Wireless leak detection offers continuous monitoring and significant savings

Aug. 25, 2015
In this case history, a new leak detection project saves around 60% compared to a conventional wired approach.

Leak detection at large chemical sites can be both difficult and expensive. At one Belgian plant, operators were making twice-daily inspection rounds using portable leak detectors — but new and stricter government regulations required continuous monitoring instead. So, plant management decided to implement an online leak-detection system.

In 2013, after research on suppliers and technology, the plant installed a system that uses hydrocarbon fast-fuel sensors and sensor cables, and wireless discrete transmitters. An IEC-standard WirelessHART field network communicates leakage data from the remote transmitters to the plant control system.

To learn more about leak detection, read “Wireless Network Improves Leak Detection” from Chemical Processing.

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