Oil & Gas Applications
The oil and gas industry operates in high-risk environments where the presence of flammable hydrocarbons and complex processing equipment increases the potential for fires and explosions.
Ensuring rapid and reliable fire detection is critical to safeguarding personnel, assets, and the environment. Advanced flame detection systems are essential components of comprehensive safety strategies in upstream, midstream, and downstream operations.
Blade
Video Enhanced Flame Detection (VEFD™)
The FlameSpec™ Blade detector combines the superior detection, stability, and reliability of the market-leading FlameSpecTM IR3 flame detector with the latest AI advances in video flame imaging to deliver a new standard in flame detection.
The combination delivers extremely fast detection of visible hydrocarbon fires, with near-total immunity to false alarms, including to those caused by flare reflections.
Considering the costs for a shutdown due to a false alarm on an FPSO might typically range from $500,000 to $5 million, it's clear that alarms due to reflected flares are financially damaging.
Key Benefits
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Highest immunity to false alarms and high immunity to reflected flares - FM certified.
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Video Enhanced Flame Detection (VEFD™). Visible hydrocarbon flame detection using three clearly separated IR wavelengths (4.0–5.0 μm), combined with near-IR imaging for superior performance.
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Each sensor has the same field of view to further improve false alarm immunity.
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HD, or composite, video output with automatic HD video recording of fire events.
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Fast flame detection, typically less than 5 seconds.
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Detects up to 147 ft (45 m) for a 1 ft2 (0.1 m2) n-heptane fire.
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5 selectable sensitivity levels.
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3- and 4- wire, 0—20 mA sink / source, Alarm, Auxilary, and Fault Relays.
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RS485 port using Modbus RTU.
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Event logger: Alarms, faults & videos are logged to non-volatile memory for post-event analysis and investigation.
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Built-in-Test (BIT) – Automatic and manual self-test of window cleanliness and overall detector operation, plus HART® 7, for configuration and maintenance.
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Dirty optics warning for preventive maintenance needs.
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Window heater to avoid condensation and icing.
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Stainless steel tilt mount with horizontal and vertical adjustment.
Downloads
Applications
Downloads
The FGD communication software is one method used to configure and monitor the FlameSpec™ range of flame detectors. The software can be easily downloaded by completing the form below:
