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 NDIR
i Non Dispersive Infra Red Sensors

i Electro optical measurement of gas by IR

absorption

i Spectroscopic Device

i CO2 , NO2 , CH4, SO2, etc.,

NDIR
 NDIR Components

i Infrared Source

i Sample Chamber

i Wavelength Filter

i Infrared Detector
 NDIR Working
i Sample gas into chamber
i Reference gas ͚Nitrogen͛
i CO2 absorbs IR radiation
i Amount of absorption is measured
by optical sensor
NDIR Working
 0
ntges of NDIR
i High Accuracy

i Extremely versatile

i Less time for measurement

i Low power consumption

 Dis
ntges of NDIR
i Needs compensation since H2O also absorbs
IR radiation of same wavelength

i Low concentration of NOx and SOx cannot be

determined in case of high COx

i Expensive
 ÔID
i Flame Ionization Detector

i Gas detector used in gas chromatography

i Effective method for detecting Organic Compound

i Presence of carbon makes FID more suitable than

any other element
 ÔID Principle
i Hydrogen ʹ Oxy flame or Compressed air flame
i Pyrolyze the organic compound
i Positive Ions and Electrons are formed
i Tubular Electrodes produce current from the ions
i Current is fed to pico ammeter
i Carrier gas flow is not a constraint
i Detector is more sensitive to mass rather than
concentration
ÔID
 0
ntges of ÔID
i Contaminated effluents can be measured
accurately

i More rugged ʹ High concentration can be

measured

i Sensitive measuring elements after the FID

are not damaged by the intensity of the
effluent
 Dis
ntges of ÔID
i Insensitive to Metallic and Organic Oxides (Alcohol,
Ketone, Aldehyde , Acid, Carbonyl, Amines, Halogens,
etc.,)

i FID destroys the sample so it cannot be used for any

further analysis

i It should be the last stage of measuring the gas

sample
 Chemiluminescent 0nlyzers
i Most used method for measuring Oxides of
Nitrogen
i Reaction between Ozone and NO forming
exited NO2
i NO emits light with intensity proportional to
NO concentration
i Photo multiplier tube for light measurement
0
ntges of Chemiluminescent 0nlyzers

i Internationally accepted method for

measuring oxides of nitrogen

i Accurate measurement of NO

i Sulfur can also be analyzed by this process

 Dis
ntges of Chemiluminescent
0nlyzers

i Only NO and N2O can be measured

i NOx has to be converted into NO for

measuring

i Ozone is expensive at this rate of use

 £s Chromtogrphy
i Gas chromatography is used for analyze compounds
that vaporize without decomposition
i Separates gases with different chemical composition
and adsorption of gas with respect to temperature
i It is dependent on vapour pressure of the gas
i Similar to fractional distillation
i Vapour phase chromatography or Gas - Liquid
partition chromatography
£s Chromtogrphy
 Omoke Meter
i Smoke is Visible part of the emission
i Incomplete combustion

i Comparison method
i Obscuration method
Ringelmnn Chrt
^ight Extinction Metho
 rtri ge Omoke meter

i Similar to Light Extinction method

i Reference tube

i Light source and Photo electric cell

Continuous Ôilter Type Omoke meter
 Opot Ôiltering Type Omoke Meter

i Exhaust forced to a spot of the filter paper

i Pump is used to force the air
i Bosch Smoke meter is an advancement of this
type
i It consists of pneumatic tripping devices and
electric output instead of comparison