With this new product offering, Heath continues its commitment to promoting methane emission reductions
HOUSTON, TX – May 18, 2022 – Heath Consultants, a leading provider of emissions testing and monitoring solutions, has announced the addition of the Sensors, Inc Semtech Hi-Flow 2 leak quantification instrument to their product line. The Hi-Flow makes it feasible for gas companies to acquire the technology and necessary skills to screen and quantify methane emissions to comply with federal regulations, manage lost and unaccounted for gas and improve safety.
The HI-FLOW 2 fugitive methane leak detector is a state-of-the-art device that accurately quantifies leaks in the 0.001 to 25 CFM range with better than 5 percent accuracy. This handheld unit uses Tunable Laser Absorption Spectroscopy (TDLAS) to accurately measure fugitive methane, allowing it to span a dynamic range of 4 to 5 orders of magnitude without any cross-interference from other gases present in the captured leak. Coupled with an accurate measurement of the extracted flow (methane leak and ambient air), the volume- and mass-based leak rate of the fugitive methane can be determined with high accuracy over a wide range (for example, 0.001 to 25 CFM). This makes it an essential tool for any LDAR program.
“While advocates of natural gas often promote its abundancy and “green” credentials, its primary component (methane) is a powerful greenhouse gas,” said Dr. David Booker, Sensors’ CTO. “With 23% of methane lost due to leakages, the accurate quantification of fugitive methane is receiving significant attention across all stakeholders, and more accurate techniques are required for climate governance.”
Heath Consultants Incorporated is a third-generation, family-owned business founded in 1933 by Milton Heath Sr., who started out providing line clearing services to New England utilities. Heath partners with well-recognized research and development organizations and industry trade associations to provide state-of-the-art products and services to various utility markets, including products specifically designed to detect greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and services for environmental safety. Heath is certified by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).
Sensors, Inc. was founded in 1969 to commercialize infrared emissions measurement technology inspired at the famed Willow Run Laboratories. Co-founded by several University of Michigan professors, Sensors looked to capitalize on the application of thermopile infrared detectors and found almost immediate potential in the growing interest in “state of the art” exhaust gas analyzers induced by the introduction of the Clean Air Act in 1970 and the creation of the EPA that same year. Today, Sensors is a noted leader in the supply of gas analysis instrumentation and a leading manufacturer of innovative exhaust analysis solutions for the automotive market worldwide. The company’s emissions measurement solutions are used by government regulatory agencies and universities, as well as engine and vehicle manufacturers in the U.S., Europe and Asia, for the measurement of CO, CO2, NO, NO2, THC, NMHC, CH4, NH3, O2, N2O, NH3, SF6, Particulate Mass, and Particle Number.
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