Emerson Process Management GmbH & Co. OHG 3-19
X-STREAM X2
Instruction Manual
HASX2E-IM-HS
02/2012
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Measuring Principles
3.5 Measurement Specications
3.5 Measurement Specications
Tab. 3-8: Gas Components and Measuring Ranges, Examples
Sample gas components and measuring ranges (standard congurations)
In total, more than 60 gases are detectable, so the following table gives an overview only.
Consult with Emerson for gases / congurations not listed.
Not all data is applicable to all analyzer variations. The sample gas(es) and measuring ranges
for your specic analyzer are given by the order acknowledgement and on the analyzer's name
plate label.
Special Specs
or Conditions
Standard Specs
(see Tab. 3-9 – 3-11)
Gas component Principle
Lowest
Range
Lowest
Range
Highest
Range
Acetone
1
CH
3
COCH
3
UV 0–400 ppm 0–3 %
Acetone
1
CH
3
COCH
3
IR 0–500 ppm 0–3 %
Acetylene C
2
H
2
IR 0–3 % 0–100 %
Ammonia NH
3
IR 0–100 ppm 0–100 %
Argon Ar TCD 0–50 % 0–100 %
Carbon dioxide CO
2
IR 0–5 ppm
5
0–50 ppm 0–100 %
Carbon monoxide CO IR 0–10 ppm
5
0–50 ppm 0–100 %
Chlorine Cl
2
UV 0–300 ppm 0–100 %
Ethane C
2
H
6
IR 0–1000 ppm 0–100 %
Ethanol
1
C
2
H
5
OH IR 0–1000 ppm 0–10 %
Ethylene C
2
H
4
IR 0–400 ppm 0–100 %
Helium He TCD 0–10 % 0–100 %
Hexane
1
C
6
H
14
IR 0–100 ppm 0–10 %
Hydrogen
4
H
2
TCD 0–1 % 0–100 %
Hydrogen Sulde H
2
S UV 0–2 % 0–10 %
Hydrogen Sulde H
2
S IR 0–10 % 0–100 %
Methane CH
4
IR 0–100 ppm 0–100 %
Methanol
1
CH
3
OH IR 0–1000 ppm 0–10 %
n–Butane C
4
H
10
IR 0–800 ppm 0–100 %
Nitrogen dioxide
1
NO
2
UV 0–25 ppm
3
0–50 ppm 0–10 %
Nitrogen monoxide NO IR 0–100 ppm 0–100 %
Nitrous oxide N
2
O IR 0–100 ppm 0–100 %
Oxygen O
2
electrochem. 0–5 % 0–25 %
2
Oxygen O
2
paramagn. 0–1 % 0–100 %
Oxygen, Trace O
2
electrochem. 0–10 ppm 0–10 000 ppm
Propane C
3
H
8
IR 0–1000 ppm 0–100 %
Propylene C
3
H
6
IR 0–400 ppm 0–100 %
Sulfur dioxide SO
2
UV 0–25 ppm
3
0–50 ppm 0–1 %
Sulfur dioxide SO
2
IR 0–1 % 0–100 %
Sulfur hexauoride SF
6
IR 0–5 ppm
3
0–20 ppm 0–2 %
Toluene
1
C
7
H
8
UV 0–300 ppm 0–5 %
Vinyl chloride C
2
H
3
Cl IR 0–1000 ppm 0–2 %
Water vapor
1
H
2
O IR 0–1000 ppm 0–8 %
Water vapor, Trace
1
H
2
O capacitive 0–100 ppm 0–3000 ppm
1
Dew point below ambient
temperature
2
Higher concentrations
decrease sensor lifetime
3
Daily zero calibration
required for ranges below
lowest standard spec
range
4
Special "renery" applica-
tion with 0–1% H
2
in N
2
available
5
see Tab. 3-12