Technical Articles

General Monitors by MSA has published these technical articles:

(Gas Sensing)
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The development of new gas detection technologies and advances in fire and gas safety methodologies have prompted a new thinking about the role of technology diversity in system effectiveness. Like...
(Gas Sensing)
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To develop an appropriate strategy for the implementation of a combustible gas detection system, a basic understanding of the properties of combustible materials is necessary. In our discussion we...
(Gas Sensing)
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When designing a combustible gas safety monitoring system for oil/gas, petrochemical or other applications, how do you decide whether to use infrared or catalytic gas detector technology? Both sensing...
(Gas Sensing)
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Continuing advances in infrared technology have resulted in fail-to-safe hydrocarbon gas point detectors that continuously monitor combustible gases and vapors within the lower explosive limit (LEL)...
(Gas Sensing)
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Oil refineries are some of the largest producers and consumers of hydrogen gas. Hydrogen plays a pivotal role in a whole host of refining operations, from hydrocracking - the reduction of heavy gas...
(Fire Detection and Suppression)
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Accurate and reliable industrial flame monitoring has always represented a technical challenge. The main flame monitoring concern lies in the requirement to differentiate spectral radiation emitted by...
(Gas Sensing)
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The global importance of SIL (Safety Integrity Levels) has grown substantially in the oil/gas, petrochemical and other process industries over the last 10 years. However, for many end users, systems...
(Fire Detection and Suppression)
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Process and plant engineers working in hazardous environments require continuous flame monitoring equipment to prevent catastrophic fires. In order to select such detection equipment, users should...