Effective solutions for monitoring and reducing emissions: gas detection & flare monitoring camera
In the production of gas and oil, for example, significant emissions of harmful gases can occur, with negative consequences for both worker health and the environment. Uncontrolled emissions can lead to air pollution, climate change and safety risks. Controlling these emissions is essential for sustainability and regulatory compliance.
Common problems for gas emissions
Security risks: Uncontrolled gas emissions can lead to explosions, fires and serious injuries to workers. It is vital to identify and control potential safety hazards.
Environmental Impacts: Gas emissions contribute to air pollution and climate change. Harmful gases such as methane and carbon dioxide contribute to the greenhouse effect and global warming. Reducing these emissions is essential for a sustainable future.
Operational efficiency: Uncontrolled gas emissions lead to unnecessary loss of raw materials and energy. This directly affects the operational efficiency and profitability of companies.
Gas detection: with OGI cameras
Gas detection cameras, also known as OGI cameras, can detect various types of gases, such as methane, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and carbon dioxide, improving safety and compliance with environmental regulations. These cameras are increasingly being used in industries such as oil and gas, petrochemical, power generation and chemical manufacturing. Thanks to their ability to perform fast scans and provide real-time images, OGI cameras contribute to efficient and effective gas detection, resulting in improved safety and minimizing potentially dangerous situations.
Gx-series Teledyne FLIR
FLIR Gx320
The FLIR Gx320, G620 and Gx620 are innovative Optical Gas Imaging (OGI) cameras designed to detect hydrocarbons, methane (CH₄) and other volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions from multiple stages of the oil and gas supply chain, as well as other industrial markets.
Flare surveillance
Industrial plants often use flares to safely burn excess gases. Flare monitoring helps minimize gas emissions during this process.
Some important aspects of flare monitoring are:
- Continuous monitoring: Continuous monitoring of flare activity helps identify potential problems, such as incomplete combustion or unstable flames. This allows timely intervention to reduce emissions.
- Optimization of combustion: Flare monitoring systems can help optimize the combustion efficiency of flares. This reduces the amount of harmful gases emitted.
- Flame Detection: The use of advanced flame detectors allows immediate response to abnormal flame conditions. This minimizes uncontrolled gas emissions and increases safety.
Pilot Flame Monitoring System (PFMS).
A pilot light detection system with a thermographic camera provides an advanced solution for early detection of pilot light failures. This allows for the identification of potential safety hazards and proactive response to prevent potential failures. Unlike pilot flame thermocouple sensors, thermographic cameras can cover a larger area and detect multiple flames simultaneously. They are also less dependent on a physical connection to the flame and can remotely detect flame anomalies. This makes them suitable for a wider range of applications and systems. Thermo couples are cheaper but more failure-prone and have a more limited life span. Replacement often requires the entire plant to be shut down (plant downtime) which incurs large costs. A thermal imaging camera can control, monitor and visualize contactless and from a long distance and is easily interchangeable.