Laser-Based Natural Gas Sensors: Can the Natural Gas Industry Afford To Be Without This Advanced Technology?
(ContentDesk) February 8, 2006 -- Until recently, natural gas producers, processors and distributors have relied on direct contact, surface-based electrochemical and crystal sensors for measurement of moisture in gas. However, these natural gas sensors are often highly unreliable, producing false data that can result in contaminated gas getting through lines and causing system disruptions as well as potentially hazardous conditions.
Now there is a far more advanced and trustworthy monitoring technology available to natural gas producers, pipeline operators and distributors -- a tunable diode laser (TDL)-based technology developed at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory at Caltech that is highly effective in detection of contaminants in natural gas. SpectraSensors, Inc. (www.spectrasensors.com) - a leading manufacturer of optical-based gas sensors - manufactures and markets a highly reliable bread box-size system for industrial applications including the natural gas market. The system, a natural gas sensor and analyzer device, provides non-contact measurement of moisture, carbon dioxide, and other corrosives in natural gas pipelines.Tunable laser-based natural gas sensors are fast, accurate and flexible.
They are also cost effective. While initial purchase price is somewhat higher than problematic surface-based gas sensors, even the most conservative evaluation of this advanced technology indicates that maintenance saving alone (e.g., calibration, replacement sensor heads, service labor) will provide a return on investment in a relatively short period of time.But the real question is: can pipeline operators and others who need ongoing and accurate gas analysis afford to overlook this advanced natural gas sensor technology? Considering the potential cost of shut-ins due to wet gas, the added cost of excessive dehydration processing, or even a temporary production shutdown, a laser-based sensor system could pay for itself almost immediately.For example, transmission pipeline operators have frequently relied on electrochemical sensors as gas analyzers to monitor moisture. These natural gas sensors incorporate a coated surface, and a higher electrical capacitance across the surface indicates higher water content. However, these capacitance sensors are susceptible to contamination by glycols or amines in the gas, which can cause exaggerated readings or a failure to detect. An erroneously high reading could force the operator to temporarily shut down the pipeline costing the company tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars.
SpectraSensors TDL sensors offer high spectral purity.
This enables the detection of specific gases -- such as water, ammonia, and carbon dioxide. Measurement intervals are as frequent as every two seconds, giving far more timely responses than the several minute (sometimes hours) readings of contaminant-vulnerable quartz crystal and electrochemical sensors, which must be frequently cleaned and replaced. Because a laser system never comes into contact with the contaminants present in natural gas -- as do electrochemical and crystal gas sensors -- the laser-based gas analyzer practically eliminates maintenance and operational costs. Additionally, these natural gas sensors eliminate the costs and downtime incurred by having to either return an analyzer to the manufacturer for reconditioning or calibration, or having to inventory spare sensors as back-up units.For information contact:SpectraSensors, Inc.972 N.
Amelia AvenueSan Dimas, CA 91773Phone: (800) 619-2861Fax: (909) 542-0402Web site: www.spectrasensors.com.
Yikes! What's That on My Baby's Body?
NY, NY (ContentDesk) February 16, 2006 -- We all want baby-soft, clear skin, but even babies often aren't that lucky, says Joshua Fox, MD, Long Island dermatologist and founder of Advanced Dermatology and The Center for Laser and Cosmetic Surgery. Skin conditions are common in newborns, whose skin can be very sensitive. The most common skin ailments, according to Dr. Fox are Diaper rash, Cradle cap, Flaky skin and infant acne. These conditions aren't serious and typically go away on their own, but they can be uncomfortable for babiesand for worried parents, says Dr. Fox. I always advise parents to talk to a doctor if a skin condition persists for several days without improving, or if it worsens. Diaper RashWet, soiled diapers that rub against delicate baby skin and misuse or overuse of baby creams, lotions, oils, and powders are the culprits behind diaper rash, a red, inflamed rash that affects most babies at least once during their infancy.
