In all areas in which is operated with gases, there is always the risk of escaping gas. Especially the commerce with flammable gases contains a high risk potential because a highly flammable mixture can evolve easily. If this happens, only one spark will do and it comes to an inflammation of the gas-air mixture. Gas detectors are of high importance in these applications because perhaps they have to protect human lives.
IR gas sensors are optimally suited for this very sensitive area, because against any other operation, they work extremely long time stable and without abrasion. There is also the fact that they work reliably as inherent to their functional principle, at high concentrations and get along without hot surfaces and components, which excludes an involuntary firing.
Safety engineering
