The Correct Use of Ultrasonic Technology for an Effective Detection of Gas Leaks

The occurrence of gas leaks seems almost unavoidable in upstream industries. There is an increasing pressure from multiple sides to monitor these incidents, not only to meet local regulations, but also to avoid costly production losses, to ensure safer processes and to preserve cleaner environments.

For the detection of gas leaks in industrial processes, some traditional detection methods have been used for many years, but the degree of effectiveness of these technologies can be questioned when the solution is not properly engineered, when it is not well implemented or when it has to be used in difficult environments or challenging conditions.

In upstream industries, dealing with gases at high pressures is an ordinary practice. As a results, gas leaks are fairly common and more reliable solutions for monitoring these leaks are always in need. For detecting high pressurized gas leaks in applications where more traditional technologies fail to perform effectively, the solution must be supplemented with other type of technologies. Ultrasonic gas leak detection is capable of filling this gap as an enhanced mechanism for detecting high pressurized gas leaks.

Even though Ultrasonic gas leak detection is gaining recognition in many parts of the world for its undeniable benefits of early warning and improved gas detection effectiveness, it is very important for users and for designers to understand where exactly this technology can fit in, and in what cases or under what parameters it can provide the immense benefits it promises to.

Understanding the fundamentals of Ultrasonic Gas Leak Detection, its advantages and limitations and reviewing some of the most typical applications and the right way to implement this technology, can provide end users and engineering consultants with a new safety philosophy that can bring us closer to the most reliable and effective solution for the monitoring of unwanted gas leaks in upstream processes.