Hydrogen Leak Detector

The use of a Hydrogen Leak Detector carrier holds great promise in solving the problems of dwindling fossil fuel reserves, energy supply security and global warming. As a result, new systems are being developed to produce and transport this clean alternative to traditional fossil fuels. In these applications, it is important to monitor the hydrogen concentration in order to ensure safety. Hydrogen is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless flammable gas that can displace oxygen in an air-filled room, creating a potential explosion hazard at concentrations as low as four percent.

To avoid such accidents, it is necessary to quickly and accurately track hydrogen concentrations in battery rooms and elsewhere. The typical test method involves charging a device with hydrogen, then checking for any leaks using an appropriate detector. The sensitivity of this type of detector to other combustible gases can lead to false alarms, requiring the operator to carefully check the system for a number of different reasons before finding the source of the problem.

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This process is time consuming and labor intensive. To increase productivity, a new sensor has been developed that allows the user to rapidly locate the source of a leak by measuring the concentration of hydrogen in a gas mixture rather than in pure air. The XL3000flex sensor works by using a combination of forming gas (95% hydrogen and 5% nitrogen) and measuring the shift in the fringe pattern caused by the presence of hydrogen. In addition, the XL3000flex offers high-flow technology to enable faster movement of the sniffer tip across the suspected area.