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Lake Image Systems Releases Integrity Verification Solutions for Printing Applications
Lake Image Systems has expanded its IntegraScan suite of verification solutions for cut sheet and continuous printing applications. The camera and scanner based solutions have been customized for the laser and web press environments enabling integrity verification to be performed concurrent with variable printing operations."With the extensive cost of discovering data integrity errors downstream and emergence of enterprise wide ADF environments, we recognize the importance of enabling our clients to verify and prove document integrity at the time of printing," stated Pat Hoskins, VP of Sales & Marketing at Lake Image Systems, Inc. "Our user friendly platform, reading abilities and integration expertise in mailing & plastic card markets provided the natural progression of offering our unique value to the printing environment".IntegraScan provides comprehensive data integrity verification on cut sheet printers, continuous printers and web press equipment. IntegraScan capabilities include...
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Eight Important Basics to Planning a Bridal Shower
Planning a bridal shower can be one of the most exciting activities you have ever experienced. There is so much joy associated with bridal shower. Everyone is pleased to bring gifts that the bride is excited to see as a sign of the start of her new life. Even though getting ready can be an exciting time, it can also be a very stressful time. There are so many things that you must consider when you are planning your bridal shower.
One of the most important things to first consider is the guest list.
You should invite anywhere from five to twenty people. If you invite more than twenty, you risk overwhelming the bride and the guests, as you want it to be a rather intimate affair. When you make your guest list, be sure to consult the bride as to whom she wishes to have at her wedding shower. Female family members of both sides of the wedding party should certainly be at the top of your guest list. You will also want to include the bride's closest friends, and, of course,...
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Keyword Density And How To Use It To Keep Traffic Flowing To Your Site!
Generating high traffic to your web site can be costly, or not, depending on time and effort you commit to the business.One of the easiest, least expensive and most effective ways to get visitors is via a concept called Keyword Density.Mini Site Profits by Phil Wiley was my first and most valuable introduction to keyword density and would eventually become the focus of my online marketing campaigns.Wiley tells how many search engines spider the Internet for sites containing keywords similar to those someone has just keyed into a search engine.
The more times those words appear on your site
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the more chance youll get that high ranking.
But search engines aim for relevance, too, so a site actually bearing little relevance to specific terms might rank high for a short while, until human editors come in, check it out, then abandon the site as irrelevant to their customers.
Its all about...
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Eight Important Basics to Planning a Bridal Shower
Planning a bridal shower can be one of the most exciting activities you have ever experienced. There is so much joy associated with bridal shower. Everyone is pleased to bring gifts that the bride is excited to see as a sign of the start of her new life. Even though getting ready can be an exciting time, it can also be a very stressful time. There are so many things that you must consider when you are planning your bridal shower.
One of the most important things to first consider is the guest list.
You should invite anywhere from five to twenty people. If you invite more than twenty, you risk overwhelming the bride and the guests, as you want it to be a rather intimate affair. When you make your guest list, be sure to consult the bride as to whom she wishes to have at her wedding shower. Female family members of both sides of the wedding party should certainly be at the top of your guest list. You will also want to include the bride's closest friends, and, of course,...
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Tax Trap #1: Waiting to Incorporate: What A Difference A Date Can Make
NOTE: This is the first in a series of 5 articles:"Small Business Tax Traps and How To Avoid Them"If you're a sole proprietor, perhaps you've consideredincorporating your small business or self-employmentactivity.And so maybe you've been wondering,"When is the best time to incorporate?"From a legal standpoint, any time is the best time.The sooner you incorporate, the sooner you make the movefrom the world of unlimited liability to the world oflimited liability.From a tax savings standpoint, any...
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Buying Futon Slip Covers
Your futon has seen better days. Its fabric is old and faded. Threads are showing all over the place. Its frame is still sturdy, but the thing just looks ugly. In fact, you're thinking of throwing it in the thrash and buying a new one.
Not so fast! There is an inexpensive way to make over your futon. Just buy a futon slipcover.
Futon slipcovers are fabric cut and sewn to fit futons. They update and renovate the entire look of the piece, all for a fraction of the cost of a...
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Obtaining Birth Certificates
Birth certificates are important documents that everyone should have a file of. It is the foremost proof that the government acknowledges your existence and identity. Most official transactions require a submission of the authentic copy of this document. You cannot apply for a visa or passport, and even a driver's license without it. And only the government can provide you with the official copy.
Obtaining an authenticated copy of a birth certificate has been made easy, fast...
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