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Selective leak-detector for natural gas

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OSTI ID:5586152
An improved detector for combustible gases and which is able to discriminate between natural gas (methane and ethane) and other sources of methane (e.g. swamp gas, petrochemical and automotive) or other combustible gases by measuring the characteristic methane/ethane ratio of natural gas, based on infrared absorption of methane and ethane, in combination with another non-specific combustible gas detector.
Assignee:
Honeywell Inc.
Patent Number(s):
US 4507558
OSTI ID:
5586152
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English