Following the last trio of these features, which focused on three sectors in the cryogenics industry, gas analytics is ‘in focus’ for this issue. As I learned to my amazement when joining gasworld two years ago, the end products from our industry are, quite literally, all around us.
But can the same be said of the key components to the processes that aid the construction or creation of these everyday items? In more basic formats, it can be argued that they are. The smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms one can purchase for the home are, essentially, gas analysers – constantly detecting for a particular gas, in a specific quantity. If these two parameters are met, an alarm will sound and the homeowner will be notified to the hazard.
While these analysers, in this ‘basic’ format, are not detecting for trace gases in parts-per-billion for the ever-changing food grade requirements for CO2 to be used in the carbonated drinks industry – there is one comparison between the household detectors mentioned and the industrial gas analysers about to be highlighted. And this similarity is the reliability for accurate readings.
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