STATUS SCIENTIFIC CONTROLS
Installation, Commissioning & Routine Gas Testing
FGD10A-M Gas Detector
TD18/032
Issue:
10
Change Note:
1869
Page 54
If Flammable option (Infrared sensor V7 and above firmware only) is
selected,
Sensor Type
Edit
Flammable
selection from a further list is possible as follows:
Flammable gas type:
Propane correction
factor
Default
LEL
Methane
Not applicable
5.0
Propane
1.0 (by definition)
2.0*
Butane
0.97
1.6
Chloromethane
4.97
8.1
Cyclopentane
1.62
1.1
Ethane
1.01
3.0
Ethanol
1.95
3.0
Ethylene Oxide
3.43
2.7
Ethylene
0.845
3.6
Hexane
0.80
1.1
Pentane
0.89
1.4
Propylene
1.69
2.4
Toluene
1.16
1.2
Xylene
1.32
1.0
User Defined
1.0
1.0
This provides measurement of flammable gases corrected with respect to the
propane IR channel.
*Note SSCL adopts the default propane LEL of 2.0%
For example, if chloromethane is selected from the
“Flammable” menu, the
normal measurement display would appear as follows:
0
Flammable
22/05/2013
15:33:26
%LEL
Chloromethane
See also menus:
Set Flammable gas type.
Set Flammable LEL.
Set Flammable correction factor.