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Robust Leak Detection for Hydrocarbon Heat Exchangers.
By: J.C. Arènes - Analyzer Specialist. Hydrocarbon processes often require heat in order to achieve the desired reactions. Heat exchangers are sometimes used to recover the heat of the process fluid post-reaction, or simply to cool the fluid prior to transportation or...

Tips for designing a Gas detection system.
By: Johann Nunez - Sales Engineer. "Excellence is never an accident; it is the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, skillful execution, and the vision to see obstacles as opportunities." Q. Can you tell us about "Gas Detection"? Why is it...

Recommended installation practices for the Ametek Thermox WDG-V.
By: Kevin Skoko - Inside Sales / Technical Service Advisor. The WDG-V is the fifth generation of the Ametek Thermox Combustion Gas Oxygen/CO/CH4 analyzer, which is known for it’s rugged design and reliable operation. Here in Canada, where industrial plants deal with,...

Volumetric Measurement.
By: Stuart Simmonds - VP of Business Development. In the area of general technical points to remember when considering analytical instrumentation measurements, one key point of note is how the units of measurements are made and why this then becomes an important...

Extractive Gas Sampling Techniques.
By: J.C. Arènes - Analyzer Specialist. While tremendous progress has been made in the area of in-situ gas analysis, most applications are still performed by extractive analyzers. Extractive analyzers require that a portion of the gas stream be transported from...

Meet the Expert! Stuart Simmonds.
"Most of us do our learning on the job, and with all the complexity and diversity in process analysers, the task of learning is never complete. The best of the mentors in my career taught me to distill all I had learnt, and to try and deliver useful and manageable...