Selecting Fire and Gas Detectors for Harsh and Remote Locations
Selecting fire and gas detectors for harsh and remote locations:
Liquid natural gas (LNG) facilities in the frozen Russian Arctic. Drilling platforms in the swells of the North Sea. Pipelines that cross miles of heaving permafrost or blowing desert sands. These are some of the settings where industrial fire and gas detectors encounter extreme conditions and yet must perform accurately and dependably.
Start with high-risk processes, add combustible or toxic liquids and gases, and then place these hazards in far-flung locations and inhospitable environments. This is the real-world formula for industries’ most challenging fire and gas safety system applications. The components in these functional safety systems must be designed to handle a wide range of external challenges, from temperature extremes to violent rain and sand storms to vibrating or shifting ground. At the same time, the control systems that manage the detection, notification and mitigation functions must perform without failures or false alarms, and often, without a human for hundreds to thousands of miles. Today’s advanced fire and gas detectors and system controllers include special features for safe and effective operation in harsh and remote environments. This article provides an overview of the performance features to look for when selecting functional safety equipment, plus some installation and operation tips.
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