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Technology Discussion Notes


Technology Discussion Notes

AL203 Moisture Sensor Technical Note

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The aluminium oxide moisture sensor is widely used to measure dewpoint levels in the range -110ºC to +20ºC

CO2 Infrared Sensor Technical Note

Related products: Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide headspace analyser Gaspace Advance (GS3); Carbon Dioxide headspace analyser Gaspace Advance (GS2); Portable Oxygen / Carbon Dioxide Headspace Analyser Portamap 2;

The carbon dioxide analysers available from Systech Instruments, use the well-defined infrared principle for accurate measurement of percent levels of carbon dioxide in most industrial processes.

Electrochemical Sensor Technical Note

Related products: ; Portable intrinsically Safe Oxygen Analyser EC92DIS; Oxygen analyser Series 900 - Complete range; Oxygen Deficiency Alarm Model EC96; Portable Oxygen Headspace Analyser Portamap 1; Portable Oxygen / Carbon Dioxide Headspace Analyser Portamap 2;

The electrochemical sensor is typically designed to measure percent or trace (ppm) levels of oxygen in a gas or gas mixture.

Hersch Cell Technical Note

Related products: Trace level Oxygen Monitor Model 276;

The range of Hersch oxygen analysers available from Systech Instruments, are analysers for the detection of trace quantities of oxygen, less than 1% (10,000ppm) in inert gases.

Zirconia Sensors Technical Note

Related products: Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide headspace analyser Gaspace Advance (GS3); Oxygen headspace analyser Gaspace Advance (GS1); Oxygen analyser Series 800;

The zirconia cell is an electrochemical galvanic cell employing a high temperature ceramic sensor containing stabilized zirconium oxide.

Thermal Conductivity

Related products: Programmable Gas Analyser Model 542;

Each gas has a known thermal conductivity, that is how well heat transfers through it.

P205 Moisture Sensor

Related products: Moisture analyser Series 500; ;

The electrolytic moisture sensor used by Systech Instruments employs the well known phosphorus pentoxide theory for accurate determination of trace levels of moisture in inert gas streams.

Paramagnetic Technical Note

Related products: Paramagnetic Oxygen Analyser Series 700;

O2 is a strongly paramagnetic gas and is attracted into a non-uniform magnetic field.

Pulsed Electrolytic Hygrometer Technical Note

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The electrolytic hygrometer was first developed by Kiedel in 1959; since that time many different forms have been developed.

Moisture determination methods

Related products: Moisture analyser Series 500; ;

Systech manufacture moisture analysers using two different types of sensor, the electrolytic (P2O5) sensors, which measure moisture concentration and the aluminium oxide sensors that measure Dew point.