of different technologies, can help save lives.
Sensing Detectors for Hazardous Locations
Fire and Gas Protection Systems as Part of Safety Instrumented Systems and Risk Management
Developing Technologies to Detect Hydrogen Sulfi de (H2S) Gas
Bonga is the first deepwater project for the Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO) and for Nigeria.
The Corrib field is a Triassic gas development in the Atlantic Ocean, situated off the coast of Ireland. It is approximately 50 miles west of the Mullet peninsula in County Mayo and lies in the Slyne Trough in Blocks 18/20 and 18/25.
Discovered in July 2000, Kashagan was described as the largest field found in the past 30 years, the largest outside of the Middle East, with a projected output close to that of the Ghawar field in Saudi Arabia.
The original Ekofisk area development consisted of eight oil and gas fields, namely Cod, Ekofisk, West Ekofisk, Tor, Albuskjell, Eldfisk, Edda and Embla.
In 1998, Russia and Turkey signed an intergovernmental agreement for the sale of 565bcf per year of Russian natural gas.
The Yoho field lies in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 104, offshore Nigeria. ExxonMobil's subsidiary MPN holds a 40% interes
The Snøhvit development comprises three fields – Snøhvit, Albatross and Askeladd. These lie in the Baren
The White Rose field is located 350km east of Newfoundland, approximately 50km from both the Terra Nova and Hibernia fie
Kizomba field lies in block 15 offshore Angola, marking one of the first tranches of deepwater acreage offered by the Angolan Government.
Sakhalin I consists of the development of the Odoptu field (oil and gas, discovered in 1977) and the Chayvo field (mainly gas, discovered in 1979).
Explosion-proof rating, 0-20mA and relay outputs and IP44 ingress protection provide hazardous sites greater safety.
FlexSight™ LS2000 Line-of-Sight Infrared Gas Detector selected for ability to improve safety and application of IEC 61508 standard.
Increased field-of-view, identification for more fuel types, longer range provide hazardous sites greater safety.
Technology advancements provide enhanced protection, reduce lifecycle costs.
Eagle Quantum Premier integration options expanded in the SIL 2-compliant and hazardous location-certified controller.
Detector Electronics Corporation (Det-Tronics®), a world leader in industrial flame detection, gas detection and hazard mitigation systems, is now a member in the FDT Group, an open, independent, not-for-profit association of international companies dedicated to establishing an international standard with broad acceptance in the automation industry, and has launched device-type manager (DTM) files for its flagship flame and gas detection products.
Detector Electronics Corporation (Det-Tronics), a world leader in industrial fire detection, gas detection and hazard mitigation systems, has announced that its Nanotechnology Metal Oxide Semiconductor hydrogen sulfide gas (NTMOS H2S) detector has earned approval for use in locations that require an ingress protection rating of IP66/67, ideal for petrochemical, oil and gas applications.
Detector Electronics Corporation (Det-Tronics) has introduced its addressable smoke and heat (ASH) module. The ASH module is an interface device that manages inputs/outputs between the Eagle Quantum Premier® (EQP) safety system and devices in non-hazardous areas, such as living quarters and contr
Detector Electronics Corporation's (Det-Tronics) GT3000 toxic gas detectors have received ATEX hazardous location and performance certification. In addition, GT3000 toxic gas detectors are FM, CSA, CE, and IECEx certified and have earned the IP66 rating. The GT3000 family is a group of
Detector Electronics Corporation (Det-Tronics) is pleased to announce the launch of its new nanotechnology metal oxide semiconductor (NTMOS) H2S gas sensor, which provides the highest performance and reliability in challenging environments. The NTMOS H2S ga
Detector Electronics Corporation (Det-Tronics) has announced that its Eagle Quantum Premier (EQP) system has received type approval from the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and from Lloyd's Register. Approval by the US Coast Guard is required for flame and gas detection systems, includ
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Minneapolis, MN Detector Electronics Corporation (Det-Tronics) today announced it has developed an NTMOS hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas sensor that detects low H2S gas concentrations in 5s or less while tolerating harsh environments that experience extreme temperature and/or humidity condition
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System supervises one or more flame and gas detection systems locally or remotely as defined by NFPA72. Det-Tronics Corporation (Detector Electronics) today announced that it has received FM approval on its Proprietary Supervising Station System, defined in NFPA 72 2002, for use
Det-Tronics receives certification from exida and TüV Nord Detector Electronics Corporation (Det-Tronics) today announced the release of a fire and gas detection system certified for applications to Safety Integrity Level 2 (SIL-2) by the globally-recognized certification ag
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Minneapolis, MN. The new Det-Tronics Eclipse OPECL open path gas detection system delivers reliable infrared combustible gas detection for protection of oil/gas and other industrial facilities, optimized for low maintenance, low cost and exceptional performance in challenging environmental conditio
6901 West 110th Street
Minneapolis
Minnesota
United States of America