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Oil & Gas Applications

Oil & Gas ApplicationsOil and gas operations, particularly refineries, have multiple gas detection needs, including:

  1. Confined space entry (CSE) monitoring for combustible vapor levels, lack of oxygen, carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulfide
  2. Industrial hygiene to keep workers safe from long-term exposures to fuel vapors
  3. Monitoring for exceptionally toxic carcinogens like benzene-, butadiene- and mercury
  4. Support for hazmat and fire response teams self-operated by the facility
  5. Leak detection and repair (LDAR) to ensure facility safety and compliance with EPA environmental emissions standards
  6. Fence-line monitoring to prevent nuisance odors and toxic chemicals from affecting surrounding communities

mPower instruments cover most of these gas detection needs. These include the POLI series CSE monitors, the UNI series single gas monitors for industrial hygiene plus special sensors like ammonia, chlorine and chlorine dioxide for hazmat, and NEO photo-ionization detectors for LDAR, hygiene and fence-line monitoring. Coming soon is a benzene-specific version of the NEO, as well as wireless connectivity of data from these instruments to a central location, providing increased safety and cost savings in exploration, refining, plant turnarounds and retrofits.

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UNI Ozone Monitors Used in Corona Virus Disinfection

Currently there is much interest in using UV and ozone generators to kill the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 disease. Hospitals and businesses are treating entire patient rooms, offices, and other workspaces during off hours while no one is permitted to enter the rooms. During ozone treatment, concentrations over 20 ppm are recommended by generator manufacturers for adequate disinfection. UV light kills viruses directly, but may generate some ozone as a by-product. Workers using batch equipment sterilizers, where several thousand ppm of ozone may be applied, also need protection. Ozone is highly toxic to humans, and therefore UNI ozone monitors are being employed to ensure that residual ozone has decomposed or ventilated before employees can re-enter the workspace safely. Ozone has an 8-hour TWA exposure limit of about 0.07 ppm in many countries including most of Europe. In the US, the ACGIH makes the following 8-hour TWA recommendations:

  • 0.05 ppm for heavy work
  • 0.08 ppm for moderate work
  • 0.10 ppm for light work
  • no more than 0.20 ppm for any 2 continuous hours.

The UNI Ozone monitor has a resolution of 0.01 ppm and can measure up to 5 ppm ozone with a response time of 60 seconds, making this small, low-cost unit convenient and accurate for protection of the workforce.

23 April 2020

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mPower Electronics' Updates on CoVid-19

In order to meet urgent needs for public health and worker safety, our dedicated staff continues processing purchase orders as essential tasks, and makes timely shipments from our offices in Pasadena, TX and Santa Clara, CA. The state governments of California and Texas have ordered citizens to stay at home in a bid to contain the coronavirus outbreak. While these two offices are locked down during normal business hours, we will accommodate critical pickups if advanced arrangements are agreed in compliance with the pandemic gather rules.

In addition, our Shanghai factory has been shipping orders globally since the 1st week of February 2020, and has been running at a full capacity since early March.

We are very grateful to our loyal customers for giving us business, and would like to thank our employees for keeping it going in such a severe pandemic period.

Let us stay safe, healthy and strong!

mPower Electronics Team